Heartbeat of Kitsap

With the frightening statistic that 50% of all youth coming out of the foster care system wind up homeless, combined with record labor shortages across most employment sectors, it’s time for businesses and communities to think of alternative answers, and perhaps more job training and internships are a solution.Cody Clark from The Coffee Oasis will share the different programs the

Jennifer Filzen discusses how you can use social media to your advantage. owner of Rock Star Marketing in Monterey, California. Jennifer’s marketing agency is the category king of storytelling for the auto repair industry, and she will be sharing her marketing wisdom with our group.Some of the topics include:What is new for social media in 2022?What do the changes in Facebook mea

Too many business leaders fail to set effective goals because they don’t start with the aspirational identity they seek and then set effective goals to achieve what they want. Success is so much more than metrics and KPIs. It’s about how you plan to achieve those goals. You need to ask yourself the big question – who, and what, do I want to be?Are You Ready to Commit to Makin

Regulations change on a regular basis. Frank Warner, CPA, will share the changes coming in 2022 and how we can be prepared.Topics will include:What financial regulations will be changing in 2022 and 2023What we can do to best financially prepare ourselves and our businesses for these changesPRESENTERFrank Warner has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. In

Are you looking for an innovative technology to bring to market that will launch a new company,improve a product line, or diversify your product offerings? In this Kitsap Business Forum, you’lllearn how to discover and access a pool of untapped government-funded intellectual property(IP)—readily available to move to Washington state-based industries as well as those acrossthe U

Homelessness is a complex problem. What role does business play in the homelessness crisis? Hear from our panel about homelessness issues in Kitsap County. Explore ways local businesses can help alleviate the homeless crisis in our community.PANELISTSStacy B. Doré, Director of Development, Kitsap Community ResourcesJosh Hinman, Executive Paster, Newlife Church-Silverdale

With so many social media “tools” out there your work toolbox may be closer to a tool shed by now. So why care about Google My Business (GMB)? GMB is a solution to many problems that today’s small business experience including being seen digitally. In this Kitsap Business Forum, you’ll learn how GMB is the gateway to two of the most powerful apps in the world: GoogleSearch

In this Uplift Kitsap, we’ll look at limiting beliefs and how they affect your success. Transformational mindset coach Bonnie McVee walks us through one of the biggest mindset issues among entrepreneurs and business owners, something she calls “the tired old path.” McVee connects the hamster wheel of life we often get caught up in to the science behind why we get stuck.Takeaw

When was the last time your team experienced healthy conflict, fought over ideas, and left feeling more unified than divided? These moments are the makers of great teams. Being able to debate ideas instead of attacking others is key. Instead of tiptoeing around what needs to be said or bulldozing through, we can leverage differences to bring positive outcomes and competitive advant

Over 78 percent of business owners are expecting the sale of their business to be a major part of their retirement plan, but most have no idea how to go about selling (or buying) a business. As more small business owners are on the home stretch to retirement, many people want to be certain that they can transition the business to new leadership that will respect the integrity of th