Business Development Center

Giving Area Businesses the Tools for Success...Offering Students Real-World Experience

The Business Development Center (BDC) at UW Bothell provides valuable problem-solving and strategic planning assistance to Snohomish-King County businesses while offering students exceptional educational experiences in real-world business environments.

Our professional advice and networking tools are customized for small businesses to help increase effectiveness, revenues and profits. Our expertise includes organizational development, e-commerce, marketing planning, and management of technology, human resources and finances.

We offer:

  • One-on-one business counseling
  • Student-and-faculty consulting teams from partner colleges
  • Events and seminars
  • Referrals to other resources and sources of assistance
  • Additional tools and assistance to meet business needs

We encourage you to visit the sites linked below, as well as our menu items, to learn more about the work we do. Whether you’re a student interested in business management or a business owner looking for assistance, we’re here to help.

Please contact us at:
UW Bothell, Box 358533
18115 Campus Way NE
Bothell, WA 98011-8246

Phone: 425.352.3664
Email: bdcinfo@uwb.edu

Services for Small Business

Listing of services and areas of expertise

Events and Training for Businesses

Ongoing training for business owners and managers through BDC's partners

Resources

Organizations with excellent and comprehensive resource lists

Attention Business Owners

If you're interested in using the services of the BDC, please take a moment to review our criteria at: How to Access BDC Services.


 

 

Notable

Since the BDC's founding in 2006, we have:
•    Conducted 28 student consulting projects
•    Conducted 45 one-on-one consulting projects
•    Engaged over 120 students and 10 faculty from UW Bothell and other participating educational institutions
•    Provided services valued at over $300,000