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1 Everything You Need To Launch Your New Venture 31 CONSULTANTS Strategy (see also Business Plans, Financial Analysis) Strategy consultants are like executive officers without an office a trusted adviser and invaluable resource in developing and executing the strategic plan Bacon Consulting 3510 S Jefferson Dr Spokane WA (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 30 Corporate Resources 202 E Trent Ave, Ste 202 Spokane WA (509) Morgan Leigh Group, The 1421 N Meadowwood Lane, Suite 160 Liberty Lake WA (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 28 Norm Leatha Consulting E Bella Vista Lane Veradale WA (509) Stearns Communications 5982 Harcourt Dr Coeur d Alene ID (208) COUNTIES (see also Cities) For their own long-term economic prosperity, counties are concerned with advancing the financial and operational success of companies and entrepreneurs who operate on their soil Bonner County, Idaho 215 S First Ave Sandpoint ID (208) Kootenai County, Idaho 451 Government Way Coeur d Alene ID (208) Spokane County, Washington 1116 W Broadway Spokane WA (509) DATA CENTERS / WEBSITE HOSTING (see also Internet / Broadband) Whether through co-location, backup services, disaster recovery, website hosting or other services, a local data center can be a valuable partner in your business operations Acetech USA S 124 Wall St Spokane WA (888) C2 Bandwidth 408 Sherman Ave Coeur d Alene ID (208) Contineo Technologies 159 S Lincoln, Ste 301 Spokane WA (509) EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES (temporary labor) (see also Mgt Recruiting) Employment agencies exist to provide your company with tailored labor solutions for your temporary employment needs AccountingPros 621 W Mallon, Ste 515 Spokane WA (509) Kelly Services 2005 N Ironwood Pkwy Coeur d Alene ID (208) Olsten Staffing Services 501 W Appleway Ave Coeur d Alene ID (208) Promanix 9507 E Sprague Spokane WA (509) Spherion 1625 W 4th Ave Spokane WA (509) ENGINEERING SERVICES (see also Product Design, Research) Engineering firms with chemical, electrical, mechanical and other engineering expertise can offer worthwhile technical and design-review assistance Casne Engineering 609 N Argonne Rd Spokane WA (509) Coffman Engineers W 201 North River Dr, Ste 510 Spokane WA (509)

2 32 The Spokane / Coeur d Alene Entrepreneurs Resource Directory EVENTS & AWARDS (entrepreneurship-related) A number of local organizations honor the tremendous contributions of our area entrepreneurs through prestigious award programs and high-energy celebrations Agora Awards (excellence in business) - Spokane Chamber 801 W Riverside Ave, Ste 400 Spokane WA (509) Catalyst Awards (technology contribution awards) - Technet 159 S Lincoln St, Ste 211 Spokane WA (509) LaunchPad (entrepreneurship fests) - LaunchPad Productions 157 S Howard St, Ste 600 Spokane WA (509) FINANCIAL ANALYSIS (see also Accounting, Business Valuation) The bottom line is that accurate financial analysis is critical in planning and decision-making for new ventures Morgan Leigh Group, The 1421 N Meadowwood Ln, Ste 160 Liberty Lake WA (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 28 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Banks (see also Financial Inst- Credit Unions) From basic services to advanced cash management, every entrepreneur should consider a working relationship with a trusted banker to be a necessity AmericanWest Bank Spokane Valley Financial Center 9019 E Appleway Spokane WA (509) N Newport 255 W Hayden 1221 N Liberty Lake Rd 222 N Wall St E Sprague N Newport 4233 S Cheney-Spokane Other Branches Spokane WA Hayden ID Liberty Lake WA Spokane WA Veradale WA Mead WA Spokane WA 35 Total (509) (208) (509) (509) (509) (509) (509)

3 Everything You Need To Launch Your New Venture 33 Bank of America Business Banking Services (800) W Riverside E Sprague Hwy N Liberty Lake Rd 401 Front St 501 W Appleway Seltice & Henry Other Branches Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Liberty Lake WA Coeur d Alene ID Coeur d Alene ID Post Falls ID 12 Total (509) (509) (509) (509) (208) (208) (208) BankCDA 1620 Northwest Blvd Coeur d Alene ID (208) Banner Bank Spokane Business Banking Center 501 N Riverpoint Blvd Spokane WA (509) Northtown 4407 N Division St Spokane Valley E Mission Ave Branch Spokane WA Branch Spokane WA (509) (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 32 Farm Credit Services 1700 S Assembly St, Ste 305 Spokane WA (509) Farmers & Merchants Bank Commercial Loan Center 25 N Mullan Rd Spokane WA (509) E Sprague 508 W Third 6622 N Division 3002 S Southeast 933 E Mission 3010 E 57th 1233 N Liberty Lake Rd Other Branches Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Liberty Lake WA 7 Total (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) FirstBank Northwest Banking Services Center 1233 Northwood Ctr Ct Coeur d Alene ID (208) W North River Dr E Appleway 1501 E Seltice Wy Other Branches Spokane WA Liberty Lake WA Post Falls ID 4 Total (509) (509) (208) Idaho Independent Bank 912 Northwest Blvd Coeur d Alene ID (208) N Gov t Wy Other Branches Hayden Lake ID 6 Total (208) Inland Northwest Bank Downtown 421 W Riverside Spokane WA (509) W Sunset 3321 W Indian Trail Rd 210 E North Foothills 2905 E 57th E Sprague 955 Ironwood Dr 805 E Polston Airway Heights WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Veradale WA Coeur d Alene ID Post Falls ID (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) (208) (208) Intermountain Community Bank / Panhandle State Bank 175 N 16th Payette ID (208) Northwest 3235 E Mullan 668 Hwy 53 Panhandle 231 N Third Ave Other Branches Coeur d Alene ID Post Falls ID Rathdrum ID State Bank Sandpoint ID 7 Total (208) (208) (208) (208) Mountain West Bank Main Office 125 Ironwood Dr Coeur d Alene ID (208) W Prairie Ave 709 E Seltice Wy Other Branches Hayden ID Post Falls ID 9 Total (208) (208) Silicon Valley Bank 4110 Carillon Point Kirkland WA (509) State National Bank Valley Branch E Sprague Ave Spokane WA (509) Northpointe Branch 9727 N Nevada Spokane WA (509) Sterling Savings Bank Downtown 111 N Wall St Spokane WA (509) N Mullan 206 W Riverside 3000 S Grand 103 E Queen E Sprague 1106 E Sherman th & D Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Coeur d Alene ID Plummer ID (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) (208) (208) US Bank Spokane Main Office 428 W Riverside Spokane WA (509) N Liberty Lake Rd 2322 E Sprague 2807 E 29th 7307 N Division 9208 E Sprague 302 Sherman Ave 415 E Seltice Wy Other Branches Liberty Lake WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Coeur d Alene ID Post Falls ID 17 Total (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) (208) (208) Washington Mutual Bank Business Banking Center 601 W Main Ave Spokane WA (509) E 29th 9604 N Newport 400 S Thor St E Sprague E Sprague 560 W Kathleen 3134 E Mullan Other Branches Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Veradale WA Coeur d Alene ID Post Falls ID 6 Total (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) (208) (208) Cont d

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6 36 The Spokane / Coeur d Alene Entrepreneurs Resource Directory Washington Trust Bank Downtown 717 W Sprague Spokane WA (800) N Liberty Lk Rd 706 W 2nd Ave 7815 N Division 2415 E 29th 407 N Sullivan 218 Lakeside Ave 1601 E Seltice Wy Other Branches Liberty Lake WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Coeur d Alene ID Post Falls ID 9 Total (509) (509) (509) (509) (208) (208) Wells Fargo Financial Center 1419 N Argonne Rd Spokane WA (509) N Division 524 W Riverside E Sprague 1212 N Washington 2910 E 30th 301 Sherman 701 Goude St Other Branches Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Coeur d Alene ID Post Falls ID 7 Total (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) (208) (208) Wheatland Bank Main Office 600 Morgan St Davenport WA (509) N Wall St E Indiana 2718 First St Other Branches Spokane WA Spokane WA Cheney WA 5 Total (509) (509) (509) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Certified Development Companies Certified development companies help smaller companies to grow and prosper through providing fixed asset financing in partnership with the SBA at reasonable rates and terms OFFICIAL SPONSOR of the SPOKANE / COEUR D ALENE ENTREPRENEURS RESOURCE DIRECTORY Northwest Business Development Association (NWBDA) 9 S Washington, Ste 215 Spokane WA (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 34 and our website at Panhandle Area Council N Airport Dr Hayden ID (208) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Credit Unions (see also Financial Inst- Banks) Credit unions are member-owned, not-for-profit financial institutions that offer many of the same services offered by banks Global Credit Union Corporate Office 1520 W 3rd Ave Spokane WA (509) E Spaatz 9329 E Montgomery N Market E Sprague Gonzaga Univ 410 W Neider 3640 E Seltice Other Branches Airway Heights WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Coeur d Alene ID Post Falls ID 3 Total (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) (208) (208) Horizon Credit Union Main Branch E Trent Spokane WA (509) N Mullan 1204 S Pines 355 E Third 9861 N Nevada 123 W Hanley 565 Vest St 520 N Fifth Other Branches Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Coeur d Alene ID Post Falls ID Sandpoint ID 3 Total (509) (509) (509) (509) (208) (208) (208) Numerica Credit Union Main Office 301 N Havana Spokane WA (509) E Lyons 1916 W Francis 2202 E 29th 722 N Sullivan 450 W Bosanko Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Coeur d Alene ID (800) (800) (800) (800) (800) STCU (Spokane Teachers Credit Union) Telephone Service Center (800) W Nora E Sprague 820 E 29th 207 E Hastings 707 W Main 8703 N Indian Trail Rd Other Branches Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA Spokane WA 1 Total (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) (509) Carefully MANAGE CASH FLOW

7 Everything You Need To Launch Your New Venture 37 OXFORD SUITES for savvy entrepreneurs Business Center Conference Rooms Audio/Visual Equipment Exercise Room Indoor Pool Sauna Breakfast Buffet Data Ports & More (509) Across from the Spokane Valley Mall E. Indiana Ave. FINANCIAL SERVICES (financial planning, investment advisory) (see also Insurance) Whether in dealing with the financial realities of an entrepreneur or the economic rewards of a startup success, certified financial planners can help you develop and manage your assets Asset Planning & Management 422 W Riverside, Ste 1303 Spokane WA (509) Dugdale, Bradley (D.A. Davidson) 608 Northwest Blvd, Ste 403 Coeur d Alene ID (208) Himebaugh, David (Salomon Smith Barney) 1233 Northwood Center Ct, Ste 301 Coeur d Alene ID (800) Jones, Eric (Edward Jones) 1326 N Liberty Lake Rd Liberty Lake WA (509) Megy, Devin (Merrill Lynch) 1038 Northwest Blvd, Ste 100 Coeur d Alene ID (208) Waddell & Reed Financial Services 460 W Canfield Ave, Ste 300 Coeur d Alene ID (208) GRANT WRITING ASSISTANCE Grants for technology startups can seem out of reach yet there are resources who can help bring the possibility of success much closer through research and writing Allen, Kathie H. / Allen Consulting (Funding Research) P.O. Box Spokane WA (509) Orlich, Donald C., PhD 435 SE Crestview St Pullman WA (509) SIRTI 665 N Riverpoint Blvd Spokane WA (509) University of Idaho Research Office Morrill Hall 114 Moscow ID (208) Washington Technology Center (WTC) 300 Fluke Hall, Box Seattle WA (206) WSU Office of Grant and Research Development P.O. Box Pullman WA (509) GRAPHIC DESIGN (& desktop publishing) (see also Ad Agencies, Consultants Mktg) Graphic designers create logos, design business cards, design product brochures and perform many other marketing tasks so necessary to the growth of new ventures Denise Adam Graphic Design E 49th Ln Veradale WA (509) Ginny Mahl Graphics P.O. Box Spokane WA (509) Morgan Leigh Group, The 1421 N Meadowwood Ln, Ste 160 Liberty Lake WA (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 28 Studio H 3221 North 10th Pl Coeur d Alene ID (208) Van Etten Studios 7600 Mineral Drive, Ste 350 Coeur d Alene ID (208)

8 38 The Spokane / Coeur d Alene Entrepreneurs Resource Directory LCD Projector Rental BOXLIGHT XD-5M BRIGHT ANSI LUMENS PORTABLE - ONLY 4.8 LBS TRUE XGA RESOLUTION FULL VIDEO COMPATIBILITY PRICE 150 / DAY Offered by The Morgan Leigh Group. Not available on all days. (509) IDEAS are the CURRENCY of ENTREPRENEURS HOTELS & LODGING (see also Meeting Space) A business-oriented hotel which creates a positive experience is an important part of selling potential partners, customers and investors from out of town on your company Coeur d Alene Resort on the Lake 115 S 2nd St Coeur d Alene ID (208) Comfort Inn at Liberty Lake N 2327 Madson Liberty Lake WA (509) Davenport Hotel 10 S Post St Spokane WA (509) Hotel Lusso One North Post Spokane WA (509) Oxford Suites Spokane Valley E Indiana Ave Spokane WA (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 37 WestCoast Templin s Resort 414 E 1st Ave Post Falls ID (208) Wolff Corporate Housing (Spokane, Valley, Liberty Lake, CdA) 9514 E Montgomery Spokane WA (800) INCUBATOR SERVICES (facilities, space & related) (see also Lab, Office Space) Existing in a variety of flavors, incubators can provide tremendous assistance to new ventures through the use of office space, laboratory facilities and shared services Bonner Business Center 804 Airport Way Sandpoint ID (208) Business Incubation Center (Panhandle Area Council) N Airport Dr Hayden ID (208) Business Technology Incubator (Univ of Idaho) 121 Sweet Ave Moscow ID (208) Idaho Virtual Incubator (IVI) Lewis-Clark State College 500 8th Ave Lewiston ID (208) Inland NW Virtual Incubator (INVI / TINCAN) Spokane WA (509) Liberty Lake, City of 1421 N Meadowwood Lane, Ste 120 Liberty Lake WA (509) Research and Technology Park (WSU) 1610 NE Eastgate Blvd Pullman WA (509) OFFICIAL SPONSOR of the SPOKANE / COEUR D ALENE ENTREPRENEURS RESOURCE DIRECTORY SIRTI 665 N Riverpoint Blvd Spokane WA (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 40 UIRP (University of Idaho Research Park) 721 Lochsa St Post Falls ID (208) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 67

9 Everything You Need To Launch Your New Venture 39 INSURANCE (see also Financial Services) One of the basics of business is to plan for uncertainty and to appropriately manage risk through the use of suitable insurance offerings Big Bend Insurance E Appleway Liberty Lake WA (509) Harris Dean Insurance 703 Lakeside Ave Coeur d Alene ID (208) Herr, Christopher (KMS Financial Services) 927 E Polston Ave, Ste 250 Post Falls ID (208) Keturakat, Charles (Principal Group, ext 145) 221 N Wall St, Ste 320 Spokane WA (509) Northwest Insurance Brokers 100 N Mullan, Ste 101 Spokane WA (509) Packard, John (Northwestern Mutual Financial Network) 705 W 7th Ave Spokane WA (509) INTERNATIONAL TRADE (& export / import services) The ever-shrinking globe means that all businesses need to carefully consider overseas markets and learn how to navigate these opportunities International Trade Alliance 801 W Riverside, Ste 400 Spokane WA (509) Mother Earth Resource Industries LLC (MERI) Terry Chambers (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 12 INTERNET / BROADBAND (see also Data Centers) An essential of relatively recent vintage for virtually all new ventures is Internet access, particularly broadband internet access Cutting Edge Communications 422 W Riverside, Ste 516 Spokane WA (509) Icehouse Net Services 422 W Riverside, Ste 500 Spokane WA (509) E Sherman Coeur d Alene ID (208) Interlink Advantage 418 E Pacific Ave, Ste 2 Spokane WA (509) OneEighty Networks 118 N Stevens Spokane WA (509) Ptera Wireless Internet P.O. Box 135 Liberty Lake WA (509) SkyNet of Spokane 810 N Henry St, Ste 190 Post Falls ID (208) LABORATORY SPACE (see also Incubators, Office Space) Startups in the biosciences space generally need access to quality laboratory space a valuable asset which is growing in supply in our region thanks to several ongoing projects SIRTI 665 N Riverpoint Blvd Spokane WA (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 40 UIRP (University of Idaho Research Park) 721 Lochsa St Post Falls ID (208) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 67 LCD PROJECTOR RENTALS (see also Presentation Dev) Given the proliferation of PowerPoint presentations, a portable LCD projector is often an essential companion to your laptop even if only for one day Morgan Leigh Group, The 1421 N Meadowwood Ln, Ste 160 Liberty Lake WA (509) For more information, please see our advertisement on page 38

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