The Economic Development Council for Island County recently welcomed Steve McCaslin onto its team, according to a press release by the council.
McCaslin will serve as a business advisor with the Washington Small Business Development Center, or SBDC, located in the EDC’s Coupeville office, providing no-cost, one-on-one business advisory services to local businesses across Island County, the press release states.
This partnership reflects the EDC’s ongoing commitment to supporting the growth and success of businesses in Island County. Through funding contributions to the Washington SBDC program, the EDC ensures that local businesses have access to high-quality, personalized, in-person advisory services at no charge.
A former Naval Flight Officer, McCaslin has more than 45 years of demonstrated leadership in the public, private and nonprofit sectors and was a small business owner for more than a decade, according to the press release.
Over the past 25 years, McCaslin has demonstrated his ability to create the vision and execute the strategies necessary for high-level revenue and business growth. He has generated over $500 million in new business revenue as a direct contributor and as a consultant working with businesses in several industries.
In 2013, McCaslin started his own executive-level coaching business so that he could focus on providing superior service to his clients. Now, as an SBDC advisor, he looks forward to assisting small business owners in diverse industries and at all stages of business development, including those who would typically not have access to executive-level coaching.
The Washington SBDC offers no-cost, confidential advising, group training and diverse tools and resources to help business owners make data-driven decisions. Typical areas of advising include assisting with cashflow management, applying for a loan, improving profits, setting up business systems, creating and understanding spreadsheets, government contracting, export readiness and new business starts.
The Washington SBDC is a network of more than 40 business advisors located in communities around the state. SBDC advisors have been providing expert, no-cost, confidential business advising to small business owners in Washington state since 1980 and the Washington SBDC network is part of the country’s oldest and largest technical assistance program for small business success.
The program is hosted by Washington State University and is administered through a cooperative agreement between WSU and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Funding is provided by WSU, other institutions of higher education, economic development associations, such as EDC, and civic and business groups. These community-based funds are then matched on a one-to-one basis with federal money from the SBA.
For more information, contact the Economic Development Council for Island County at info@edcislandcounty.org or 360-678-6889.
