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What is SBRN?
The Small Business Resilience Network (SBRN) is a new program by the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington that supports Japanese immigrant or Japanese American small business owners and sole proprietors in the U.S. by providing business operation assistance in Japanese. However, many non-native English-speaking business owners have missed out on valuable information due to language barriers. To address this disadvantage, the Japan-America Society has partnered with the Washington State Department of Commerce and the Washington State Small Business Recovery Working Group to provide business support information in Japanese through this program.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, various financial aid programs have been offered by federal and state governments to help businesses recover. However, many non-native English-speaking business owners have missed out on valuable information due to language barriers. To address this disadvantage, the Japan-America Society has partnered with the Washington State Department of Commerce and the Washington State Small Business Recovery Working Group to provide business support information in Japanese through this program.
What programs are available?
SBRN consists of two main components:
① Information on government support programs-Providing updates and guidance on available financial aid and business support programs from federal and state governments.
② Free online business courses (Small Business Empowerment Academy)
- Learn essential business knowledge from professionals in Japanese.
- Live Q&A sessions for after-support.
- Opportunities to promote your business.
For more details, please visit the respective pages linked below.
This program is designed to help small business owners and sole proprietors operating in the U.S. minimize the impact of COVID-19, expand their businesses, and build new networks with other local businesses.
Feel free to take advantage of these resources!
Grant and Financial Aid Applications For information
on business support programs
For information on the free
online business courses
