The deadline to enter the Washington Coast Works: Sustainable Small Business Competition is Friday, June 19.
This competition offers budding entrepreneurs an opportunity to develop skills, get support and win funds to launch their businesses, according to a news release.
The winner will receive $10,000 in startup funding, and two semifinalists will receive $5,000 each.
Prize funding is provided by the Quinault Nation and First Federal Bank of Port Angeles.
The competition is open to applicants starting new businesses in Grays Harbor, Jefferson and Clallam counties, including tribal communities.
The competition is being held by The Nature Conservancy in partnership with the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship at Pinchot University and the Taala Fund.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture provided funding through its Rural Business Opportunity Grants to help launch the competition.
For more information, visit, www.wacoastworks.org.