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DATE OF MEETING: September 25, 2012 




Port of Seattle Commission Meeting 
September 25, 2012 
Presented by: 
Dan Burke, Public Affairs 
Mian Rice, Office of Social Responsibility

Brief review of updated Regional Economic Strategy 
Overview of Port's Small Business Program 
Provide an opportunity for the Commissioners to
hear from South King County small businesses
about conditions facing the small business
community in South King County, and the 
Greatest challenges small businesses face coming
out of this recession. 
Identification of most effective small business
assistance programs and initiatives currently
underway.

RES update outlines initiatives for improving the
five foundation areas of our economy: 
Education and workforce development 
Business climate 
Entrepreneurship and innovation 
Infrastructure 
Quality of life 
Each one has goals, strategies and action items to
help achieve the region's economic development
goals.

Coordination with the Century Agenda 
Overarching Goal: 
Over the next 25 years the we will add 100,000 jobs through
economic growth led by the Port of Seattle, for a total of
300,000 port related jobs in the region, while reducing our
environmental footprint. 
Century Agenda Goals: 
Position the Puget Sound region as a premier international
logistics hub 
Advance this region as a leading tourism destination and
business gateway 
Use our influence as an institution to promote small
business growth and workforce development 
Be the greenest and most energy efficient port in North
America

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport supports the
region's international business connections and has a
vital role in marketing the region globally. 
Region's air cargo activity is transported through Sea-
Tac and Boeing Field. Combined volume in 2011 of
nearly a half-million tons of air cargo. 
Freight trucking is large part of the local labor pool. 
Scale and depth of intermodal infrastructure for
facilitating trade and logistics make this sector highly
important to the economic health of the Puget Sound 
Increasing importance of the aerospace cluster

Regional Economic Strategies which support
small business development 
Strive for better alignment between
education and workforce training
programs 
Explore ways to support new economic
development which attracts and grows
new business 
Position the Puget Sound region as a
premiere international logistics hub 
Expand programs and tools that help
more firms export internationally

Regional Economic Strategies
(continued) 
Improve coordination of government
services and regulations relating to
business and economic development. 
Support programs and tools that help
small business and women- and minority-
owned businesses thrive. 
Increase industry-specific technical
support for entrepreneurs and start-up
businesses in the region.

Office of Social Responsibility programs: 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE) 
Federal Program 

Airport Concessions DBE Program (ACDBE) 
Federal Program 

Small Contractors and Suppliers (SCS) Program (SCS) 
Local Small Business Program 

Small Business Administration 100% Size Standard (SBE) 
Federal Business Size Standard

Major Construction and Small Works 
$38.9 million (prime contractors & subcontractors) 
Service Agreements, Goods and Services (non-
construction) 
$10.6 million

Businesses must register on the Port's
Procurement and Roster Management System
(PRMS) 
Insures businesses will have access to
procurement opportunities 
Small businesses may be eligible for the Small
Contractors and Suppliers (SCS) Certification
through King County

Interlocal Agreement between the Port and King
County 
Created to expand business relationships with
small businesses, including firms owned and
operated by women and minorities 
SCS firms revenues up to 50% of SBA size standard
and personal networth less than $750,000 
Procurement incentives for certified firms

Small Business Policy Roundtable