We at Tabor 100 are proud to announce the completion of a series of workshops with the Skyway Coalition aimed at imparting critical skills to aspiring Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and womenowned building trades contractors.

8 workshops in total covered everything from putting together a bid to accessing credit, and administrative tasks. These workshops were led by experts who were excited to share their insights with an audience eager to shape not just their future, but the future of their community.

Historically there has been a lack of investment and a lack of equal access to key resources in BIPOC communities. Skyway is home to a large BIPOC community in an unincorporated area of King County. Because of this, they must actively advocate for themselves due to not being able to access resources and investments available to other communities and incorporated cities. To level the playing field, the Skyway Coalition has cultivated a diverse and engaged community that is empowered to counter gentrification and promote local entrepreneurs. This made the Skyway coalition the perfect group to bring in and organize these workshops to share their success with those who wanted to learn these skills for themselves.

We look forward to hosting more workshops like this in the future so that we can strengthen our connections to the people we serve, and they can in turn serve their community with newfound skills. While achieving full equal opportunity for previously underserved communities will take time, we know we have entrepreneurs who will go into the world committed to that goal with the means and drive to succeed.