King County Harborview Bond Program subconsultant NetCompliance Environmental Services was one of 20 businesses that graduated from the University of Washington’s heralded Ascend Program today.
NetCompliance, a minority-owned business, was founded in 2002 and grew quickly by providing abatement, demolition, environmental, and engineering support on various projects, including the Bond Program’s Maleng Single Patient Room Project. With support from contractor Anderson Construction and UW’s Ascend Program, the company achieved additional success. (The picture above features NetCompliance Vice President Eric Maughan and Andersen Construction’s Diversity Manager Robin Strom)
Ascend originates from a joint effort by the University of Washington and JP Morgan Chase to grow businesses owned by people of color, women, veterans, and inner-city businesses in 11 cities across the U.S. The program uses the UW Foster School of Business’ Consulting and Business Development Center 3-M model:
- Management education
- Money through loans and investments, and
- Market access through contracts with various institutions to educate small business leaders.
Additional sponsors and special guest advisors include leaders from several local construction companies, including Anderson Construction, GLY, Hoffman Construction, and Lease Crutcher Lewis.
The national Ascend program seeks to help 400 businesses owned by minorities and women grow above $1 million in annual revenue, 75 grow beyond $5 million, and 25 businesses beyond $10 million.
To learn more about the Ascend Program, visit AscendCities.com.
To learn more about the Maleng Single Patient Room Project, visit HarborviewBondProgram.com/Maleng.
