The Small Business Development Center program provides no-cost confidential consulting and low cost training in proven management fundamentals helping small business owners and potential entrepreneurs make sound decisions for the successful operation of their business.

No. You only have to be considering the idea of opening a business or researching the feasibility of a proposed profit-making venture.

The SBDC's goal is to stimulate the economy and promote new jobs opportunities by assisting small business development. The Center provides counseling, training, and information in all aspects of small business management. These include, but are not limited to, the areas of finance, marketing, management, organization, licensing, expansion and human resources.

All of our counseling services are free of charge. Some classes such as Quickbooks and Microsoft training are offered at a nominal fee. A class listing is provided here.

The Arkansas SBDC is a public service unit of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's College of Business, in partnership with other Arkansas higher education institutions. Arkansas SBDC staff are employees of their respective educational organizations. The Arkansas SBDC is not an agency of the federal or state government. The Arkansas SBDC serves the small business community from the lead office located in Little Rock and six regional offices strategically located throughout the state.

The Northwest Texas Small Business Development Center is the premier small business resource for the South Plains, with sub centers in Amarillo, Lubbock, Stephenville, Abilene, Odessa, and Wichita Falls. The friendly staff at your local SBDC are highly trained and willing to go the extra mile to provide the best in service and assistance to the local community.

The SBDC makes no loans and we are not aware of any grants for business ventures. The SBDC can help you identify what financing you may need and discuss alternative sources. We can also advise you how to improve a loan application and business plan. Frequently our clients find that loan guarantee programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA) are an attractive source of financing.

You do not have to have any particular information in hand before you contact the SBDC. We will attempt to answer your questions and provide you basic information on your initial call. If you are already in business, we urge you bring financial information, marketing materials, etc. to our initial meeting to help us better understand your business. If you are starting a business, we will encourage you to prepare at least the framework of a business plan before we meet.

Funding for the Alexandria Small Business Development Center comes from a number of sources. We are hosted by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce. Additional Founding Partners are the City of Alexandria, Virginia Commerce Bank, William D. Euille & Associates, and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The SBDC welcomes your calls, and is a great first point of contact for finding information or solving problems. Contact Us. copy; Copyright 2002-2007 Alexandria SBDC, except where otherwise noted. Funded in part by a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Content on this site is provided for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as legal advice. This site contains general information and may not reflect current legal developments.

The Eastern Iowa SBDC provides counseling, training and technical assistance in all areas of small business management. Through one-on-one counseling and classroom sessions, the SBDC assists small businesses with financial, marketing, organization and planning. Special SBDC programs and economic development activities include international-trade assistance, technical assistance, procurement assistance, venture-capital formation and rural development.

We design a layout that is an actual blueprint of your room or area for the optimal utilization of space and safe usage. We will partner with your architect, builder, contractor and interior designer to provide the best plan for your needs. We do not do the actual construction work, but have highly qualified people that we work with that we can recommend to you. However, we do supply the flooring and mirroring.

The Business Development Center is an off campus extension of Parkland College designed to serve as an education, development and training resource for area businesses, organizations and individuals.

The Corporation was established in 1980 as a joint venture between Bermuda's Banks and the Government to provide existing and potential small business owners with a broad range of business advice and equitable opportunities for financial assistance. It's principal objective is to actively assist with the development of a strong, well managed and prosperous small business sector within Bermuda's economy.

The Small Business GWAC Center is the GSA organization responsible for awarding and administering the contracts under its purview. GSA receives annual approval as an Executive Agent from the Office of Management and Budget to manage governmentwide contracts for federal agency use. The Center must maintain strict standards with regard to contract and task order oversight in order to continue its operations.

We work with a wide range of businesses from large multi-nationals to small businesses, including public and not-for-profit agencies.

Business training needs can be as different as people. Customizing training for your specific business is our specialty.

Licensed professionals who need continuing education credits to maintain professional standing with state and other governmental agencies will find a variety of classes to satisfy the educational requirements.

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NJDOT provides select contracting opportunities to small and disadvantaged businesses on federally funded projects. The ESBE differs from the DBE program because it is race and gender neutral. If a company is DBE certified, it is also certified under the ESBE program. However, if it is ESBE certified only, it is not DBE certified.

Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server is designed for partners who want to deliver a server solution based on Windows Server 2003 as part of their product offering. It provides the same version of Windows Server 2003 that is used by Windows Small Business Server 2003, but it has none of the added features included in the standard edition or premium edition of Windows Small Business Server 2003.

It is recommended that you do a full backup, including the system state, before you migrate to Windows Small Business Server 2003. You should also test the backup before proceeding with the migration. Keep in mind that the server configuration depends on the specifics of the network topology and the needs of your business. No. This problem has been corrected.

Yes. The industry is moving towards 64-bit computing and Microsoft remains committed to providing small businesses with the same level of performance and key benefits enjoyed by large companies. Windows Small Business Server "Cougar" (the next major release of SBS) will be available following the release of Windows Server "Longhorn" in 2007, and will be offered in 64-bit only.

Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, the next release of SBS which promises increased productivity and functionality, will be available in 32-bit only, and will be available shortly after the availability of Windows Server 2003 R2. SBS 2003 R2 is expected to release mid 2006.

A business with up to 50 employees with an asset base (excluding land and building) of between US$10,000 to US$100,000.

Generally a Debtor may continue to operate a small business after filing bankruptcy. Careful pre-filing planning with your attorney might be necessary.