Business Consulting
Meet our Consultants
The CCSBDC provides consulting services. Fees are paid by CCSBDC funding partners and are free to clients. Areas of consulting include, but are not limited to:
- Business Feasibility – Do you have an idea for a business, and want to develop it? We can point you to the resources you need, and help you develop it in to a business plan.
- Business Plan – Review and develop your business plan with our help. Click Here to find out how we can assist you with your business plan.
- Financing – We can help you find the funds you need to fulfill your dream. (Details on business loan packaging here, or link to page)
- Business Structure – Sole proprietorship, LLC, Corporation? Determine the best legal structure for your business.
- Market Research and Demographics – Find out what your potential market is. Learn how to understand what your competition is doing and how it affects your business.
- Hiring – Find out how to become an employer, and how to find and keep good employees.
- Problem solving – Take your business to the next level by identifying and solving your problems. Cash flow, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Expansion. Why not sign up for our consulting services to find out how we can help?
- Assistance with Government requirements – Find out what you need to do to be in compliance with all the regulations, pay your taxes, and stay in business.
- International business – get assistance with import / export.
- New Technology – Find out about incentive programs, startup assistance, and how to develop a new technology or process.
- Working with Government – Get your share of sales from the government. Find out how.
- Central Valley Demographics – We have gathered together statistics and demographics about business in the Central Valley – Fresno, Clovis, Merced, Kingsburg, Selma, Visalia, Tulare, Hanford, Dinuba (list cities to enhance search)
While many of our clients benefit from attending the training seminars, there is still a great number of clients who prefer the individual counseling to help them work out any issues that they might be facing in their business. A consulting session allows a more profound analysis of the client's business or of their business idea so that a specific recomendation or referral can be provided.
Business Consulting is in a confidential one-on-one relationship, English and Spanish speaking consultants are available. For more information Meet our Consultants, or find out more about Client Services.
- To request services use our online form.
- To see some examples of how consulting has helped other local businesses, look at our Case Studies.
Events
Training and education is offered on topics of interest and importance to entrepreneurs, business owners and managers. These practical workshops provide companies with the competitive edge to help them survive and thrive. The SBDC provides live and online seminars and training on all aspects of business startup and development. See our Calendar of Events, and Online Training Resources
Information and Referral Sources
The SBDC also serves as a resource center for the small business owner who is seeking information in regards to small business management. Take a look at our Local Resources, including information on Local Government Financing and Incentive programs, Demographics, and Online Tools.
Links and online resources
We have put together an extensive list of local agencies, links, and services available to small business in the central valley.
Our staff works with those seeking investor funding to assist in the preparation of their 2-minute "elevator pitch" and in the development of their business plans for presentation to local investor groups.
This site offers a rich array of tools and resources to help your business. In addition, we leverage technology to offer our consulting services via the web. We can link our computer with yours to collaborate and and consult online.
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CCSBDC has a reference library with Internet access available to the public, offering publications and videos on a variety of subjects designed to assist in successfully running a business.
- Review the online resources in this site. See what services best fit your needs.
- Contact the SBDC for more information on how we can help your business.
To find out if CCSBDC consulting can help you call or email us, or fill out a request for services. There is no cost to you. What will it cost you not to get all the help you could?