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CONSULTING

BVSBDC Provides SBA Guaranteed &
Conventional Loan Assistance to New
and Existing Businesses.

LOANS

BVSBCD Provides Low-Cost Business
Seminars & Workshops to New and
Existing Businesses.

WORKSHOPS

BVSBCD Provides Low-Cost Business
Seminars & Workshops to New and
Existing Businesses.

 


TRAINING

Introduction to Starting Your Own Business

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Thursday, November 18, 2010

(6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)

« Self-Assessment & Feasibility Study «  Financial Projections & Pricing

« Bank Loans « Licenses & Permits «

$20 Each (Bring spouse/business partner free)

 

Constant Contact - The Power of Email Marketing

September 2, 2010

(1 pm - 3 pm)

« Email marketing best practices « Tips & Strategies for getting and keeping high quality prospects, customers

& members « Discover NutShellMail «

«How to increase deliverability and open rates and how to avoid spam«

« Examples of successful email campaigns «

$20 Each (Bring spouse/business partner free)

 

QuickBooks

September 17, 2010

(8:30 am – 4:30 pm)

« Invoices « Setting Up Your Records « Bank Reconciliation «

« Accounts Payable & Receivable « Deposit & Checks « Payroll «

« Basic Reports « Transaction Reports « Sales Tax Reports «

PRE-REGISTRATION & PREPAYMENT ARE REQUIRED

**Registration will NOT be final until payment has been received**

$100 Each

 

 

Business Record Keeping

NOTE DATE CHANGE - Tuesday, August 31, 2010

 (9:00 am – 12:00 pm)

« Record Keeping « Self-Employment Taxes «

« Legal Structure « IRS Procedures «

$20 Each (Bring spouse/business partner free)

 

 

 

 

 

See the "Training" page for a complete list of all seminars and classes.

 


 

 

WELCOME TO THE BRAZOS VALLEY SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Welcome to the Brazos Valley Small Business Development Center (BV-SBDC). The BV-SBDC is part of a national program with over 1,100 SBDC centers that provide free management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. The BV-SBDC offers one-stop assistance to individuals and small business by providing a wide variety of services, information resources and guidance in a cooperative effort of the private sector, the educational community, and federal, state and local governments. The BV-SBDC adds to the local economic impact of the Brazos Valley by assisting clients in creating new jobs and adding new capital investment in the community.
 

 

 

Chamber Insider Report

 

2009 Small Business Recovery Act 
Handling Angry Customers
Easy Ways to Relieve Sress At Work
Kauffman Study Identifies
Keys to Success for High-Growth Women

7 Ideals To Help Make Your Brochure More Effective
Employee or Contract Labor
Dealing with Gripers and Complainers
Delegation Skills

Embracing Change
How to Take Your Small Business to the Next Level

 

 

 


 

MISSION

Our mission is to help businesses become established, grow, survive and succeed by providing professional management consulting and training, resulting in a positive economic impact on our service area.

The Brazos Valley SBDC performs its mission by providing the following services for existing businesses and start-up companies:

  • Free Confidential Professional Business Consulting
  • SBA Guaranteed & Conventional Loan Assistance

Low-Cost Business Seminars & Workshop


 

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Small Business Development Center

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Take our survey about your small business consulting and training needs.  Your feedback will help us improve our programs and services for you and other entrepreneurs and small business owners like you.  The survey will only take about 3 minutes to complete.
 
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For further study, please see "The Texas Roadmap" and download the "Getting Started Guide"