Rappahannock Region Small Business Development Center
The Rappahannock Region Small Business Development Center
(RRSBDC) helps entrepreneurs and small businesses establish, manage,
and expand their organizations. The RRSBDC provides expert, one-on-one,
confidential counseling, and research services at no cost, and it offers seminars
and training programs in all aspects of small business management at low
costs. These services are available to any existing or startup small business or
potential entrepreneur.
Training and seminars include “First Steps for Starting a Business;”
NxLeveL Entrepreneurial Business Planning, an advanced 14-week training
program for entrepreneurs and managers; and QuickBooks as a Management
Tool for Small Business. Other workshops and training programs include
SBA Lender and Government Procurement training courses. The “Coffee and
Business Series” seminars are presented by area business people and include
topics on business banking, sales techniques, marketing strategy, and more.
The RRSBDC helps clients find loan guarantees and prepare loan packages.
The center also assists clients in locating manufacturers and trade associations,
and it puts entrepreneurs in touch with other sources of support, including
local, state, and federal business development programs. The center maintains
a library filled with reference books, brochures, articles, and forms of interest
to small business. The RRSBDC is the host of the Bay Area Business Network
in Tappahannock, Virginia.
The RRSBDC was established in 1992 and is funded by the U.S. Small
Business Administration and the University of Mary Washington. The
RRSBDC’s main office, located at the College of Graduate and Professional
Studies, serves clients from the city of Fredericksburg and the counties of
Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and the eastern portion of
Prince William. The RRSBDC’s Warsaw office serves eight counties in theNorthern Neck and Middle Peninsula.
Additional information is available at (540) 286-8060 or at RRSBDC,
College of Graduate and Professional Studies, 121 University Boulevard,
Fredericksburg, VA 22406-7239. Interested individuals may also send an email
to rrsbdc@umw.edu or visit the web site at www.rrsbdc.biz for further details.