Counseling
Counselors meet individually with clients in a confidential session to determine their particular small business needs and to develop a plan of action. Counselors provide information on a variety of business subjects so that clients can make informed decisions regarding their business requirements. Typical counseling issues may include:
Long and short-term business planning Selecting a business structure (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, etc.)
- Financing a new or existing small business operation
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Demographics
- Marketing a product or service
- Personnel concerns (hiring employees, policies and procedures, tax requirements, etc.).
- Purchase or sale of a business
- Exporting, regulatory compliance
- Business plan development
- Financial statements
Start-up business owners are required to take the "First Steps to Starting a Business Seminar" before requesting an appointment with one of our business counselors; this seminar will acquaint you with some of the basics to consider in starting a business and answers the questions: "Where do I begin?" and "What should I do first?".