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Rappahannock Region Small Business Development Center

Counseling

Counselors meet individually with clients in confidential sessions to determine their particular small business needs and to develop plans of action. Counselors provide information on a variety of business subjects so that clients can make informed decisions regarding their businesses 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 should attend the "First Steps to Starting a Business" seminar before engaging in one-on-one counseling sessions.