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Rappahannock Region Small Business Development Center

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?".