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The SBDC provides a wide range of services, including free and confidential counseling, as well as training and workshops on topics of interest to business owners. |
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Business Advising Services
The Massachusetts Small Business
Development Center (MSBDC) Network provides free, confidential, one-to-one
management and technical advise and low-cost educational training programs to
prospective and existing small businesses throughout the Commonwealth. There is an MSBDC
advisory or satellite office within 30 minutes of any potential client in the
state. The MSBDC provides specialized services in the areas of capital
formation, minority business assistance, business and industry data,
international trade and procurement technical assistance which further augment
services.
When you meet with an advisor, please bring any relevant information you may
have on your business or new venture. Preparation for your appointment
will help you to maximize the use of the session.
Click here (pdf*62K)
for
our Start-up Checklist with decisions that you should think about before your first appointment.
Please complete our MSBDC
Request for Counseling (pdf*309K) and bring the
form with you for your first appointment.
Areas of assistance include, but are not limited to:
- Feasibility Studies and Start-up Issues
- Business Plan Development Click
here (pdf* 55K) for our Business Plan Outline
- Cash Flow Analysis
- Marketing and Sales Strategies
- Financial Plan Development
- Financing Options and Loan Packaging
- Buy/Sell and Valuation Assistance
- Technology and E-commerce Assistance
- Equity Business Plans
Financing
Having sufficient financial resources to support your business may make the
difference between the success and failure of your business. The MSBDC at
Clark University can help you negotiate the financial challenges faced by
start-up and expanding businesses. The MSBDC does not provide financing. We
work with banks and other lending organizations, both conventional and
non-conventional sources, to assist in putting together financial projections,
but the actual financing comes from outside sources. A few examples of
non-conventional sources are private financing, SBA loan guarantee programs,
angel and venture capital. The MSBDC can assist with assembling financial
statements, preparing loan applications and securing the best financing options
for your business.
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