Free, Confidential One-on-One Consulting
Whether you are an established business or just starting out, whether you are expanding your bike and ski shop or launching your next biotech adventure, the SBDC provides custom-fit resources to help your business soar. At no charge, you can meet with a business consultant who understands your situation and can devise an action plan to help your company progress. Areas of consulting can include but are not limited to:
- Business plan development
- Financial projections and benchmarking
- Marketing and business model strategy
- Tactical marketing and operating plans
- Registration and licensing
- Start-up and financing preparation
Current and potential business owners may request business consulting services by choosing their location below. Our program administrator will contact you to briefly learn more about your business and needs. She will then schedule an initial meeting with an SBDC consultant, who will assess the most effective ways for the SBDC to help you. There’s usually an immediate reason for your request and we want to hear it and help. We also listen to your goals, successes, roadblocks, business stage, and industry challenges to see what other resources we have to help you progress. We may match you up to experienced SBDC consultants, practical workshops, tools and partner resources – whatever is the best fit to help you succeed.
If your business is in the Advanced Industries or is any scalable venture with high market potential, you may qualify to participate in SBDC ADVANCED or in the SBDC’s Colorado Emerging Ventures (CEV) program. These consulting specialists can assist you to identify and analyze new marketing and growth opportunities, build sales and distribution channels, develop sales compensation plans, build commercialization plans for SBIR grants and contracts, for prepare for funding opportunities and prosper in competitive markets. Just tell us about your situation when you sign up.
STARTING YOUR BUSINESS
Business planning
Demographic and industry data
Licensing and registration
GROWING YOUR BUSINESS
Financial analysis
Marketing and sales
Social media and websites
Pricing products and services
SUSTAINING YOUR BUSINESS
Disaster preparedness
Strategic planning
Lean manufacturing
Contracting opportunities
Capital formation
HELPING YOU PROSPER
Expanding locations and products
Export opportunities
Rebranding and retooling
Exit strategies
REQUEST AN INITIAL APPOINTMENT
New to the SBDC? To request your first consulting appointment through Colorado SBDC website, please click the button below.
REQUEST A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT
If you’ve already met with an SBDC consultant, request a follow-up appointment here:
SIGN INTO YOUR CLIENT DASHBOARD
Sign into your client dashboard on the Colorado SBDC website to view upcoming appointments, register for workshops and more: