Entrepreneurial Assistance Program

Services Provided

Economic and Site Development

• Site Location Assistance (Specialty)
• Economic Forecast (Specialty)
• Economic Development (Specialty)

Business Planning

• Business Succession Planning (Specialty)
• Diversification (Specialty)
• Business Plan Consulting (Specialty)
• Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
• Demographic and Census Data (Specialty)
• Forming a Business (Specialty)
• Identification and Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
• Market Plan Development (Specialty)
• Market Research (Specialty)

Financial Resources and Assistance

• Angel Investment (Specialty)
• Budget, Financial Statement and Cash Flow Training (Specialty)
• Crowdfunding (Specialty)
• Trade Show Financial Assistance (Specialty)
• Insurance Requirements (Specialty)
• Loans (Specialty)
• Debt Funding (Specialty)
• Equity Funding (Specialty)
• Government Funding (Specialty)
• Real Estate Finance (Specialty)
• Tax Credits (Specialty)
• Technology Grants (Specialty)
• Accounting and Bookkeeping (Specialty)
• Bonding (Specialty)
• Grant Funding (Specialty)
• Matching Funds (Specialty)
• Revenue Based Financing (i.e. factoring) (Specialty)
• Venture Capital (Specialty)
• Microloans (Specialty)

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

• Hiring and Firing (Specialty)
• Apprenticeship (Specialty)
• Recruiting (Specialty)
• Workforce Training (Specialty)
• Leadership/Professional Development (Specialty)
• Industry (Specialty)
• Employee Development (Specialty)
• Insurance (Specialty)
• Retention (Specialty)
• Policies and Templates (Specialty)
• Workforce Incentives (Specialty)

Legal Services

• Forming a Business (Specialty)

Libraries and Research

• Business Research Resources (Specialty)
• Demographic/Census Data (Specialty)

Management Issues

• Insurance Requirements (Specialty)
• Leadership/Professional Development (Specialty)

Manufacturing, High Tech, Life Sciences Development

• Industrial Technology Research (Specialty)
• Manufacturing Development (Specialty)

Marketing and Sales

• Advertising/Brochure Design (Specialty)
• Award Recognition (Specialty)
• Call Center Services (Specialty)
• Competitive Analysis (Specialty)
• Demographics/Census Data (Specialty)
• E-Commerce/Internet Marketing (Specialty)
• Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
• Identification/Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
• Market Plan Development and Training (Specialty)
• Market Research (Specialty)
• Student Marketing Projects (Specialty)
• Website Development (Specialty)

Mentoring

• Formal Mentoring Programs (Specialty)
• One-on-One Counseling (Specialty)
• Peer Mentoring (Specialty)

Public Policy and Government Relations

• African-American Business (Specialty)
• City Business Issues (Specialty)
• Hispanic Business (Specialty)
• State Business Issues (Specialty)
• LGBTQIA Business Issues (Specialty)
• Native-American Business (Specialty)
• Small Business Policy (Specialty)
• Women’s Business Issues (Specialty)

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

• Bid Matching and Preparation (Specialty)
• Government and Military Specifications (Specialty)
• HUBZone Certification (Specialty)
• Obtaining Certification (Specialty)
• Obtaining Corporate Contracts (Specialty)
• Obtaining Government Contracts (Specialty)
• Price History (Specialty)
• Registration Assistance (Specialty)
• Selling to Foreign Governments and Businesses (Specialty)
• Subcontracting Opportunities (Specialty)

Starting a Business

• Business Research Resources (Specialty)
• Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
• Forming a Business (Specialty)
• Home-Based Business Training (Specialty)
• Registration, Licenses and Permits (Specialty)
• Site Location (Specialty)
• Startup Business Counseling (Specialty)
• Startup Classes (Specialty)

Tax Services

• State and Federal Tax Training (Specialty)
• State Tax Credit Information (Specialty)
• Tax Credits (Specialty)

Technical Assistance

• Design Services (Specialty)
• Pollution Prevention (Specialty)
• Virtual Consulting and Online Services (Specialty)
• Coding Schools, Bootcamps, Classes (Specialty)
• Commercialization (Specialty)
• Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)
• Industrial Technology Research (Specialty)
• Technology Transfer (Specialty)
• Website Development (Specialty)

Training

• Online Courses and Videos (Specialty)
• Budget, Cash Flow and Financial Statements Training (Specialty)
• Business Management Training (Specialty)
• Business Plan Training and Assistance (Specialty)
• E-Commerce/Internet Marketing (Specialty)
• Home-Based Business Training (Specialty)
• Marketing Plan Training (Specialty)
• Startup Classes (Specialty)
• International Trade Education and Training (Specialty)