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Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)

Nationally Accredited Program

The Small Business Assistance Programs

The Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network is dedicated to helping small businesses throughout Colorado achieve their goals by providing Free confidential counseling and various training programs. The SBDC combines information and resources from federal, state and local governments with those of the educational system and the private sector to meet the specialized and complex needs of the small business community. Regulatory, management, financial and marketing experts work in partnership to provide entrepreneurs with crucial information that can mean the difference between success and failure. 

This partnership includes the State of Colorado, the US Small Business Administration, Colorado's institutions of higher education, the Colorado International Trade Officelocal economic development organizations and local chambers of commerce.  

SBA Counseling Form download 

Fill out the request for counseling and click on Center Locations to find the Center closest to you.  Submit the counseling form to the Center and an SBDC representative will contact you. 

Women's Small Business Conference in Breckenridge

The Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network will be featuring specialty programming for Women at a one-day workshop August 20, 2010 in Breckenridge, Colorado. This day-long training and networking opportunity is open to women business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs and members of the public.  To register, please click here.  

Each attendee will receive a copy of 50 Interviews with Entrepreneurs- The Secrets to Thriving in Uncertain Times, a $24.95 value! Author Brian Schwartz will sign books and present a workshop during the day.

 Date:    Friday, August 20, 2010
 Time:

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

 Location:   Great Divide Lodge
  550 Village Road
    Breckenridge, CO 80424
   
 Cost:   $40/attendee; $75/vendor. Cost includes breakfast and lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

Conference Agenda

 7:45 - 8:30am 

 Registration, Networking, Breakfast 

 

 8:30 - 10:30am

 Introductions and Overview of Daily Events

 Kelly Manning, State Director, SBDC Network

 

 

 

 Breakfast Keynote:

 

 Why Women-Owned Businesses are Different

  Dr. Sasha Galbraith, Partner, Jay Galbraith Management Consultants, Ltd.

 

 

 9:15 - 10:30am

 Women CEO Panel:

 

 Peaks and Valleys of Running Your Own Business

   

 10:45 - 11:45am

 Workshops:

 

 - 5 Distinctions of Successful Entrepreneurs

    Brian Schwartz, Author & CEO, 50 Interviews Inc.

 

 - How to Be a Government Vendor for Local, State, and Federal Agencies

    Kathryn Lobdell, Procurement Counselor, Colorado PTAC

 

 

 12:00 - 1:00pm  

 Luncheon Keynote:

 

 What Kind of Colorado Do You Want?

 Carol Hedges, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute

 

 

 1:15 - 2:15pm 

 Workshops:

 

 - Social Media for Your Business

    Judi LaPoint and Jeff McElhattan

 

 - Hot Topics in Employment Law

    Christina Harkness

 

 

 2:30 - 3:30pm  

 Workshops:

 

 - Procurement Bid Match and Step by Step to Successful Contracts

    Kathryn Lobdell, Procurement Counselor, Colorado PTAC

 

 - How to do a Knock-Your-Socks-Off Loan Application

     Jack  Taylor, Director, Northwest Colorado SBDC

 

 

 3:45 - 5:00pm   

 Finance Panel:

 

 Funding Options for Your Business

 

 

 5:00 - 6:30pm

 Networking Event

  Sponsored by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  If you have any questions, please contact: Lara Henneman at lara.henneman@state.co.us.

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