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Southwest Colorado SBDC
Education Business Building
Durango

Phone: 970-247-7009
Email: Send


Director: Joe Keck

The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center provides Free counseling services to existing and start-up businesses. The Center also provides workshops and training programs for small businesses.  The territory served by the Center includes: Archuleta County, Dolores County, La Plata County, Montezuma County, San Juan County, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe. The SBDC Director provides counseling to small businesses in each county through partnerships with local organizations.  Our SBDC Business Advisor Group provides expanded small business assistance services at no cost. Call 970-247-7009 to schedule an appointment or speak with a staff member, or email the sbdc@fortlewis.edu.






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Events

Start-up Assistance

Starting Your Business Workshop   Register
Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
4.5 hour seminar on various aspect of starting a business including: registration issues, legal structure, business planning process, financing your business, etc.
Speaker: Joe Keck, Jack Llewellyn, Brad Broyles, Sherin Clark, Chuck Fredrick

Business Accounting and Budget

Introduction to Quickbooks (Pagosa Springs)   Register
Thursday, September 16, 2010 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Introduction to Quickbooks course: In today’s economic climate, you need an accounting system that will give you real-time, accurate information so that you can make good financial decisions about your business. Maybe you’ve heard of Quickbooks, but you are not sure how it works, or if it’s right for your business. This seminar will take the mystery out of Quickbooks and show you what a powerful, yet user-friendly tool it really is.
Speaker: Bethany McManus

Marketing and Sales

Marketing For Smarties - 1st class (Pagosa Springs)   Register
Wednesday, October 06, 2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Straightforward, down-to-earth, and brief, the Marketing for Smarties Challenge helps business owners adopt a new, proven marketing and sales process. Marketing for Smarties guides you––step by step––through a simple, straightforward development program that includes 3 evening workshops, workbook, tasking, personal coaching, and peer exchange. Incredibly user friendly, it provides you with all the hands-on tools you'll need. -1st class of 3 part series.
Speaker: Marcy Mitchell
Marketing For Smarties - 2nd class (Pagosa Springs)  
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Straightforward, down-to-earth, and brief, the Marketing for Smarties Challenge helps business owners adopt a new, proven marketing and sales process. Marketing for Smarties guides you––step by step––through a simple, straightforward development program that includes 3 evening workshops, workbook, tasking, personal coaching, and peer exchange. Incredibly user friendly, it provides you with all the hands-on tools you'll need. -2nd class in the series.
Speaker: Marcy Mitchell
Marketing For Smarties - 3rd class (Pagosa Springs)  
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Straightforward, down-to-earth, and brief, the Marketing for Smarties Challenge helps business owners adopt a new, proven marketing and sales process. Marketing for Smarties guides you––step by step––through a simple, straightforward development program that includes 3 evening workshops, workbook, tasking, personal coaching, and peer exchange. Incredibly user friendly, it provides you with all the hands-on tools you'll need.- 3rd session of 3 part series.
Speaker: Marcy Mitchell
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1000 Rim Drive, EBH 130 Durango, CO 81301
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