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CONSULTING

BVSBDC Provides SBA Guaranteed &
Conventional Loan Assistance to New
and Existing Businesses.

LOANS

BVSBCD Provides Low-Cost Business
Seminars & Workshops to New and
Existing Businesses.

WORKSHOPS

BVSBCD Provides Low-Cost Business
Seminars & Workshops to New and
Existing Businesses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELCOME TO THE BRAZOS VALLEY SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Welcome to the Brazos Valley Small Business Development Center (BV-SBDC). The BV-SBDC is part of a national program with over 1,100 SBDC centers that provide free management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. The BV-SBDC offers one-stop assistance to individuals and small business by providing a wide variety of services, information resources and guidance in a cooperative effort of the private sector, the educational community, and federal, state and local governments. The BV-SBDC adds to the local economic impact of the Brazos Valley by assisting clients in creating new jobs and adding new capital investment in the community.
 
 
 

 
Take our Survey!
 
Take our survey about your small business consulting and training needs.  Your feedback will help us improve our programs and services for you and other entrepreneurs and small business owners like you.  The survey will only take about 3 minutes to complete.
 
Click HERE to take our survey.
 

TRAINING

MISSION

  Business Record Keeping

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 (9:00 am - 12:00 pm)

*Record Keeping*

*Self Employment Taxes*

*Financial Projections & Pricing*

*Bank Loans*

*Licenses & Permits*

$15.00 each

(Bring spouse or business partner for free)

 

Doing Business with Texas A&M

and Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB)

"Opportunity...Completing the Paperwork"

Thursday, May 15, 2008 (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm)

*HUB Subcontracting Plan Requirements Update*

*Good Faith Effort*

*Submissions Requirements & Compliance Reporting*

Prime Contractors, Minority, Women-Owned, & Small Businesses

doing business or seeking contracting opportunities

 with Texas A&M are all encouraged to attend

FREE

 

QuickBooks

TBD

*Invoices*

*Setting Up Your Records*

*Bank Reconciliation*

*Accounts Payable & Receivable*

*Deposits & Checks*

*Payroll*

*Basic Reports*

*Transaction Reports*

*Sales Tax Reports*

Requires basic computer skills

Blinn College Location

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

*Registration will NOT be final

until payment has been received*

$75 each

 

Introduction to Starting Your Own Business

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)

*Self Assessment and Feasibility Study*

*Financial Projections & Pricing*

*Bank Loans*

*Licensing and Permits*

$15.00 each

(Bring spouse or business partner for free)

 

 

See the "Training" page for a complete list of all seminars and classes.

 

 

Our mission is to help businesses become established, grow, survive and
succeed by providing professional management consulting and training,
resulting in a positive economic impact on our service area.

The Brazos Valley SBDC performs its mission by providing the following
services for existing businesses and start-up companies:

  • Free Confidential Professional Business Consulting
  • SBA Guaranteed & Conventional Loan Assistance

 

Low-Cost Business Seminars & Workshops

 

 


 

 

 

                     For further study, please see "The Texas Roadmap" and download  the "Getting Started Guide"
UH Small Business Development Center