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America’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Iowa – Fort Dodge

America’s SBDC Iowa provides free, customized business advice and low cost training to entrepreneurs and existing businesses, plus access to other information and experts.

About

Established in 1981, America’s SBDC Iowa provides free, confidential, customized business advice and low cost, practical training workshops to entrepreneurs and existing businesses with up to 500 employees.  Advice and assistance is provided with business planning, new business guidance, financing, cash flow projections, loan proposals, business expansion, market research, exporting, marketing, exit strategies, business continuity and more.  We also provide comprehensive information services and access to subject matter experts in a variety of fields.  We are the only nationally accredited entrepreneurial development organization in Iowa.  Our network of 15 regional assistance centers serves all 99 counties in Iowa.  On average, our clients grow significantly faster than the average Iowa business.

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Consulting, Development and Review

Marketing/Sales

  • Advertising
  • Brochure Design
  • Competitive Analysis
  • E-Commerce
  • Feasibility Studies

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

  • Bid Matching and Preparation
  • Price History
  • Registration Assistance

Regulatory Compliance

  • Government Requirements
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits
  • Patent Information

Technical Assistance

  • Industrial Technology Research

Marketing/Sales

  • Market Plan Development
  • Research (Domestic Markets)

Product Development

  • Patent Information

Technical Assistance

  • Website Development

Networking Organizations

  • Small Business/General

Regulatory Compliance

  • Trademark & Copyright Information

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

  • HUB Zone Certification
  • Subcontracting Opportunities

Buying or Selling a Business

  • Buying or Selling a Franchise

Manufacturing, High Tech, Life Sciences Development

  • Manufacturing Development
  • High Tech Development
  • Life Sciences Development

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

  • Obtaining Government Contracts
  • Obtaining Corporate Contracts

Marketing/Sales

  • Web Site Development

Technical Assistance

  • Computerized Bookkeeping (installation & training)

Buying or Selling a Business

  • Purchasing an Existing Business

Mentoring

  • Mentoring Program

Starting a Business

  • Business Research
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Forming a Business
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits
  • Startup Business Counseling

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Training
  • Census Data
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Market Plan Development
  • Market Research

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Assistance in Finding Debt Funding
  • Assistance in Finding Equity Funding
  • Assistance in Finding Government Funding
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training
  • Consulting
  • Loan Packaging
  • Technology Grants

Management Issues and Training

  • Human Resources
  • Mentoring
  • Recruiting Assistance

Marketing/Sales

  • Census Data

Regulatory Compliance

  • Advising

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
  • Training

Tax Services

  • Assistance

Technical Assistance

  • Technical Support
  • Training

Training

  • Annual Budget
  • Business Management
  • Business Plan
  • Cash Flow Projections
  • E-Commerce: Doing Business on the Web
  • Financial Statements
  • Home-Based Business
  • Marketing Plan
  • Pre-Business Planning

Marketing/Sales

  • Internet Marketing

Franchising

  • Buying or Selling a Franchise
Primary Contact
Justin Faiferlick
Address
2031 Quail Avenue
Fort Dodge, IA 50501