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America’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Iowa – Mason City

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 no fee, confidential, customized business advice and affordable, 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 options, 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 other 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 Iowa counties. On average, our clients grow significantly faster than the average Iowa business.

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Consulting, Development and Review
  • Business Plan Training
  • Census Data
  • Feasibility Studies
  • International Market Research
  • Market Plan Development
  • Market Research
  • Research Training

Management Issues and Training

  • Human Resources
  • Mentoring
  • Recruiting Assistance

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Assistance in Finding Debt Funding
  • Assistance in Finding Equity Funding
  • Assistance in Finding Government Funding
  • Consulting
  • Financial Assistance for International Trade Shows
  • Loan Packaging
  • Technology Grants

Import Assistance

  • Documentation
  • Identification of Foreign Markets
  • Import Licensing
  • INCO Terms
  • Locating Distributors
  • Marketing
  • Methods of Payment
  • Networking
  • Trade Education

Marketing/Sales

  • Advertising
  • Brochure Design
  • Census Data
  • Competitive Analysis
  • E-Commerce
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Identification of Foreign Markets
  • Internet Marketing
  • Market Plan Development
  • Research (Domestic Markets)
  • Research (International Markets)
  • Student Provided Research
  • Web Site Development

Networking Organizations

  • Small Business/General

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

  • Bid Matching and Preparation
  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
  • Government & Military Specifications
  • HUB Zone Certification
  • Obtaining Corporate Contracts
  • Obtaining Government Contracts
  • Price History
  • Registration Assistance
  • Selling to Foreign Governments & Businesses
  • Subcontracting Opportunities
  • Training

Regulatory Compliance

  • Advising
  • Government Requirements
  • Patent Information
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits
  • Trademark & Copyright Information

Tax Services

  • Assistance

Technical Assistance

  • Commercialization
  • Computerized Bookkeeping (installation & training)
  • Industrial Technology Research
  • Technical Support
  • Technology Transfer
  • Training
  • Website Development

Training

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

Product Development

  • Patent Information

Buying or Selling a Business

  • Buying or Selling a Franchise
  • Purchasing an Existing Business

Manufacturing, High Tech, Life Sciences Development

  • High Tech Development
  • Life Sciences Development
  • Manufacturing Development

Starting a Business

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

Mentoring

  • Mentoring Program

Freight & Distribution

  • Locating Freight Forwarders/Customs Brokers

Franchising

  • Buying or Selling a Franchise

Export Assistance

  • CE Certification (for exports to Europe)
  • Certificates of Origin
  • Documentation
  • Export Licensing
  • Identification of Foreign Markets
  • INCO Terms
  • Locating Distributors
  • Marketing
  • Methods of Payment
  • Networking
  • Research of Foreign Markets
  • Trade Education
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Contact Information
brook boehmler
Address
500 College Drive
Ste 120A
Mason City, IA 50401
Phone
(641) 422-4342
Website
https://iowasbdc.org/locations/nia/
Email
[email protected]
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