About the Northern California SBDC Network
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The Small Business Development Centers of the Northern California SBDC Network help individuals manage the growth of their businesses. Our sole focus is on helping you improve your bottom line.
Our expertise can help take the mystery out of business management and allow you to focus on the issues most critical to the success of your company. Our Business Advisors have years of experience and know what it takes to operate profitably and grow a business in Northern California.
According to a recent study SBDC in-depthSBDC Clients with 5 or more hours with an SBDC Business Advisor in a calendar year clients experienced almost 4 times the sales growth, and created 14.8 times the jobs of average businesses.* Read more...
SBDC services include:
- Business PlanA document that describes an organization's current status and plans for several years into the future. It generally projects future opportunities and maps the financial, operational and marketing strategies that will enable the organization to achieve its goals.s
- Financial Projections & Budgeting
- Operating Challenges
- Purchase of a Business
- Funding Your Venture
- LoanThe act of giving money, property or other material goods to a another party in exchange for future repayment of the principal amount along with interest or other finance charges. Packaging
- And Much More...
All our private coaching/advising services are funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, state, and local partners and are offered at no cost to the client. Contact a Business Advisor in your area.
Source of Statistics: SBA; and the “Economic Impact of Small Business Development Center Counseling Activities in Northern California 2010-2011,” by Professor James J. Chrisman of Mississippi State University




