SBDC Services
The Trinity Valley Community College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides the tools and resources necessary to help businesses compete in an increasingly challenging economy. We offer free business consulting and affordable training seminars designed to help you attract customers, improve operations, increase sales, and successfully access capital. The purpose of the TVCC/SBDC is to promote economic and community development in our five county service area of Anderson, Kaufman, Henderson, Rains and Van Zandt. We work with established and start-up businesses, as well as with individuals who are planning to go into business.
Counseling
The SBDC offers free and confidential one-on-one counseling on business startup, loans and financing, financial statement analysis, marketing, accounting and recordkeeping, sales, advertising, business planning and management. Opportunities for business growth, government contracting, exporting, market expansion and new emerging technologies can be explored. Counseling services are available for both start-up and existing businesses in retail, wholesale, manufacturing and service.
Training
The SBDC provides instruction on both general and specific business topics. Courses range from introductory topics for those planning to start a business to more advanced seminars aimed at the experienced small business owner.
Information
The SBDC has access to a wide range of information through resources such as the SBDCNet, SBA on-line, and various other on-line data bases. Through these resources, the SBDC can help you locate hard-to-find information vital to your business success through data base searches and access to vast research libraries.
Our Business Advisers will help you. . .
Proforma Balance Sheet
Use of Funds
Deal Structure
Revenue and Cost Assumptions
• Develop competitive strategies
• Cope with government regulation and taxes
• Design a marketing plan
• Hire and manage employees
• Understand and secure loans and other sources of capital
• Keep abreast of current technology
• Preventive brainstorming and research
• Restructure debt analysis
• Prepackage Interview Process for 7(a) loans
• Turnaround Counseling
• General Counseling on Ideas and Business Research for Existing Businesses
*Social Media Marketing
Who we are
The TVCC/SBDC is a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the State of Texas, and Trinity Valley Community College to provide small businesses with the practical assistance needed to survive, grow and prosper.
The TVCC/SBDC serves the counties of Anderson, Kaufman, Henderson, Rains and Van Zandt and the main office is located at:
Athens Partnership Building
201 W. Corsicana Suite 6
Athens, TX 75751
Phone 903-675-7403