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- New Clients, please click on the ‘START HERE’ button above.
- Existing Clients, please email your Business Advisor directly.
- General questions, please email us as SBDC@collin.edu.
Starting a Small Business
When you’re starting a Small Business there are a lot of aspects to consider, we can help you get everything in order.
- SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats)
- Small business funding
- Business plan
- Market and industry research
- Business legal structure
- Franchising
- Use 401K funds
- Calculating price of a business
Growing a Business
Growing your Small Business is important, and the Collin SBDC can help you grow!
- Business valuations
- Buy/sell a business
- Taxes and accounting
- Increasing profits
- Business expansion strategies
- Competitive analysis
- Hiring and managing employees
- Growth financing
- Industry and marketing trends
- Strategic business consulting
Additional Assistance
In addition to consulting and training, our office provides clients with:
- In-depth market, financial and industry research through databases such as IBISWorld, BizMiner and Reference USA
- Comprehensive resource library and computer workstation installed with the latest business software and programs such as Business Plan Pro and QuickBooks
- Industry experts who advise clients through training and strategic business consulting on topics such as social media and internet marketing, legal issues, accounting and taxes
- Leaders in the North Texas region through partnering with community programs such as regional chambers of commerce, lenders and economic development centers
Costs for Services
There is no fee for consulting services and the majority of our SBDC seminars and workshops are also at no cost. Occasionally, there may be a training event where a nominal fee is charged.
Three Steps to Growing Your Small Business
Consulting
The Collin Small Business Development Center offers no cost, confidential one-on-one business development strategy consulting for startups and growing businesses in Collin & Rockwall counties. Click our Request for Assistance Form to learn about next steps.
Training
Thousands of small business owners, entrepreneurs and managers are trained by the Collin SBDC on a variety of topics essential to strategic management which leads to business success. Review our class list for upcoming small business classes and read course descriptions.
Online Resources
Download templates and worksheets, view links to helpful articles and websites regarding effective business development strategy and read our Top FAQ’s for Business Growth. Businesses also have access to our Resource Room, computer research databases and business reference library.
Location
The North Texas Small Business Development Center Network is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and Dallas College. The North Texas SBDC is an Accredited Member of the Association of Small Business Development Centers. SBDCs are supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration and extended to the public on an on discriminatory basis. The SBA cannot endorse any products, opinions or services of any external parties or services. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals.