Small Business Development Center
Services Supporting Small Businesses in our Region
Wright State University-Lake Campus has partnered with the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Rhodes State College(RSC) and will be offering small business advising on the Lake Campus. For over 30 years, the Ohio Small Business Development Center at RSC has accelerated business growth, helped create jobs, and provided consulting to existing and new start-up businesses.
The Certified Business Advisors® that staff the SBDC offer integrated services to meet the needs of experienced small business owners as well as individual entrepreneurs. The SBDC works with entrepreneurs in all industries, and at all stages of business development, that have fewer than 500 employees.
Our core services provided include:
- Free, one-on-one business advising
- Workshops and training programs
- Strategic business planning
- Market feasibility and research
- Marketing strategy development
- Cash flow analysis
- Financial projections development
- Capital source Identification
- Loan packaging guidance
- Government contracting
- Franchising
- Home-based businesses
- Veteran’s business issues
- Woman’s business issues
Small Business Series
CELINA, OH - There will be a free Small Business Information Series running every Tuesday from March 11 through April 15 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. The series will be held at the Borra Center of Health Science on the campus of Rhodes State College. Wright State University–Lake Campus will be a simulcast location. The invited counties are Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, and Van Wert. Those who attend all six sessions and a one-on-one counseling session will receive a Small Business Training Certificate and a Complete Business Plan!
Week 1 - So.....You Want to be an Entrepreneur
Week 2 - Launch and Grow Your Business Right Feasibility Study
Week 3 - Marketing and Social Media
Week 4 - Financial Accounting 101
Week 5 - Profitability Analysis
Week 6 - Acquiring Capital and Risk Management
For more information, email wdbec-lake@wright.edu
