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The Small Business Development Center of Ohio (SBDC) program is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBDC program is also funded in part by the Ohio Department of Development. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.
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Ohio Small Business Development Center = Passion, Expertise, Success
We are the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Columbus State Community College, a public - private partnership supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Ohio Department of Development, Columbus State Community College and local partners. Through our programs and services, we provide entrepreneurial development assistance and high-end business consulting to start-up and emerging business owners free of charge.
Our reach extends nine counties including Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties.
We have been recognized for excellence in service and innovation. In 2008 we were named the winner of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Service Excellence and Innovation Center Award for both the State of Ohio and a five state region, named Top SBDC in Ohio for performance by the State of Ohio, and our Regional Director, Michael Bowers, was named "State Star" by the National Association of Small Business Development Centers. These awards show our commitment to helping you achieve your goals as a business owner.
The bottom line? Anytime you need to make the right call for your business, your first call is to the Small Business Development Center.
For further information on programs and services provided, please contact the Ohio SBDC at Columbus State, (614) 287-5294 or email us at sharr11@cscc.edu. To be a sponsor of the Ohio SBDC click here SBDC Sales Kit rev031009.pdf to download our sponsorship package.
Our reach extends nine counties including Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties.
We have been recognized for excellence in service and innovation. In 2008 we were named the winner of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Service Excellence and Innovation Center Award for both the State of Ohio and a five state region, named Top SBDC in Ohio for performance by the State of Ohio, and our Regional Director, Michael Bowers, was named "State Star" by the National Association of Small Business Development Centers. These awards show our commitment to helping you achieve your goals as a business owner.
The bottom line? Anytime you need to make the right call for your business, your first call is to the Small Business Development Center.
For further information on programs and services provided, please contact the Ohio SBDC at Columbus State, (614) 287-5294 or email us at sharr11@cscc.edu. To be a sponsor of the Ohio SBDC click here SBDC Sales Kit rev031009.pdf to download our sponsorship package.
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BASE Start Up Workshop
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Should You Be An Entrepreneur? Take This Test
Some of your friends are doing it. People who do it are in the front pages and web almost every day. Even President Obama is talking about it. So should you do it? Should you join the millions of people every year who take the plunge and start their first ventures? I've learned in my own years as an entrepreneur -- and now an entrepreneurship profe… Continue
Posted by Michael Bowers on July 21, 2010 at 12:24pm
Hate Sales...Why?
Most people get into business because they have a passion for what it is they are doing. They have a passion about their product or service that drives them to share this with the world. However, many of these same people do not share the same passion around business activit… Continue
Posted by Michael Bowers on July 16, 2010 at 9:00am
Unless You Are An NBA Star Protect Your Personal Brand
Although I'm not a huge NBA fan, like many other Ohioans, I found myself
following the Lebron James "Decision" (it was either that or watch the
World Cup, child please). Throughout the process I was fascinated with
the deterioration of the "personal brand" that he had spend the past 10
or so years building. By the time he finally announced I found myself
thinking...what an A-hole. Was this bad advice or bad branding? As
time pasted I started thinking that this could have been a calculated
effort… Continue
following the Lebron James "Decision" (it was either that or watch the
World Cup, child please). Throughout the process I was fascinated with
the deterioration of the "personal brand" that he had spend the past 10
or so years building. By the time he finally announced I found myself
thinking...what an A-hole. Was this bad advice or bad branding? As
time pasted I started thinking that this could have been a calculated
effort… Continue
Posted by Michael Bowers on July 14, 2010 at 6:16pm
15 Warning Signs That Your Business Sucks
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Posted by Michael Bowers on July 8, 2010 at 8:52am
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International Export Financing at Center for Workforce Development at Columbus State
August 26, 2010 from 9am to 11am
Export Financing enables U.S. businesses to obtain loans that facilitate the export of goods or services by providing the liquidity needed to accept new business, grow international sales and compete more effectively in the international marketplace…
Product Design & Commercialization at New Albany Business Development Center
September 13, 2010 from 4pm to 6pm
This seminar will review and explore the steps needed to take the idea from a thought forward to the development of the drawing, design, models and prototypes. Learn how the steps are integrated concurrently with intellectual property (patents, trad…
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