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Small Business Development Center
The Del Mar College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is proud to be the premiere service provider to small businesses in the Coastal Bend Region. By working with hundreds of entrepreneurs every year, the SBDC has a clear perspective of the obstacles that small businesses must overcome in order to succeed. Through various outreach efforts, the SBDC is continuously developing and refining consulting resources and training workshops to meet the needs of the ever changing local small business community. The assistance and guidance that the SBDC provides can mean the difference between success and failure for your small business. ASSISTANCE Business Counseling SBDC offers individual business counseling in a variety of areas by professionally trained counselors who maintain the highest ethical standards of client confidentiality. Counseling services are provided at no cost and are scheduled as often as needed to enable professional counselors to serve as resource support. Persons interested in scheduling counseling are encouraged to call the SBDC main office at 698-1021 or 1-888-698-6111 if calling from outside the local area. A Request for Counseling Form may be submitted online or printed and mailed or faxed. Training Programs SBDC provides regularly scheduled training seminars and workshops throughout its service area on a variety of topics that have been identified as important to business persons in the area. These seminars and workshops are open to the public. Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Another important program of the SBDC is the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). The PTAC is partially funded by the Department of Defense and is designed to increase the number and type of businesses selling products and services to government agencies. The PTAC can help any business interested in doing federal, state or local contracting through the following services:
If you are interested in discovering what the PTAC can do for your business, call 361-698-1025.
SBDC Resource Library
We have a comprehensive library that includes current reference materials as well as periodicals and publications related to business and international trade. The library has over 50 Entrepreneur. Com Startup Guides and numerous national and international business-related publications. The business resource library is located in our office at the Center for Economic Development at 3209 S. Staples. Call 361-698-1021 for more details. SERVICES
The SBDC serves to promote the growth, expansion, innovation, productivity, profitability and improved management of business by providing the following services:
To assist small business owners with developing business plans, we have provided a couple of sample plans for your convenience
We also offer additional services as listed below:
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 The Corpus Christi Prospector - Use interactive mapping to search for available commerical sites and buildings, and easily create customized demographic, business competition and synergy reports.
Create Demographic Reports
Once you have selected a property you can create site-specific demographic reports by clicking on a link or the file tab near the top of the web page labeled “Demographics”. Select the type of report you wish to create and a distance from the property you want the analysis to include. There are four different reports available: 1) Demographic, 2) Consumer Expenditure, 3) Business & Workforce and 4) Employment and Wages. This information can be used to better understand the demographic characteristics of the area you are analyzing.
Create Business Competition & Synergy Reports
After selecting a property you can create site-specific business competition & synergy reports by clicking on a link or the file tab near the top of the web page titled “Businesses”. Select the distance from the property you want the analysis to include and click the “Calculate” button. Corpus Christi Prospector will show the business clusters on the map as well as calculate the number of businesses in each business category. You can click on the business category links to see a list of all the businesses in that category. This business information can be used to identify businesses that can be potential synergy or competition for your business.
Interactive Mapping
Properties are linked to interactive maps that display geographic information such as the locations of streets, highways, freeways, cities, counties, bodies of water, rivers, and rail roads, points of interest, major educational facilities and parks. All of the maps are completely interactive and the information displayed is determined by the website user.
Search for Available Building or Land
To search for vacant building space or developable land you can enter your minimum and maximum size requirements by square feet or acres. You can search for properties that are for lease or for sale. You can also search for the type of commercial property you want. By clicking on the “search” button Corpus Christi Prospector will search the database of properties that match your specific property criteria and display the matching properties for you to review.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The City of Corpus Christi’s Business and Job Development Corporation, an economic development corporation supported by sales tax revenue under Section 4A of Article 5190.6, Vernon’s Texas Revised Civil Statutes offers financial assistance to qualifying small businesses.
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