Services Provided

Economic and Site Development

• Lease Review
• Revitalization
• Site Location Assistance

Buying or Selling a Business

• Buying or Selling a Franchise (Specialty)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Purchasing or Selling an Existing Business (Specialty)
• Tax Services
• Valuation (Specialty)

Business Planning

• Business Plan Consulting (Specialty)
• Business Succession Planning (Specialty)
• Demographic and Census Data (Specialty)
• Diversification (Specialty)
• Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
• Forming a Business (Specialty)
• Identification and Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
• Market Plan Development (Specialty)
• Market Research (Specialty)

Financial Resources and Assistance

• Accounting and Bookkeeping (Specialty)
• Bonding (Specialty)
• Crowdfunding Preparation (Specialty)
• Debt Funding Preparation (Specialty)
• Equity Funding Preparation (Specialty)
• Financial Modeling (Specialty)
• Financial Statement and Cash Flow (Specialty)
• Government Funding (Specialty)
• Insurance Requirements (Specialty)
• Loan Providers (Specialty)
• Real Estate Finance (Specialty)
• Revenue Based Financing (i.e. factoring) (Specialty)
• Tax Credit Providers
• Tax Credits / Incentives
• Trade Show Financial Assistance (Specialty)

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

• Apprenticeship
• Childcare Resources
• Disability Services for Employees
• Diversity Equity and Inclusion
• Employee Development
• Heathcare
• Hiring and Firing
• Insurance
• Leadership/Professional Development
• Policies and Templates
• Recruiting
• Re-Entry Support
• Retention
• Workforce Incentives
• Workforce Training

Import and Export Assistance

• Certification and Licensing (Specialty)
• Financial Assistance for Exporting Activities (Specialty)
• Identification/Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
• Locating Foreign Distributors (Specialty)
• Networking/Exploring Exporting (Specialty)
• Trade Education and Training (Specialty)
• Tradeshow Support (Specialty)

Internship Programs and Student Services

• Business Degree Program
• College / Community College / University Programs
• Entrepreneurship Education
• Internship Program
• Student Marketing Projects
• Student Placement
• Student Research Projects
• Student Training

Legal Services

• Contract Review
• Employee Relations
• Environmental Compliance
• Forming a Business
• Lease Review
• Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information

Research

• Business Research Resources (Specialty)
• Company Data / Prospect Lists (Specialty)
• Consumer Education / Training (Specialty)
• Consumer Information (Specialty)
• Demographic / Census Data (Specialty)
• Financial Data (Specialty)
• Grants (Specialty)
• Industry Data (Specialty)
• Legal (Specialty)
• Lifestyle and Psychographic Data (Specialty)
• Market Intelligence (Specialty)
• Newspapers

Management Issues

• Diversity Equity and Inclusion
• Human Resources
• Insurance Requirements
• Leadership/Professional Development
• Recruiting Assistance

Manufacturing, Technology, Life Sciences Development

• Augmented / Virtual Reality and Holographics
• Commercialization (Specialty)
• Hazardous Waste
• Health and Safety Training
• Industrial Technology Research (Specialty)
• Life Sciences Development (Specialty)
• Manufacturing Development
• Pollution Prevention / Green Operations
• Quality Improvement (Supply Chain, Six Sigma)
• Science/Bioscience Seminars
• Small Scale Manufacturing
• Technology Development (Specialty)
• Technology Transfer (Specialty)
• Wet Lab Incubator

Marketing and Sales

• Advertising (Specialty)
• Award Recognition (Specialty)
• Call Center Services
• Competitive Analysis (Specialty)
• Demographics/Census Data (Specialty)
• E-Commerce/Internet Marketing (Specialty)
• Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
• Identification/Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
• Market Plan Development and Training (Specialty)
• Market Research (Specialty)
• Social Media Consulting (Specialty)
• Student Marketing Projects (Specialty)
• Website Development (Specialty)

Mentoring

• Formal Mentoring Programs (Specialty)
• One-on-One Counseling (Specialty)
• Peer Mentoring (Specialty)
• Group Mentoring (Specialty)

Networking and Associations

• Demographically Based
• Geographically Based
• Industry Specific (Specialty)
• International Trade (Specialty)
• Small Business/General (Specialty)

Nonprofit and Social Enterprise

• Accounting
• Board Development
• Funds Development
• Grant Writing
• Human Resources
• Organizational Audits
• Outreach / Promotion
• Strategic Planning
• Technical Services

Space

• Commercial Kitchen Facilities
• Conference/Meeting and Event Space
• Coworking
• Incubators
• Lab Space
• Lease Review Assistance
• Makerspace / Hackerspace
• Office Space
• Retail Space
• Site / Office / Space Location Assistance
• Wet Lab

Operations and Logistics

• Freight and Distribution
• Health and Safety Training
• Locating Freight Forwarders/Customs Brokers
• Quality Improvement (Supply Chain, Six Sigma)

Product Development

• Patent Information
• Product Assembly and Packaging
• Product Design and Development
• Prototype Development
• R&D Support

Public Policy and Government Relations

• Asian-American Business
• Black or African-American Business
• City Business Issues
• County Business Issues
• Hispanic Business
• LGBTQIA Business Issues
• Native-American Business
• Small Business Policy
• State Business Issues
• Town Business Issues
• Women’s Business Issues

Regulatory Compliance

• Bonding
• Building Codes
• Certification
• Environmental Compliance
• Fire Codes
• Government Requirements
• Insurance Requirements
• International Regulatory Compliance
• Patent Information
• Registration, Licenses and Permits
• Trademark and Copyright Information
• Zoning Codes

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

• Bid Matching and Preparation
• Federal contract Certifications (HubZone, 8(a), DBE, Veterans, Disabled Veterans) (Specialty)
• Government and Military Specifications
• Obtaining Corporate Contracts
• Obtaining Government Contracts
• Price History
• Selling to Foreign Governments and Businesses
• State Contract Certificationos (SWaM) (Specialty)
• Subcontracting Opportunities

Starting a Business

• Business Research Resources (Specialty)
• Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
• Forming a Business (Specialty)
• Home-Based Business Training (Specialty)
• Registration, Licenses and Permits (Specialty)
• Site Location (Specialty)
• Startup Business Counseling (Specialty)
• Startup Classes (Specialty)

Tax Services

• State and Federal Tax Training
• State Tax Credit Information
• Tax Credits
• Tax Preparation Assistance
• Tax Registration

Technical Assistance / Support Services

• Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)
• Coding Schools, Bootcamps, Classes
• Commercialization (Specialty)
• Design Services
• Industrial Technology Research (Specialty)
• Marketing (Specialty)
• Pollution Prevention / Green Operations
• Technology Transfer (Specialty)
• Virtual Consulting and Online Services (Specialty)
• Website Development (Specialty)

Training

• Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training
• Budget, Cash Flow and Financial Statements Training (Specialty)
• Business Management Training (Specialty)
• Business Plan Training and Assistance (Specialty)
• Diversity Equity and Inclusion
• E-Commerce/Internet Marketing (Specialty)
• Government Procurement (Specialty)
• Health Care Training
• Home-Based Business Training
• Human Resources Training (Specialty)
• International Trade Education and Training (Specialty)
• Marketing Plan Training (Specialty)
• Online Courses and Videos (Specialty)
• Startup Classes (Specialty)
• Trade Education and Training (Specialty)

Accelerators and Incubators

• Accelerator
• Incubator

Events and Ecosystem Building

• Hackathon / Startup Week or Weekends
• Markets or Sales Events, including Pop-Ups
• Networking / Meetups
• Pitch Events