Winthrop Region Small Business Development Center

Winthrop Regional SBDC

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	Member of the Association of Small Business Development Centers

Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC -- home of the Winthrop Regional Small Business Development Center

118 Thurmond Building, Rock Hill, SC 29733 • 803/323-2283 • 803/323-4281 (Fax)

Already in business? . . .

Need some help with growth issues or tax information? These workshops are for YOU!




	FastTRAC^®"Listening to Your Business" Workshop

		A hands-on, 4-hour facilitated workshop designed to provide entrepreneurs and business managers with critical evaluation tools and action steps they need to maximize growth and profitability. This workshop will take you and a small group of fellow entrepreneurs through a four step evaluation and action process designed to enhance your company’s performance, now and into the future. You’ll be able to see where you are now in the planning process, and envision where you will be in three years. You don’t want to miss this workshop!! Sponsored by Winthrop Regional SBDC with York Technical College at the Baxter M. Hood Center, 452 S. Anderson Rd., Rock Hill, SC 29730 (next to York Technical College), March 10, 2010, 8:30am - 12:30 pm. To register or for more information, please call Brooke Pound at York Tech, 803-327-8029. With an entrepreneurs grant from the Citi Foundation, this $50 workshop is being offered to you for only $19.00, to include all materials.




	All-day free IRS Tax Workshop providing important tax information for new entrepreneurs as well as existing business owners. Speakers will include a CPA and representatives of the SC Employment Security and the SC Department of Revenue. Pre-register on our web site or by calling (803) 323-2283. The IRS Workshop will be held in the Thurmond Building (College of Business) Room 415 at Winthrop University on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.




	Are you ready to start your own business? Use this SBA questionnaire to ask yourself the tough realistic questions, and to better prepare yourself for business ownership. Pre-planning will greatly increase your chances for success. Pre-register for our free business start-up workshops, IRS Business Tax Workshop, or other industry-specific workshops scheduled throughout the year. (Check our calendar for new offerings.) Need to get started planning your business? These downloadable forms will get you started. Business Plan Template Start-Up Cost Worksheet Projected Sales Form Monthly Expenditures Form

The Winthrop Regional Small Business Development Center

located at Winthrop University’s College of Business Administration

As the population of South Carolina and the Rock Hill Area grows, the need to provide management and technical assistance to small business owners and managers also grows. The Small Business Development Center was established in 1978 and operates with funds from university, federal, and state grants. A consortium of four universities (University of South Carolina, Clemson University, Winthrop University, and South Carolina State University) operates the program. A state director operationally oversees the plans of the consortium.

The Winthrop Regional SBDC serves a wide geographical area of 15 South Carolina counties and strives to meet the needs of a diverse community of entrepreneurs. Associates in Rock Hill, Florence, and Myrtle Beach assist business owners, agricultural businesses of the Pee Dee, and tourist related firms strung along the Atlantic coast in Horry and Georgetown counties. The SBDC is funded in part by a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.


	Winthrop University and the Winthrop Regional SBDC are located in Rock Hill, SC




	Have you always had the BIG IDEA? Have you always dreamed of having YOUR OWN BUSINESS? If you’re willing to do the work, this may be the time for you to step up and make those dreams come true! New entrepreneurs, say experts, are generally expected to lead the economic recovery in the U.S. With help in putting your business plan together from the SBDC, and further assistance possible as a result of the new economic stimulus package when you’re ready for financing, that BIG IDEA may finally be within your reach! Make an appointment today to speak with one of our counselors -- we’ll be happy to get you on your way!

You will find SBA-sponsored offices of Small Business Development Centers housed in universities and colleges all over the country, all providing the same kind of one-on-one assistance and start-up information for those wanting to start a new business. We offer “How to Start A Small Business” workshops free of charge, as well as seminars for existing businesses on tax issues. Various SBDC locations will offer workshops on other subjects from time to time. We also offer free consultations to help you start and fine-tune your business plan, or locate a business loan when you are ready for that step. Please note, that although you may have seen ads telling you that there are grant funds available for business start-ups, no one including the SBA is currently giving grants for business start-up. Writing a good business plan and showing some personal financial input are still the best ways for any individual to qualify for additional funding from traditional lending sources. Call (803) 323-2283 today to schedule an appointment with our qualified counselors at our Winthrop location.

Winthrop Regional SBDC Business Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

If you need a personal consultation with one of our Consultants, please call for an appointment to insure that someone will be available to give you our undivided attention (803) 323-2283.

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The Winthrop Regional SBDC and its outlying area offices are operated with assistance from

A partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration