March 17 is National #SBDCDay!
SBDC Day is a national, collective proclamation of the impact America’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) have on the success of our nation’s dreamers, innovators, and doers – America’s small businesses.
Today, we are celebrating our local SBDC, Lord Fairfax Small Business Development Center! The LFSBDC team has worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to help businesses access COVID-related resources, communicate assistance opportunities, and consult with businesses one-on-one to overcome challenges specific to their business. Unfamiliar with the SBDC? We encourage you to explore their website and reach out to them see how they might assist your business in its startup, growth, or recovery.
Let's take a look at what clients have identified as top benefits of LFSBDC services:
- Objective Feedback and Advice – from small business experts focused on YOUR best interests
- There is no membership involved; nothing that you have to join.
- No rigid size restrictions.
- Their goal is to give you accurate, timely, and objective feedback.
- Save Time and Errors – clarifying confusion, solving problems, and answering questions
- Don’t waste time or risk costly errors by acting on issues you do not understand.
- Use SBDC much like a concierge service – contact them whenever you encounter questions or problems of any type and they will work to point you in the right direction.
- Some solutions might include linking you to other experts or organizations that are best equipped for your circumstances.
- Connections– to critical resources, to highly qualified professionals, and to business organizations or other businesses for networking, teaming, or supplier relationships
- Each Lord Fairfax SBDC staff member has years of experience in small business issues.
- Their staff is familiar with city and county processes, organizations and resources, and can help you make strategic connections.
- They engage specialized consultants that offer additional levels of expertise and support.
- Lord Fairfax SBDC also helps businesses make connections to organizations and other businesses that might be helpful for networking or business development.
- LFSBDC provides resources that help their clients understand how to operate in their local city or county.
- Financial Insights – SBDC experts can help you optimize your cash management and/or prepare stronger loan or line of credit applications
- Businesses can benefit from examining their cash flow with the Lord Fairfax SBDC Business Analyst. That analysis, like all Lord Fairfax SBDC services, provides guidance and feedback without cost, and can improve your profitability.
- The Business Analyst has many years of banking experience and can guide you on presenting your strongest case to loan officers. LFSBDC recommends that you meet with the Business Analyst BEFORE you approach a lender.
- Free, Confidential, and No Obligation
- They are here to help you! All Lord Fairfax SBDC resources and services are free, confidential and without obligation.
Thank you LFSBDC for your continued support of businesses in the greater-Frederick County region.
LFSBDC in the News - Just a few!
Program Helps Business Owners Focus on Goals
SBRT Program a Blessing for Small Businesses
Small Business Development Center Kicks Off Webinar Series on Leadership
SBDC Director Offers Tips to Businesses on Reopening
