Fax: District Director:. Herbert Austin. Office Directory. Wednesday, December 1, - am CST. SBA Participating. Registration Required. Wednesday, January 5, - am CST. Wednesday, February 2, - am CST. Wednesday, March 2, - am CST. Previous Next. See how we helped Gadberry Construction. Watch Now. Start a Business. Get information. The Tarrant SBDC assists existing and prospective small business owners by offering a wide variety of services that include one-on-one advising, assistance with financing, accounting, market research, business plan development and marketing.
Partnering with local agencies and organizations, we provide entrepreneurs with valuable connections and resources to help them start and grow sustainable successful businesses. Through our North Texas SBDC regional network, we are also able to provide assistance in government contracting, international trade, and technology commercialization. She walked me through the entire process for producing the afore-mentioned documents and financial statements and presented the material in a way that made sense and was easy to understand.
Cynthia reviewed my Business Plan several times making excellent suggestions for improvements and asking probing questions that forced me to really think through all of the steps of the business plan and collect a broad range of information that allowed for a very comprehensive snapshot of my business.
She helped me find banks to work with, provided advice on many facets of business operation, including; finding a retail location, understanding customers and how to identify and reach them, selecting merchant services providers and business systems. Every bank I talked to mentioned how good my business plan was which gave me a lot of confidence that I had thought the business out well.
At the end of the process, I had several banks that were ready to make the loan, and was able to compare and select the proposal that best fit my needs. I continue to work with Cynthia, as I have moved forward with my business, and she has proven to be an excellent resource for valuable business information and a wise and experienced thought partner. I am writing today to offer my sincere appreciation. Your organization was the driving force behind the success of my business plan.
I entered the business plan competition in and participated in the training and advisory services offered to me as a contestant. Even though my company, Fondren Forensics, had been operating successfully for ten years, I had never made a business plan. I was beginning to grow my business into a new forensic discipline and without a good business plan, it would be very difficult to plan, project and move into future growth and success.
I learned this as I worked with Doug, designing and refining my own plan. I will never forget my first visit with Doug Cannon. He was personable and friendly yet direct and firm about expectations, and the work required to produce a quality finished product. He told me I had a lot of work to do and he gave me the tools I needed to get started with my project of writing this business plan.
He was genuinely concerned with my effort and truly wanted me to do my very best. I felt as though Doug was in my corner and his advice helped me tremendously as I worked the tireless days and nights to formulate and perfect my business plan.
Ultimately, I advanced to the finals and won second place in the competition. My advice to other small businesses is to get on board with an advisor as early as possible. And, if you are lucky enough to get Doug Cannon on your team, pay attention and follow his advice because it is truly award-winning!
I am not the same person I was when I walked through that door a year ago and my company has greatly benefited because of the relationship I have established with the SBDC. EnvironX Solutions, in its current form, was born in I invented and brought to market Peat FireX in May , a product that has revolutionized the way the world addresses peat fires.
This is the sole solution to a One Billion Dollar a year challenge worldwide. In the short time it has been on the market, Peat FireX has garnished praise from fire officials in most parts of the world and by the end of ; the whole world will be utilizing the product where peat phenomenon is a challenge. EnvironX Solutions Inc. Launching a new product to fill this vital niche in the fire retardant industry and during this challenging economy has been quite an accomplishment.
My first point of contact and still my go to person is Deb Liptak. And God bless Deb for taking my calls when I once again have my time changes confused on the other side of the world!
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