“I spent over $100,000 for 5 years of college, but this was the best money I ever spent on education.” --David Kandel, The Tutoring Club

“At the time of our first appointment with Caroline, we had zero contracts, now we have won over $400,000 in contracts, with the potential to win another $3,000,000 in contracts, by mid 2008” –LaVelle Knight, VP Guild and Associates

Colorado’s economy is built on small business. Small businesses represent 97% of all employing businesses in Colorado, being a dominant source of new job creation in the State.  Moreover, small businesses represent 90% of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s membership. The Chamber is committed to strengthening small businesses and does this through its affiliate the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Denver Metro SBDC provides free one-on-one business consulting services and affordable business seminars.

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In 2010, the Denver Metro SBDC: 

• Provided consulting services to 1,074 clients
• Helped clients obtain more than $16.9 million in capital
• Helped clients secure more than $32 million in government and commercial contracts

The Denver Metro SBDC consulting services include but are not limited to:

• Government procurement and contracting
• Small, woman-owned and disadvantaged business certification
• Marketing strategy and research
• Exit and succession planning
• Sales and operations assistance
• Financial analysis
• Strategic and business planning
• Loan packaging
• Business acquisition
• Capital formation assistance
• Proposal writing

For additional information, visit the Denver Metro SBDC at www.denversbdc.org.

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