Market Research – Techniques and Uses
In our previous blogs we covered how to identify a business idea, how to define the mission/problem your business is set to solve, and the different types of organizational structures.…
Business Transitions: Build Your Team
Sellers: What to Expect You’ve owned your business for many years and it’s provided you with a good quality of life. Perhaps you’ve raised a family, or perhaps it was…
Organizational Structures
Here at BDCC, we work with many early-stage businesses, and we’re often asked questions about organizational strategies and structures. In today’s blog we will define organizational strategy and shed a…
Creating a Mission Statement
In our previous blog we talked about how to identify a business idea. In this week’s blog we will discuss the next step in the process, creating mission statements. What…
Businesses In Transition
Every other week for the next few months, our posts will be focused on business transitions and succession planning. Across the country in all rural regions, an aging workforce and…
Identifying A Business Idea: Therefore, What?
If you are reading this blog, you are probably thinking about starting a new business. This life changing endeavor often feels overwhelming for many reasons. We might not be sure…
The Search for a Good Exit: Ownership Succession Planning Intro
In this seminar, you will learn the basics of how to choose a path for ownership succession in your business. We will take a close look at four different ways…
Starting Your Own Business? Workshops in Brattleboro April 16 & June 18
The Vermont Small Business Development Center will be hosting two workshops this spring in Brattleboro. If you have always wondered what it would take to start a business in Vermont,…
INSTIG8 2019 Workshop: How To Create Your Own Small Business Website
REGISTER How to create and update your own website in Squarespace! A workshop presented by Bob Lawson, Founder of Sustainable Digital (www.sustainabledigital.com) Websites for small businesses and nonprofits are as…
VPR’s “Brave Little State” Features Local Businesses
Brattleboro's Laura Zindel, founder of Laura Zindel Designs, was interviewed for Vermont Public Radio's series "Brave Little State". Laura offered some important advice for small business people and creatives, and gave…