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Vermont Small Business Development Center

Training

Need to update or acquire a new business skill? VtSBDC offers you a wide variety of trainings on-line and in-person.

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Vermont Small Business Development Center

Business Advisors

Are you an entrepreneur with an existing business or just have an idea? Business Advising is the cornerstone of the services offered you by VtSBDC. A trained and experienced Business Advisor is ready to work with you at no cost, one-on-one.

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Youth Entrepreneurship Program

Are you an educator invested in our Vermont students becoming the business owners of tomorrow? REAL- Rural Entrepreneurship Through Action Learning - is an experiential curriculum that develops entrepreneurial knowledge and skills.

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Technology and Commercialization

Are you a technology-driven entrepreneur or existing business with innovation related or IP questions? At VtSBDC we understand that you have specific needs and so we have specially trained Technology and Commercialization Advisors to work with you one-on-one.

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Veterans and Service Connected Vermonters

Are you a soldier or a member of a military family? VtSBDC recognizes that you have specific needs as business owners so we have created a tool box of individualized assistance programs.

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Agribusiness

Do you run a farm or produce specialty food products? VtSBDC is dedicated to your business’s health and vitality. Two advisors, with backgrounds in agri-business, are available to you for one-on-one advising.

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Grow a Business

As an established business, your needs can be met by VtSBDC in a variety of ways: No-Cost Confidential Advising; Training; Financial Analysis tools; and Strategic Assessment.

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Start a Business

Starting a business requires enthusiasm, commitment and a wide variety of skills. VtSBDC is here to help you in a variety of ways: The Community Business Connections' website…

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Welcome to Vermont Small Business Development Center

VtSBDC provides no-cost, confidential business advising and low-cost training services to all small businesses and new ventures in Vermont. Our business advisors are highly trained, experienced business people committed, as individuals and as a team, to working with you. Our training programs are offered on-line and in-person and cover a wide range of topics important to your business’s success. Our motto: You can be in business for yourself – but you don’t have to be in business by yourself. We are here to support you and your business at every stage.

VTSBDC News

  • Feb
  • 01
  • 2012

Vermont Recognizes the First Ten Green Restaurants

Ten restaurants have been designated as Green Restaurants in the Green Mountain State in the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership (VBEP). The VBEP is a state program that recognizes businesses of all sizes for their environmental stewardship efforts. VBEP is a joint program of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the Vermont Small Business Development Center that is free of cost to participating businesses. Vermont businesses joining the VBEP go beyond compliance with existing environmental regulations, using resource conservation strategies and implementation of environmental best management practices. In addition to attracting customers seeking environmentally responsible businesses, Green Restaurants can save thousands of dollars a year by reducing energy and water use, reducing waste disposal costs, and reducing costs for material purchases. They benefit from the operational advice and knowledge of VBEP representatives.

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  • Jan
  • 24
  • 2012

VtSBDC and VT REAL will join its Entrepreneurship Week "Team Vermont" partners to celebrate Vermont's entrepreneurial spirit.

On February 9, 2012 VtSBDC and VT REAL will join its Entrepreneurship Week "Team Vermont" partners to celebrate Vermont's entrepreneurial spirit. Over 200 attendees are expected between the Statehouse Cafeteria and Capitol Plaza venues.

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