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Business advice can start before your idea is finished
Longwood SBDC offers consulting, not a promise of financing.
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What the consulting service offers
Longwood Small Business Development Center offers no-cost, confidential, individual consulting for entrepreneurs and established owners. Its services include testing a concept, assessing a market, preparing sales and cash-flow projections, marketing, management and expansion planning.
You do not need to arrive with every answer already settled.
Advice and financing are separate
The center says it does not itself provide financing. Advice about funding options or preparation is not a loan or grant approval.
Preparing for the first conversation
Bring a short description of the idea, intended customers, your main uncertainty and whatever numbers you have. Register through the official site and confirm the meeting arrangement.
A focused first question is often more useful than an elaborate plan whose assumptions have not yet been tested.
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