Is it time to take your business to the next level? Allow us to help you make the process easier with our Level Up program.
How do you know when it is time to expand your business?
SBDC Level Up is a program developed by the Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development Center to assist small business owners in identifying when they are ready to expand and drive their business to the next level. Through this program, business owners will work on putting together their path towards growth as they evaluate and develop on their metrics, benchmarks, teams, financials, triggers and strategies to reach the next level of growth. Trainees will learn how to de-risk expansion and get involved in proactive growth.
Some of the biggest obstacles in growing your business include:
Categories of growth:
Participation Target: 20 Participants – 1 per Industry
Vetting Process: All applications will be going through a vetting process. Approved participants will be notified by October 20, 5 pm via email
Business Size: $100,000+ in Revenue – Min of 2 Employees
Every business faces a series of challenges on its path to growth. This module covers a variety of successful approaches to growth. You will find out how to grow your business as you learn about successful growth opportunities, identify failure in growth and pitfalls to avoid, and take actions setting your growth plan as aligned with your vision. Are you ready to grow?
Planning:
People:
Deliverables:
There is only one boss: CUSTOMERS! Growth in your business is all about attracting new customers and/or expanding what your existing customers are buying from you. This module will take your growth plan and help you hon in your efforts on bettering the outcomes of your current marketing efforts, defining your target areas that you are trying to reach and developing a strategy to grow your customer base.
Customers – Marketing:
Customers – Sales:
Cash:
Closing:
Our suite of programs are designed to guide businesses in the early stages to receive the information, resources, and assistance necessary to enter their given market in just a few weeks.
At OCIE SBDC Network, our team of qualified consultants provide high-quality expertise to help your business succeed in both the short-term and long-term. We are a well-known provider of small business consulting, education, and resources.
Find the tools you need to get your business up and running, with government resources, guides, templates, and more.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Funding is not an endorsement of any product, opinion, or service. All programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Funded in part through a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.
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