June 7, 2021 Business owners continue to have options for financial assistance available to apply to now (and others that will be available shortly). Please note that changes from Disaster COVID-19 Business Lending & Grants 21-401 are highlighted in yellow. If this is your first time receiving the document, we suggest reading the entire […]
by Lauren Bass It’s fair to say that the average Vermonter can easily remember the fall of the Berlin Wall. We can recall when wearing seatbelts in cars was optional and we balanced our checkbooks by hand. We remember where we were and what we were doing when frenzied reports of a plane flying into […]
Virtual presentation on June 25: “Crossing the Generational Divide” RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (May 6, 2021) – The world’s leading Gen Z and Millennials speaker, Jason Dorsey, is coming to Vermont…virtually. On June 25 at 1 p.m., the statewide business community will have an opportunity to attend a unique and inspiring presentation delivered by the industry […]
By Amanda Kuhnert Great start-up ideas begin with a problem that needs solving. A few years ago, Tobin Porter-Brown and Annie Myers were looking for a place in Hardwick to do some computer work. When they couldn’t find a coffee shop, they ended up working in the front seat of their car. And that’s when […]
When four experienced, well-connected bankers decided to join forces and start a small community bank, their intended marketing plan was to open the doors of their flagship location and reach out to their contacts to say, “we’re open,” a frequently used approach that assumes, “build it and they will come.” However, something happened during the […]
By Amanda Kuhnert When Dawn Wagner took a job at Lake Champlain Chocolates as a student at the University of Vermont, she had no intention of becoming a chocolatier. Her focus, at the time, was theater. After graduation, Wagner moved to New York City, where she worked as a stage manager for on- and off-Broadway […]
In February, we hosted a webinar with Vermont Law School on Small Business Bankruptcy and Reorganization. The goal of this webinar was to clarify the available options, demystify the legal process and destigmatize common misconceptions about bankruptcy. One question that was frequently asked during this webinar was, “How should I prepare for a consultation about […]
“A team is not a group of people who work in the same place…a team is a group of people who trust each other.”-Simon Sinek One-on-one no cost advising. Helping businesses start, grow and thrive. These are the hallmark services of Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) that business owners and entrepreneurs rely on whether […]
VtSBDC introduces 7-part “Know Your Number$ series: Financial knowledge adds up to informed business decisions RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (April 9, 2021) – Financial Literacy Month is underway, bringing to the forefront the importance of understanding the connection between financial literacy and business outcomes. Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) has responded in a timely way […]
Fledgling ideas take flight Helping Vermont’s young entrepreneurs transform a brilliant idea from a glimmer into an operational business is a vital component of Vermont Small Business Development Center’s (VtSBDC) mission and services. Since 1992, VtSBDC advisors have worked with entrepreneurs of all ages and stages, and value their amazing creativity and hard work that […]
