Counseling - KU Kansas Small Business Development Center

COUNSELING

The KU-KSBDC provides free and confidential one-to-one counseling for small business owners, managers, and prospective owners. The center is able to work with any company that fits into the SBA's definition of a small business. The definition changes by industry, but is typically 500 employees or fewer. Click here to visit the SBA's website for their definition of "small." The center works both with startup companies and with existing small businesses.

Counseling services are provided on an individual basis to meet the needs of the specific company or business owner. Typical areas covered in counseling include the startup process, business planning, financing / funding, marketing, accounting, human resources and taxes. The objective of this counseling is to promote a healthy small business community and to foster economic development through new business starts, expansions, new / retained jobs and sales growth.

It is easy to become a KU-KSBDC client. A simple application form must be completed to become and client and is necessary before setting up an appointment. These forms can be downloaded in PDF form below. Forms can be emailed back to the center at office@kusbdc.net , mailed to our offices at 734 Vermont, Suite 104, Lawrence, KS 66044, or faxed to 785-843-8878. If you have any questions or challenges regarding this application, please contact us at 785-843-8844.

CLIENT APPLICATION FORM FOR EXISTING BUSINESSES

CLIENT APPLICATION FORM FOR START-UP BUSINESSES

Included in this application is a "statement of understanding" that explains the roles and responsibilities of the relationship between the KSBDC and a client. This form must be read and signed before an appointment can be set.

Ask us about our new mentoring program where we connect experienced entrepreneurs with newer entrepreneurs. A great way to interact with another business owner regarding the "ins and outs" of running a successful business.

The Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Cooperative Agreement No. 3-603001-2-0017-8. The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through such funding does not constitute and expressed or implied endorsement of the co-sponsors' or participants' opinions, products or services. SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. A partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing (KDOCH).