1. We would like to be your business partner… Only Better!

2. Provide your business professional consulting and advising with certified business advisors Provide your business professional consulting and advising with certified business advisors As your business partner we can…

3. Recognition Counts

4. Provide you with access to over 70 topic specific seminars and workshops covering pertinent topics for businesses at all stages from start-up to growth and existing. As your business partner we can…

5. In 2008, we: Advised 961 Small Businesses Facilitated $12,844,875 in loans / investment capital Won the Ohio SBDC Performance Award Awarded the SBDC Service Excellence and Innovation Center Award by the SBA Were named one of the top 10 SBDC’s out of over 900 SBDC’s in the country As your business partner we can… Provide your business an experienced and award winning team Provide your business an experienced and award winning team

6. As your business partner we can… Access to numerous resources and networks to support your growth Access to numerous resources and networks to support your growth

7. As your business partner we can… Provide access to numerous resources and Networking opportunities to support your growth Provide access to numerous resources and Networking opportunities to support your growth

8. As your business partner you get…

9. Chris Brogan Jim Canterucci Mike Figliuolo As your business partner you get…

10. Specific services include: Developing export strategies Preparing your product or service for export International legal considerations Shipping your product; pricing, quotation and terms Methods of payment and Financing Export transactions Business travel abroad Selling overseas. As your business partner we can… Provide International Trade Assistance Provide International Trade Assistance

11. Continuous Improvement & Modernization ~ Process improvements, workforce assessments & training, lean operations … Inventions & Prototyping ~ Product design, modeling, prototyping, market assessment, Intellectual property, R&D grants … Partnering & Commercialization ~ Licensing technologies, capital access, mfg partners, marketing channels, fulfillment strategies … As your business partner we can… Provide Manufacturing & Commercialization Assistance

12. Consider us your business partner… Only Better!

13. The Ohio SBDC at Columbus State p. 614-287-5294 http://sbdcfreeadvice.ning.com For Information on SBDC Activities