1. Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) Aretha Prodjinotho Omaha Center Director (402) 554-6633 aprodjinotho@unomaha.edu http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/BusinessConsulting

2. OUR PURPOSE NBDC is an educational service designed to help business owners, especially small and medium-sized businesses, complete with larger firms that have the resources to employ similar consulting services.

3. NBDC Business Consulting Clients NBDC Business Consultants work with: ● For-profit businesses ● Start-ups and potential business owners ● Established businesses  seeking expansion  needing to improve their operations

4. NBDC’s Business Consulting Services ● Business plan development ● Business strategy assistance ● Financial forecasting ● Comparison to industry standards ● Cash flow analysis ● Loan application assistance ● Exporting ● Business valuation ● Business transition planning

5. Who are NBDC consultants? Center Directors and permanent consultants with MBA’s and practical business experience in a variety of industries and functional areas MBA Graduate students at UNO Center Directors are Certified “Economic Development Finance Professionals”

6. NBDC: Economic Impact – 2012 2,966 clients served $65,301,484 in capital investments $147,846,340 increased sales 3,139 jobs created and saved Total Economic Impact: $374,788,432

7. OTHER NBDC SERVICES Veterans Assistance Program Procurement Technical Assistance Sustainability and Green Business Practices Small Business Innovative Research Professional Development Programs

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