In The News...
Small Business Person of the Year - Austin Merritt of Merritt Tool Company, Inc. (Kilgore SBDC)
Financial Services Champion of the Year - Judy Loden of Greater East Texas Certified Development Corp. (Trinity Valley SBDC)
Minority Small Business Champion of the Year - D. Jorge Urbina of the Law Office of D. Jorge Urbina/ Sendera Title (North Central Texas SBDC)
Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year - Mumammad R. Gaziani of Hiteq Computer Systems, Inc. (Government Contracting SBDC)
Veterans Small Business Champion of the Year - Team! - Timothy C. Woods of the Center for Government Contracting SBDC (Risk Management SBDC)
Small Business Exporter of the Year - Jim Anderson of ETCetera International (International SBDC)
Small Business Person of the Year - Austin Merritt of Merritt Tool Company, Inc. (Kilgore SBDC)
Financial Services Champion of the Year - Judy Loden of Greater East Texas Certified Development Corp. (Trinity Valley SBDC)
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Frequently Asked Questions...
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As a small business owner, we realize you might not have the resources to pay an environmental consultant to ensure your business complies with applicable environmental regulations. In fact, most small businesses delegate environmental responsibilities to an individual who is also responsible for several other aspects of operating the business. Keeping track of the complex environmental regulations that apply to the business is time consuming and sometimes overwhelming.
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The Risk Management SBDC offers no cost and confidential on-site assistance and one-on-one counseling sessions at our location, and provides the following solutions:
- Essential information that can be used by small business owners and managers.
- Materials that are plain English and user friendly.
- Risk management template for your business plan used as risk prevention planning for startups and improved risk controls for existing businesses.
- Development of a risk inventory, used to decide between three options: management of risk, particularly risk that cannot be controlled; risk reduction where control allows; and risk prevention through elimination of the risk wherever possible.
The Risk Management SBDC also offers counseling in these areas:
Business Risk Management
- Risk management training
- Risk management planning and assessment
- Insurance company and coverage selection
- Workers’ compensation costs control
Homeland Security
- Facility security
- IT security and communication
Environment
- Property and construction
- Notification/registration
- Waste handling, storage and reduction
- Inspections
- Enforcement
Health and Safety
- OSHA compliance
- Safety plan
- Hazard communication
- OSHA authorized 10 hour Outreach Training Course for General Industry
- No cost consultant during OSHA inspection of your facility
Business Development
- Business plan assistance for start-up or businesses in operation
- Market research and market plan assistance
- Business expansion or product line extension assistance
- Financial analysis, planning and resource research
In addition to the services described above, the Risk
Management SBDC, in coordination with its host organization, the Bill J. Priest
Institute for Economic Development, provides business counseling and training
services to the small businesses located in the Business Incubation Center
(BIC) at the Institute. For more information on the BIC, including how to become a tenant, call
214-860-5900.
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