ISBDC Resources for Veteran Owned Start-ups & Small Businesses ISBDC business counseling Financing and marketing resources Upcoming events

ISBDC Resources: Who/What/How Who do we serve? Small business owners Start-up entrepreneurs What do we offer: One-on-one business counseling at no charge Workshops, events Industry, market, company, and financial data Connect people, resources

Counties served: Lake Porter LaPorte Starke Pulaski Jasper Newton Team of 4 advisors

NW ISBDC Advising Team Member County Areas of Special Expertise Lorri Feldt Lake La Porte Marketing/sales/manufacturing Cindy Bertram Lake Marketing/start-ups Gary Brownlee Porter/Jasper Finance/banking/former business owner Ken Gonzalez Lake/Newton Operations/manufacturing Bill Gregory Lake/Porter Training/strategic planning

Financial projections How we can assist you: Entrepreneurial Services Start-ups Business Plan Market data Access to Capital Local lenders Local funding sources Microloans Established Businesses Marketing resources Financial projections Business valuations Specialty services Strategic planning Location assistance Export assistance

ISBDC tools to help you with Financing Need help with your business plan? Business plan templates, excellent financial projections model Assist with your draft projections, produce financial statements if needed 2nd pair of eyes to prepare for lender review IBIS industry reporting Valuation of businesses for buyer or seller

How we help with Marketing Defining your market, your unique value Market data – demographic, spending and other data for any geography Retail spending by category Company data – identify prospects (or competitors) for B2B businesses Help developing your marketing plan, social media approach, digital presence

Traffic Count Map Highland, IN

Connecting People Sources of financing: lenders, Accion, local funding opportunities PTAC = Procurement Technical Assistance Center Diana Hunter can assist with government contracting opportunities and certifications Universities – PNW and IUN Partners can help with prototyping, engineering, marketing SCORE, Chambers, local economic development resources Attorneys, accountants and other professional services

NW ISBDC Upcoming Events Start-up 101 workshop Dec 13th at Purdue Tech Center, Crown Point 1 Million Cups event every 2nd & 4th Wed. at 9 am at PNW Commercialization Center in Hammond

Purdue Tech Center in Crown Point How can we help You? To get started, let’s talk today. Or go to our website, email or call us. Lorri Feldt Northwest ISBDC 219.644.3513 northwest@isbdc.org Purdue Tech Center in Crown Point www.isbdc.org What to know what’s going on? Like us at ‘Northwest ISBDC’ on acebook Follow @nwisbdc on Twitter