1. 1 Kathy Wheeler 7001 Loisdale Road, Suite C Springfield, VA 22150 703-768-1440 www.cbponline.org

2. 2 About CBP 1995Incorporated as 501(c)3 1997Business Finance Center obtained $1M Loan Pool 1998National accreditation as SBDC 2001Women’s Business Center 2004Moved to Springfield Location 2004Business Incubation Center 2005Financial Education Center 2008Certificate in Entrepreneurship w/ NVCC

3. 3 Funding Sources & Major Supporters U.S. Small Business Administration Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Fairfax County Office for Women Virginia Economic Initiative Enterprise Development Initiative U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Mass Mutual Capital Financial Partners Claude Moore Foundation George Mason University Northern Virginia Community College Fairfax County Small Business Commission Northern Virginia Urban League

4. 4 CBP’s Programs Entrepreneur Certificate Program

5. 5 CBP Services Training, Training & More Training Free One-on-one counseling services $ or access to $ Small business library Computer and internet use Access to online databases Networking opportunities Training/conference room rentals Referral network Bulletin Board Business Directory Hall of Fame VIDA program

6. 6 Training/Counseling Topics Start-up Issues Business Plan Marketing Financing Risk Management Women & Minority Certifications Taxes, Recordkeeping & Bookkeeping Business Communications Cash Flow/Budgeting/Financial Planning

7. 7 2008 Statistics 263 training events held 4,037 attendees 452 individuals received 933 hours of one-on-one counseling CBP clients created or retained 1,242 jobs CBP clients reported over $6.5M in capital investment

8. 8 CBP Signature Events Annual Women Entrepreneurs’ Expo Annual Business Plan Contest Annual Veteran’s Conference 1 st Friday Networking Holiday Marketplace NxLeveL™ Classes (GI Benefits) Business Plan Bootcamp FranklinCovey’s 7 Habits for Managers Monthly E-Newsletter; Mid-month training list

9. 9 QUESTIONS??