Small Business Development Center

How to Start a Business workshop

The COCC Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers a wide range of programs designed to help you improve your management skills and the profitability of your business.

SBDC Workshops
How to Start a Business - Two hours of basic and essential information for anyone contemplating business ownership. We have several classes throughout the term.

How to Develop a Business Plan - A two evening workshop full of practical information for those in the preliminary stages of developing a business plan.

Launch Your Business - Get your business off to the right start. This six-week course combines one-on-one advising and workshops to help you develop a working plan to launch your business.

Small Business Management Program - A year-long program for established businesses to help you improve your management, organization and operation skills. This innovative program combines individual on-site business advising customized to your company’s needs together with a comprehensive selection of monthly classes. For more information, click here.

Other Classes
Each term we offer a wide range of classes and workshops for businesses.  Please see our current workshop schedule.

The Business Development Center is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA's funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions or services. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.