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Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC). Aretha Prodjinotho Omaha Center Director (402) 554-6633 aprodjinotho@unomaha.edu http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/BusinessConsulting. OUR PURPOSE.
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Nebraska Business Development Center(NBDC) Aretha Prodjinotho Omaha Center Director (402) 554-6633 aprodjinotho@unomaha.edu http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/BusinessConsulting
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.
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
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
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”
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
OTHER NBDC SERVICES • Veterans Assistance Program • Procurement Technical Assistance • Sustainability and Green Business Practices • Small Business Innovative Research • Professional Development Programs