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Pandemic Support Services
Advising, programming, and resources to support small business recovery
Given the significant upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Penn State SBDC has expanded services to provide education, training, and business advising to small businesses experiencing supply chain disruptions, staffing challenges, a decrease in gross receipts or customers, and/or closure during this time. Our Pandemic Support Services will help businesses ensure continuity of operations during periods of interrupted service.
Our Services
Educational Programs
Informational sessions on resources and topics such as emergency loan and grant programs, business resiliency, and starting a new business.
No-cost, Confidential Consulting
Assistance with loan applications, long-term planning, economic loss estimations, business preparedness, and more.
Access to Capital
Support accessing and applying for federal, state, and local lending and grant opportunities, including SBA, USDA and other commercial funding programs.
Risk Mitigation Strategies
Strategies to protect intellectual property and mitigate cyber threats such as scams, predatory lenders or other nefarious actors.
Workplace Safety Guidance
Information & tools to protect workplaces, employees and customers against potential health and safety threats.
FEATURED TRAINING
R3: Reevaluate. Redefine. Remodel.
Designed to give small business owners insight into strategic planning by identifying business capabilities and designing a road map to launch future initiatives.
The R3 program consists of three, 30-day modules:
- Reevaluate: In the first phase of the program, participants will evaluate internal operations by identifying strengths and weaknesses to leverage while planning for the future.
- Redefine: In the second part of the 90-day journey, participants will identify external influences on their business and the opportunities & threats that accompany the external environment.
- Remodel: In the final stages of the process, participants will identify a strategy, design a roadmap, and begin to execute plans for future initiatives.
The program includes three, 2-hour workshops, bi-weekly coaching sessions, and access to a 90-day workbook to guide the business owner through the process of reevaluating, redefining, and remodeling their business with strategic foresight.
CLIENT SUCCESS
Bringing the Beach to Happy Valley
Learn how the Penn State SBDC helped entrepreneurs, Lee Ann and Turtle Patterson determine an operating structure and launch plan for their business, Sunset Slush in State College, PA.
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