Rural Busines & Resources Center

	Rural Business and Resources Center
Larry Smith, Coordinator To request further information, please contact: Rural Business & Resources Center P.O. Box 351 Seminole, OK 74868 (405) 303-2949 (405) 584-2376 E-mail:	Hello ! What we are . . . Seminole State College’s Educational Foundation and Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc. have partnered through a grant from the Small Business Association to form the Rural Business and Resources Center. This organization aims to aid economic development in Seminole State College’s five county service area, which includes Hughes, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Pottawatomie, and Seminole counties. By offering free individual counseling and training opportunities, the Rural Business and Resources Center works to assist individuals in exploring the opportunities of starting or expanding and improving an existing business. What we can do . . . When potential or current entrepreneurs come to the Rural Business and Resources Center for assistance, their needs are assessed and then, working together, a strategic plan of action is put into place. A client may be looking for help putting together a business plan, finding funding, or simply receiving training and encouragement. Besides counseling, the Rural Business and Resources Center also offers free training sessions throughout the college’s service area on issues ranging from Finance to Marketing to Implementing the Internet into Your Business. Through free training and assistance, the RBRC can help both the beginner and the advanced… • Research the market for your proposed business • Develop a business plan and a marketing plan • Avoid the common pitfalls of starting a business • Learn how to access capital • Tap resources and network with other entrepreneurs • Set up record-keeping systems • Learn the fundamentals of financial statements • Learn about small business tax incentives • Improve business and time management skills • Receive training in human resource matters • Plan for the future and control business growth •Get acquainted with technologies and software for small businesses Arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made for RBRC events, if requested. Contact Larry Smith, Coordinator, Rural Business and Resources Center, P.O. Box 351, Seminole, OK 74868 or call 405-303-294 U.S. Small Business Administration This U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Cooperative Agreement is partially funded by the SBA. 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.	Helpful Links bizplans.com business.gov okcommerce.gov onlinewbc.gov oktax.state.ok.us ruralenterprises.com score.org sba.gov sife.org

Rural Business and Resources Center

Larry Smith, Coordinator

To request further information, please contact:

Rural Business & Resources Center
P.O. Box 351
Seminole, OK 74868

(405) 303-2949
(405) 584-2376

E-mail:

Hello ! What we are . . .

Seminole State College’s Educational Foundation and Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc. have partnered through a grant from the Small Business Association to form the Rural Business and Resources Center.

This organization aims to aid economic development in Seminole State College’s five county service area, which includes Hughes, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Pottawatomie, and Seminole counties. By offering free individual counseling and training opportunities, the Rural Business and Resources Center works to assist individuals in exploring the opportunities of starting or expanding and improving an existing business.

What we can do . . .

When potential or current entrepreneurs come to the Rural Business and Resources Center for assistance, their needs are assessed and then, working together, a strategic plan of action is put into place.

A client may be looking for help putting together a business plan, finding funding, or simply receiving training and encouragement.

Besides counseling, the Rural Business and Resources Center also offers free training sessions throughout the college’s service area on issues ranging from Finance to Marketing to Implementing the Internet into Your Business.

Through free training and assistance, the RBRC can help both the beginner and the advanced…

• Research the market for your proposed business
• Develop a business plan and a marketing plan
• Avoid the common pitfalls of starting a business
• Learn how to access capital
• Tap resources and network with other entrepreneurs
• Set up record-keeping systems
• Learn the fundamentals of financial statements
• Learn about small business tax incentives
• Improve business and time management skills
• Receive training in human resource matters
• Plan for the future and control business growth
•Get acquainted with technologies and software for small businesses

Arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made for RBRC events, if requested. Contact Larry Smith, Coordinator, Rural Business and Resources Center, P.O. Box 351, Seminole, OK 74868 or call 405-303-294

U.S. Small Business Administration

This U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Cooperative Agreement is partially funded by the SBA. 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.

Helpful Links