The Kansas Small Business Development Center at JCCC increases economic prosperity in Kansas by helping entrepreneurs and small business owners start and growth their businesses through professional consulting, training and resources.

If you're already in business in Johnson, Miami and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas, you can schedule an appointment to take advantage of confidential and comprehensive business consulting at no charge. The KSBDC consultants are skilled small business professionals with expertise in many areas, including marketing and sales, accounting, financial analysis and cost control, human resources, time management, inventory control, business acquisition, and business liquidation or sale.

Ways the KSBDC can help your business succeed include developing a business or strategic plan, providing a professional business analysis, creating a human resources plan, identifying marketing strategies, analyzing financial statements, exploring financing options and assisting in developing projections for banks and investors. They also introduce business owners to potential growth strategies in specialty areas such as exporting and government procurement.

If you're thinking of starting your own business, pick up a packet of general business start-up information in the KSBDC office in room 240 of the Regnier Center on the JCCC campus. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can also take advantage of low-cost start-up workshops offered by the center and free counseling sessions with the small business consultants by appointment.

JCCC's KSBDC is part of the Kansas Small Business Development Center network, which has regional and outreach centers located throughout the state of Kansas.  The KSBDC operates in a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Kansas Department of Commerce.

For more information or to make an appointment, contact the KSBDC at ksbdc@jccc.edu or call 913-469-3878.