LiftFund Women’s Business Center
About
The Dallas/Fort Worth LiftFund Women’s Business Center (WBC) is dedicated to supporting business owners, especially women and minorities, through business education and business consulting. Since 2018, the WBC has been serving the Dallas/Fort Worth small business community with consultations and trainings to entrepreneurs at all stages of their business. Whether you need a start-up business plan, or advice and seminars on business and market planning to grow your business, we are here for you.
The WBC is a program of LiftFund, a non-profit small business lender, and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration. We provide innovative business support services like technical and soft skill trainings, accelerator programs, individual consultations, and strategic partnerships with other small business service providers. The LiftFund Women’s Business Center is funded in part by the US Small Business Administration’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership.
Our Counseling Services Include
- Business Start Up: assist with concept ideas, financial forecasts, market research, and general start-up assistance for new business venture
- Business Plan Development: assist with writing and formalizing the business plan and financial projections
- Business Growth: assist with exploring funding options and preparing for loan applications; brainstorming ideas and creating action plans with SMART goals
- Marketing Plans: Assist with writing and formalizing a responsive marketing plan that meets your needs; assist with development of business social media pages and website
- Management Assistance: Assist with financial management, human resource management, organization and operations
Services Provided
Become Supplier or Vendor
- Price History
- Registration Assistance
Business Planning
- Learn Dallas regulations and markets
- Research a business idea
- Find research tools & data sources
- Write a marketing plan
- Write a business plan
Corporate Responsibility
- Volunteer opportunities
Find Funding
- Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training
- Accelerator (Startup) Program
- Financial Literacy Training
- Budget, Financial Statement and Cash Flow Training
Internship Programs and Student Services
- Student Research Projects
- Internship Program
- Student marketing Projects
Legal Services
- Forming a Business
Management Issues
- Leadership/Professional Development
Marketing & Sales
- Feasibility Studies
- Market Plan Development and Training
- Market Research
- Student Marketing Projects
- Competitive Analysis
Mentors
- Mentoring Programs
- Peer Training Programs
- Accelerator (Startup) Program
Networking & Associations
- Home Based
- Small Business/General
- Geographically Based
- Demographically Based
Research Sources and Libraries
- Research a business idea
- Find research tools and data sources
- Business Research Resources
Startup / Form a Business
- Startup business counseling
- Formation & registration
- Tax issues & ID numbers
- Buy a business / franchise
- Other startup issues
- Startup Classes
Startup Event / Community Building
- Networking-Type Events
Technical Assistance
- Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training
Training
- Accelerator (Startup) Program
- Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training
- Budget, Financial Statements and Cash Flow Training
- Business Management and Strategy Training
- Business Plan Training and Assistance
- E-Commerce/Internet Marketing
- Financial Literacy Training
- Home-Based Business Training
- Marketing Plan Development and Training
- Startup or Pre-Launch Training
Tarsha Polk
8828 N. Stemmons Freeway
Suite 142
Dallas, TX 75247
(214) 572-9452
tpolk@planfund.com
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