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LiftFund Women’s Business Center

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 individual consultations and group training 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.

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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

Business Planning

  • Write a business plan
  • Find research tools & data sources
  • Research a business idea
  • Write a marketing plan
  • Learn Dallas regulations and markets

Management Issues

  • Leadership/Professional Development

Find Funding

  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)
  • Budget, Financial Statement and Cash Flow Training (Specialty)
  • Financial Literacy Training (Specialty)
  • Accelerator (Startup) Program (Specialty)

Legal Services

  • Forming a Business (Specialty)

Research Sources and Libraries

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Find research tools and data sources
  • Research a business idea (Specialty)

Marketing & Sales

  • Competitive Analysis
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Market Plan Development and Training
  • Market Research
  • Student Marketing Projects

Networking & Associations

  • Demographically Based (Specialty)
  • Geographically Based (Specialty)
  • Home Based
  • Small Business/General (Specialty)

Become Supplier or Vendor

  • Price History
  • Registration Assistance (Specialty)

Technical Assistance

  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)

Training

  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)
  • Business Plan Training and Assistance (Specialty)
  • Budget, Financial Statements and Cash Flow Training (Specialty)
  • Home-Based Business Training (Specialty)
  • Marketing Plan Development and Training (Specialty)
  • Startup or Pre-Launch Training (Specialty)
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing (Specialty)
  • Business Management and Strategy Training (Specialty)
  • Accelerator (Startup) Program (Specialty)
  • Financial Literacy Training (Specialty)

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Internship Program
  • Student marketing Projects
  • Student Research Projects

Startup / Form a Business

  • Formation & registration (Specialty)
  • Startup business counseling (Specialty)
  • Other startup issues (Specialty)
  • Tax issues & ID numbers
  • Buy a business / franchise
  • Startup Classes (Specialty)

Mentors

  • Mentoring Programs (Specialty)
  • Peer Training Programs (Specialty)
  • Accelerator (Startup) Program (Specialty)

Startup Event / Community Building

  • Networking-Type Events (Specialty)

Corporate Responsibility

  • Volunteer opportunities
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Contact Information
Tarsha Polk
Address
8828 N. Stemmons Freeway
Suite 142
Dallas, TX 75247
Phone
(214) 572-9452
Website
http://www.liftfund.com/wbcdfw
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