Free Workshops & Consulting

Microenterprise Participant Application

(Glenn & Mendocino Counties)

Make too much money or have too many employees for the above program?

West Company is also the Mendocino Small Business Development Center. This programs provides free consulting to any business in Mendocino County.

Complete an online application here.

 

ABOUT WEST COMPANY
West Company is a nonprofit economic development organization serving entrepreneurs and microbusiness owners in Northern California.

West Company maintains offices in Fort Bragg and Ukiah in Mendocino County. West Company also serves the communities of Mendocino, Willits, Laytonville, Hopland, Point Arena, Navarro, Philo, Covelo and Comptche as well as places in between.

West Company maintains an office in Orland in Glenn County. Also served are the communities of Orland, Hamilton City, Artois, Glenn, Butte City and Elk Creek.

Through business training and consulting programs, West Company assists clients in the development of a business plan for both start-up and expansion purposes. If you are interested in receiving one-on-one consulting or attending our Building A Better Business series of workshops, please visit our "Calendar" or "Contact Us" link above.

 

WEST COMPANY SERVICES

BUILDING A BETTER BUSINESS WORKSHOPS

Reality Check

Starting a Business

Market Research

Marketing Plan & Budget

Management & Finance

Record Keeping

Business on the Internet

Click here for detailed course descriptions

ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTING

Life Skills

Business Planning

Marketing

Management

Internet Consulting

Ongoing Consulting

Process Improvement

FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS

Personal Financial Readiness

Income Analysis

Credit Reports

Budgeting

Benefits Planning

Earned Income Credit

 

Business Financial Analysis

Breakeven Analysis

Cash Flow Projection & Analysis

Profit & Loss Statement

Loan Preparation

SELLING SOLUTIONS

West Company will create files suitable for self or professional printing. A printed sample and /or electronic copy of projects will be provided upon completion.

Brochures

Letterhead

Invoices/Order Forms

Sell Sheets

Flyers

Address Labels

Business Profile

Artist's Profile

RESOURCE LIBRARY

Resources are available for check out. You leave a deposit for the price of the book. We give you your deposit back when you bring the book (or other resource) back

Topics

Personal Readiness

Budgeting

Business Planning

Art & Craft Markets

Time Management

Management

Hiring & Managing Employees

Marketing

Supplier Catalogs

Local Demographic Information

Obtaining Financing

 

Click here for a Complete list

of Books Available

 

Other Business Resources

Small Business Administration

www.sba.gov

Procurement & Contracting with the Goverment
Disaster Assistance

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