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Kathy Wheeler

7001 Loisdale Road, Suite C

Springfield, VA 22150

703-768-1440

www.cbponline.org

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About CBP

1995 Incorporated as 501(c)31997 Business Finance Center obtained

$1M Loan Pool1998 National accreditation as SBDC2001 Women’s Business Center2004 Moved to Springfield Location2004 Business Incubation Center2005 Financial Education Center 2008 Certificate in Entrepreneurship w/ NVCC

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Funding Sources & Major Supporters U.S. Small Business Administration Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Fairfax County Office for Women Virginia Economic Initiative Enterprise Development Initiative U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Mass Mutual Capital Financial Partners Claude Moore Foundation George Mason University Northern Virginia Community College Fairfax County Small Business Commission Northern Virginia Urban League

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CBP’s Programs

Entrepreneur Certificate Program

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CBP Services Training, Training & More Training Free One-on-one counseling services $ or access to $ Small business library Computer and internet use Access to online databases Networking opportunities Training/conference room rentals Referral network Bulletin Board Business Directory Hall of Fame VIDA program

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Training/Counseling Topics Start-up Issues Business Plan Marketing Financing Risk Management Women & Minority Certifications Taxes, Recordkeeping & Bookkeeping Business Communications Cash Flow/Budgeting/Financial Planning

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2008 Statistics

263 training events held 4,037 attendees 452 individuals received 933 hours of

one-on-one counseling CBP clients created or retained 1,242

jobs CBP clients reported over $6.5M in capital

investment

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CBP Signature Events

Annual Women Entrepreneurs’ Expo Annual Business Plan Contest Annual Veteran’s Conference 1st Friday Networking Holiday Marketplace NxLeveL™ Classes (GI Benefits) Business Plan Bootcamp FranklinCovey’s 7 Habits for Managers Monthly E-Newsletter; Mid-month training list

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QUESTIONS??