Business Development

Consulting Services

NOVA, in partnership with the Silicon Valley Small Business Development Center (SBDC), is pleased to offer SBDC's counseling services to small business owners twice a week at the CONNECT! Job Seeker Center across the parking lot from NOVA. The counseling can cover a variety of topics including:

• Finance: accounting, applying for loans
• Marketing: competition, target marketing, sales, advertising, public relations, customer service
• Management: staffing, leasing, operations
• Legal: taxes, state licensing, legal structures

Counselors are experienced business professionals from the Silicon Valley SBDC. Consulting sessions are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There is no cost for this service. To schedule an appointment with an SBDC representative, call 408-494-0240.

The CONNECT! Job Seeker Center is located at 420 S. Pastoria Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA. (See Map)

Both NOVA and the Silicon Valley SBDC are partners in CONNECT!, a collaborative of more than 30 organizations offering one-stop access to a wide range of services for businesses and job seekers in Silicon Valley.

For more information on SBDC counseling, call NOVA @ The CONNECT! Business Service Center, 408-730-7830.