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Nebraska Business Development Center
(NBDC)
Aretha Prodjinotho
Omaha Center Director
(402) 554-6633
[email protected]
http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/BusinessConsulting
OUR PURPOSE
NBDC is an educational service designed to
help business owners, especially small and
medium-sized businesses, complete with
larger firms that have the resources to employ
similar consulting services.
NBDC Business Consulting Clients
NBDC Business Consultants work with:
● For-profit businesses
● Start-ups and potential business owners
● Established businesses
seeking expansion
needing to improve their operations
NBDC’s Business Consulting Services
● Business plan development
● Business strategy assistance
● Financial forecasting
● Comparison to industry standards
● Cash flow analysis
● Loan application assistance
● Exporting
● Business valuation
● Business transition planning
Who are NBDC consultants?
 Center Directors and permanent consultants
with MBA’s and practical business experience in
a variety of industries and functional areas
 MBA Graduate students at UNO
 Center Directors are Certified “Economic
Development Finance Professionals”
NBDC: Economic Impact – 2012
 2,966 clients served
 $65,301,484 in capital investments
 $147,846,340 increased sales
 3,139 jobs created and saved
Total Economic Impact: $374,788,432
OTHER NBDC SERVICES
 Veterans Assistance Program
 Procurement Technical Assistance
 Sustainability and Green Business Practices
 Small Business Innovative Research
 Professional Development Programs
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