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Business Counseling

We provide practical, up-to-date counseling and technical assistance to start-ups and existing small businesses. At our SBDC center in Arlington, experienced entrepreneurs and professional business counselors provide assistance in:

  • Making Pre-startup Decisions
  • Accounting
  • Business Planning and Problem Solving
  • Controlling and Reducing Costs
  • Exporting
  • Financing
  • Government Procurement and Contracting
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Taxes and Licenses
For appointments fill out the request for counseling form, print and send it to by mail or fax it to us 703 892 1542. To schedule an appointment by phone call 703-892-1528

Multilingual Business Counseling
Provide business counseling in Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean and Hindi languages. For assistance in Hindi, Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese please call 703-892-1528

Forms
Request for Counseling form (.doc 170KB)

Request for Counseling form (.pdf 76KB)

Training
Conduct training workshops on all aspects of small business fundamentals for a nominal charge.

International Trade

Our International Trade Center (ITC), located at 901 S Highland Street in Arlington in conjunction with US Export Assistance Center provides comprehensive international trade assistance in market development and trade finance assistance to small businesses.

  • One-on-one export trade counseling
  • Export readiness evaluation
  • Market research and trade statistics
  • Targeting international markets
  • Tax and legal considerations
  • Financing options
  • Trade leads-matching the local companies with the needs of overseas buyers.
  • Partner identification
  • Trade mission preparation
  • Trade information through Automated Trade Locator Assistance System (ATLAS)
  • Resolve client’s international trade/legal problems through the Export Legal Assistance Network (E-LAN)
  • Access to the in-house National Trade Data Bank (NTDB)
Exporters can conduct on-line research and take advantage of excellent resources at the Business Room in the Arlington Central Library.

The professional staff of US Export Assistance Center and the Arlington SBDC are ready to assist small-and-medium size businesses to compete in the international markets. For more information on how we can assist you, please contact us at Arlington SBDC and International Trade Center at 703-892-1528