The Millionaire Mind Support Network

Power Principle # 3 — Success is a Learnable Skill

T.Harv Eker is fond of saying that “Every master was once a disaster.”

He wrote his first book SpeedWealth, to help readers get to the “Master” level with less opportunity to meet delay and disaster. Although Eker and other prominent business mentors note that traditional scholastic achievement is not a reliable marker for entrepreneurial success, all agree that continuing self-directed education is a critical element to long-term business success. Millionaire Minds identify mentors and ask for help. We are life long learners who read constantly, attend professional development courses and most likely listen to an extensive library of business and motivational CD’s.

Whatever your type and size business enterprise, building a successful business is a team sport, even if you work home alone — especially if you are home alone. Dr. W. Edwards Deming, father of the modern quality management movement, famously stated that, “All profound knowledge comes from outside the organization.” What does that mean to you? Think about how energized you were during the Millionaire Mind Intensive. Think about the scores of new insights that came to you over those few days. All of us need someone to share and analyze business solutions. We all need an energized business network.

In a time not so long and not that far away, I was a Small Business Development Center Circuit Rider for the State of Colorado Small Business Development Office. A Circuit Rider is a business specialist that visits the various SBDC sites to help their identified constituents. My specialty was Minority and Women’s business enterprise start up, state and federal procurement systems and SBA funding processes. As retired SBDC counselor I often recommend this great FREE resource to business owners. For those of you who feel like they might need some support starting or expanding a business, there are great SBDC counselors though out Texas waiting to support your dreams.

Central and South West Texas SBDCs

The Texas State University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) works with existing and startup small businesses to help them grow and compete in today’s global economy. SBDCs are available to provide assistance during every phase of the business life cycle. The improvements that result from our direct support of our client’s activities lead to job creation, investments, and economic growth for communities throughout central Texas.

The SBDC’s professional staff of counselors, trainers, and researchers provides comprehensive, confidential business counseling services that are at no cost to the client. The SBDC is funded in part by the U. S. Small Business Administration, Texas State University at San Marcos, and an extensive network of banks, chambers of commerce, and other economic development organizations. The Texas State University SBDC serves 12 counties within the 79 county service area of the South-West Texas Border SBDC regional office. This regional office, located in San Antonio, directs the activities of 10 satellite SBDCs, located as far west as El Paso and as far east as Victoria. To find the SBDC office closest to you go to: http://www.business.txstate.edu/sbdc/

Counseling Services

Texas SBDC offices provide confidential business counseling services that are free of charge to all clients. Areas of assistance include: Annual Business Checkup; Marketing and Advertising; Strategic Planning; Business Planning; Market Research; Product Development / Engineering; Research Services; Manufacturing; International Trade; Capital Acquisition; Cash Flow; Financial Analysis; SBA Loan Guarantee Assistance; Minority Business Development; SBA 8(a) & Other Programs; Women’s Business Issues; Government Contracting and Tax and Regulatory issues.

SBDC counselors can also provide their clients with targeted research assistance through the SBDC National Information Clearinghouse. This program provides research data and analyses and web-based information that enable SBDC clients to make sound business decisions. The Clearinghouse web site also has extensive on-line resources and links that are accessible to users: http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu

Professional Business Consulting

Our business consultants apply their skills and experience to assist you in making better decisions about your small business. Consulting services are confidential and available to anyone whose business is more than a year old. If you have been in business less than a year call our office for guidance.

For more information about the Texas State SBDC:
Phone: 512-716-4800, Monday-Friday: 8:30AM-5:30PM
Email: SBDC@txstate.edu

Austin Area SBDC Locations:
Round Rock (Main Office)
1555 University Blvd, Suite 265
Round Rock, TX 78664

Austin (Satellite Office)
314 E. Highland Mall Blvd., Ste 304
Austin, TX 78752-3735

San Marcos (Administrative Office)
601 University Dr.
McCoy Hall 322
San Marcos, TX 78666-7756

SBDC Support for North Texas Millionaire Minds

The North Texas Small Business Development Center (NTSBDC) network serves the needs of established and start-up small businesses in northeast and north central Texas. It is a partnership program between the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Dallas County Community College District. The regional office is located in the Bill J. Priest Campus of El Centro Community College, just south of downtown Dallas.

The NTSBDC Network promotes small business success by providing management education. With 18 centers in 49 counties, we assist small businesses in creating jobs and economic growth by utilizing the elements of quality counseling and training, community involvement and the leveraging of resources.

The Main North Texas SBDC Office:

North Texas Small Business Development Center
Bill J. Priest Campus of El Centro Community College
1402 Corinth Street
Dallas, TX 75215
Phone: (214) 860-5831
or (800) 350-SBDC (7232)
Answered 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Monday through Friday (CST)
Fax: (214) 860-5813
Email: ntsbdc@dcccd.edu
To find the North Texas SBDC Office Closest to you go to: http://www.ntsbdc.org/sbdc_list.shtml

SBDC Support for South East Texas Millionaire Minds

Serving 32 counties in Southeast Texas through 14 business consulting and training centers, the Small Business Development Center Network contributes to the growth and prosperity of the Texas Gulf Coast communities by delivering entrepreneurial education and training to business owners and their employees. Our continued commitment to helping small businesses thrive has resulted in a reputation of quality and expertise along with impressive growth of our clients’ businesses. All of our services are available at low-or no-cost because of the support of our funding partners throughout the region.

The SBDC Network offers affordable training seminars on business topics including marketing, finance, management, computers, taxes and executive skills enhancement. Our instructors share their real-world experience with you in our state-of-the-art classrooms and computer labs. Our training seminars are designed to help broaden your business knowledge, no matter if you are new to entrepreneurship or a seasoned CEO.

Our network consists of 15-business consulting and training centers working together through various funding partners to bring you quality assistance and resources throughout our 32-county service area. To locate the South East Texas SDBC center nearest you, please go to: http://www.sbdcnetwork.uh.edu/centers.htm and click on one of the 15 center locations.

The South East Texas SBDC Network Regional Office
2302 Fannin, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 752-8444 General Information
(713) 756-1500 Fax Number
sbdcnetwork@uh.edu

Online SBDC Resources

The mission of the Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCNET) is to meet the information needs of the SBDC community in the United States and its territories. SBDCNET serves as a resource providing timely, relevant research, web-based information, and training to SBDC counselors and their small business clients. The goals of SBDCNET are to:

• support the SBDC Counselor with research and relevant analyses.
• empower the entrepreneur with business information.
• educate through on-site training and distance learning.
• facilitate the exchange of SBDC best practices and program ideas.

The Clearinghouse web site also has extensive on-line resources and links that are accessible to users: http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu

Contact SBDCNET:
E-mail: sbdcnet@utsa.edu
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Fax: 210-458-7840
Phone: 1-800-689-1912
Address:
SBDC National Information Clearinghouse
501 West Durango Blvd.
San Antonio, Texas 78207

Texas is a great place to start and build a business. There are good people waiting to help you just one commuter click or phone call away.

As you plan, initiate and grow your business remember

T. Harv Eker’s Power Principle # 5

“You can always be more, have more and do more —
because you can always learn more.”

The Texas SBDC system is here to help you be and do more. All SBDC locations offer classes, and other business support services.
To find the nearest SBDC office:
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbdc/sbdclocator/SBDC_LOCATOR.html

Live Well and Prosper,
Sandi

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