Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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Small Business Center/Incubator

Small Business Center Network
Free One-to_One Counseling

Free One-to-One Counseling

The Small Business Center provides free one-to-one counseling for business owners or prospective owners to assist them in getting started or with a specific area of concern. Counseling can cover a variety of topics ranging from licensing and marketing to patents and trademarks.


To request counseling, email jsparks@abtech.edu and include your Name, Mailing Address, City, State, Zip Code, Email Address and Phone Number. Indicate if you would like to receive our monthly newsletter and choose the areas below that you would like to receive counseling:

  • Business Feasibility
  • Business Liquidation/Sale
  • Business Plan Development
  • Computer Systems
  • Credit and Collections
  • Engineering and Research and Development
  • Estimating and Bidding
  • Financial Analysis or Cost Control
  • Government Procurement
  • Inventory Control
  • International Trade
  • Legal Needs
  • Management Supervision
  • Market Research
  • Personnel
  • Patents and Trademarks
  • Sources of Capital
  • Other

Include any other comments or questions.


For more information, contact Jill M. Sparks, Director, Small Business Center, jsparks@abtech.edu or 828.254.1921, Ext. 5849.

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