Is your business as profitable as you would like it to be? Do you sometimes have important decision points with your business, but don’t have the time or resources to figure out the best path? Are you considering expanding your business or adding a new product or service? Do you struggle with finding the best way to market your business?

If so, I challenge you to pick up the phone and call our Green County Development Corporation office and make an appointment with one of our business coaches. We have three seasoned business professionals who can walk you through your business challenges, regardless of what stage of business you are in. 

You can get one-on-one coaching at no cost and with no strings attached. Everything is confidential.

It’s not very often you will find this kind of a deal. What do you have to lose except sleepless nights and headaches over your business?

Regardless of your industry, we have resources for you. Brock Waterman, our senior business consultant, is an expert in financial projections, business plan development and process improvement. 

Kristi Smith is skilled at sales and marketing, employee management and helping businesses be more profitable. In addition to her work helping businesses with the Small Business Development Center, Smith owns Rainbow Confections and Fudgeraiser in Monroe. 

Our newest hire, Jason Schliep, is knowledgeable about social media strategy, employee management and business crisis management. He has a background in restaurant development and franchising.

If you own a restaurant in Green County, we double dog dare you — that’s a challenge of epic proportions — to work with our business consultants. Sure, you could pay a big-name restaurant consultant to help you become more profitable and better manage your restaurant. Or you can work with equally-big-name restaurant consultant Schliep at no cost and get better results. Yes, we know you don’t have time, but we also know that any time you can spend working on your business is time well spent and will add up to more money in your pocket.

GCDC is able to offer these extra business-building services due to grants from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and William S. Knight Foundation. We can only count on extra help through the end of 2019. Get your business signed up now!

Don’t let your favorite business lose out on this great opportunity. 

Business owners are really busy and perhaps they haven’t read this. Please mention it to them. Tell them they can receive free, confidential business coaching to work through all of their business needs.

Do you own or love a business in our neighboring counties of Lafayette, Iowa, Grant, Richland or Crawford? This great opportunity is available to them too.

Give us a call at Green County Development Corporation at 608-328-9452 or email gcdc@tds.net. Or email our business coaches directly at swwisbdc@uwex.edu. You’ll be glad you did!

— Cara Carper is executive director at Green County Development Corporation. She can be reached at cara.gcdc@tds.net.