Business Resources
- Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)
- Connects entrepreneurs with local training, financing and networking opportunities. Provides information about regulatory requirements, energy savings opportunities, leasable commercial space and vacant industrial land in the City, and has a business loan program.
- Tel : 802-865-7187
- Fax : 802-865-7024
- TTY : 802-865-7142
- Micro Business Development Program (MBDP)
- Offers low and moderate income entrepreneurs free assistance for starting, expanding or improving their businesses. Services include : one on one business counseling, peer networking, workshops, classroom training, and loan packaging assistance.
- Tel : 802-860-1417
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- Offers free business counseling for people with questions regarding starting a new business, acquisition of a business, marketing, expansion, finance etc.
- Tel : 802-658-9228
- Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
- A network of experienced businesspeople who can provide small business owners with advice on business planning and management. Clients are matched with a SCORE counselor whose experience matches a business owner's needs.
- Tel : 802-951-6762
- Women's Small Business Program/Women's Business Center
- Offers a continuum of services that provide women with business skills and support to start, operate and expand micro-businesses. Offers many free workshops and introductory courses as well as a fifteen-week business skills training program. WSBP also hosts the Vermont Women's Business Center, a business resource center with computers, scanner, printer and Internet connection as well as a comprehensive business library. Offers free roundtable discussions and a business owner marketing group.
- Tel : 802-846-7162/802-846-7338
- Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation
- An economic development corporation that serves as a catalyst for industrial and economic growth in Chittenden County.
- Tel : 802-862-5726
