http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/SmallBusiness/31559 Yesterday, our small business team had the privilege of spending a little time with Cope Norcross, the new Director of the Weill Institute for Small Business Development here in Bakersfield. The conversation with Cope kind of blew my mind a bit to be honest. I knew that the Weill Institute hosted top-notch business seminars... but I was totally &nbsp;floored when I found out they also offer FREE BUSINESS COUNSELING! It's hard to believe that something as valuable as business counseling is FREE! Whether you are a start-up or existing business, their experts will help you at no cost! They're funded through special federal, state and community college programs to provide&nbsp;Bakersfield business with expert counseling services. Cope and his expert team offer confidential one-on-one consulting on all aspects of running or starting a business: Business Plans, Loans, Cash Flow Analysis, Marketing, Tax Preparation, Regulations, Exporting, Procurement, Patents and Copyrights, Manufacturing Improvements, Mystery Shopping, Web Site Development and much more! To learn more or to take advantage of their&nbsp;resources, call&nbsp;395-4126 Small Business Development Center 2100 Chester Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 661-395-4126&nbsp; Weill-sbdc.com --Mary Russo Yesterday, our small business team had the privilege of spending a little time with Cope Norcross, the new Director of the Weill Institute for Small Business Development here in Bakersfield. The conversation with Cope kind of blew my mind a bit to be honest. I knew that the Weill Institute hosted top-notch business seminars... but I was totally &nbsp;floored when I found out they also offer FREE BUSINESS COUNSELING! It's hard to believe that something as valuable as business counseling is FREE! Whether you are a start-up or existing business, their experts will help you at no cost! They're funded through special federal, state and community college programs to provide&nbsp;Bakersfield business with expert counseling services. Cope and his expert team offer confidential one-on-one consulting on all aspects of running or starting a business: Business Plans, Loans, Cash Flow Analysis, Marketing, Tax Preparation, Regulations, Exporting, Procurement, Patents and Copyrights, Manufacturing Improvements, Mystery Shopping, Web Site Development and much more! To learn more or to take advantage of their&nbsp;resources, call&nbsp;395-4126 Small Business Development Center 2100 Chester Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 661-395-4126&nbsp; Weill-sbdc.com --Mary Russo en-us <p>How exactly do they offer their servcies for free?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/SmallBusiness/31559/#c_296516 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/SmallBusiness/31559/#c_296516 <p>How exactly do they offer their servcies for free?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wow!&nbsp; Great stuff.&nbsp; I'll check them out.</p> <br /> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/SmallBusiness/31559/#c_296525 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/SmallBusiness/31559/#c_296525 <p>Wow!&nbsp; Great stuff.&nbsp; I'll check them out.</p> <br />