Business Advising Services

The agency is seeking a vendor to provide confidential, no-cost, one-on-one business advising services to business owners and prospective entrepreneurs on behalf of the agency network. The selected vendor must deliver individualized advising sessions either in-person or via Zoom to for-profit business owners and potential owners. Advising topics span business formation, business plan development, pre-venture feasibility, operations management, financial management, marketing strategies, human resource management, and accessing capital. Additional advising areas cover product commercialization, intellectual property protection, artificial intelligence utilization, cybersecurity best practices, business transition, business resilience, and strategic planning. The agency requires the vendor to capture and document client success stories, economic impacts, and outcomes. The vendor must ensure the accuracy and confidentiality of all client data entered into the designated center system. Maintaining all scheduled client appointments and providing timely follow-up is also required. Eligible bidders must perform all work onshore within the United States. The agency specifies that the performance of the work will take place offsite. The agency is looking for budget proposals from bidders, and no specific budget limit or key dates are provided in the source.