Micro Business Development Program...
Growing Vermont’s Economy from Within…One Business at a Time 

 
Since 1988, the Micro Business Development Program (MBDP) has been providing counseling and education to low-to-moderate income Vermonters striving to start or expand small businesses. The MBDP provides assistance to individuals or groups through:

• Pre-Business Orientations

• One-on-One Business Counseling

• NxLeveL^® Business Plan Basics Course

• Business Roundtables

• Business Loan Applications

• Referrals to other programs

• Workshops

MBDP offers a variety of business technical services to income-eligible people.  
 
Our Core Services

• one-on-one counseling

• classroom training

• loan packaging 
  (loan applications require formal business plans, therefore counseling often begins with the creation of the plan)

Our Goals

• Foster economic self sufficiency through self-employment

• Provide technical assistance and education for micro businesses

• Offer business counseling and mentoring to assist micro business.

“Joe and Denise have helped me reach a long-standing goal of starting my own business. Their hands-on approach truly works.” -SEVCA Client