The Makeover
Keeping Yavapai Small Business Dreams Alive!
What is it?
The Small Business Makeover program is powered by the Yavapai College Small Business Development Center. This program recognizes and rewards the hard work and dedication that small business owners put into their businesses and offers a catalyst for growth and continued success!
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Small business
makeover of a lifetime
We learn about your business, your aspirations and challenges. Together we walk through a discovery and assessment process to identify key areas of your business that can benefit from a change or improvement: it could be a website makeover, marketing or sales strategy overhaul, operations improvement, new technology implementation or a remodel of your physical space. We’ll see!
Once we identify the areas that will make the greatest impact for your business, we’ll bring in our SBDC experts and also a team of business experts to help… just like some of the “rescue” shows you may have seen on TV. And no, we will not create scenes or yell! We will also document the journey via videography to create short films that will be played at the celebration event (format TBD) in the fall of 2021.
How it works:
Apply
Submit your application for a Makeover of a Lifetime.
Selection
A committee, comprised of business community members, will select the Makeover of a Lifetime candidates.
Notification
The SBDC team will follow up with you to answer your questions and discuss the process. Together, we will identify challenges and opportunities.
Makeover of a Lifetime
We create the game plan and make it come alive! Our team and experts walk side-by-side with you and we both “get our hands dirty” while the Yavapai College team films the makeover journey.
Re-launch
You “re-launch” your business.
Celebrate
The community supports and celebrates you throughout the journey. We highlight your business and share your progress on the Makeover website and social media. We celebrate you at the final event to be held in the fall 2021 in a format and location to be determined.
Small Business
Mini Makeover Bootcamp
At SBDC we listen to the needs of our community and we are relentless about constant improvement. All makeover businesses will receive a new SBDC pilot consulting program similar to a business bootcamp.
You will have access to all SBDC resources, new assessment and diagnostic process, and external business expert led sessions. Think of it as a catalyst to help your business reach the next level!
The 2 Day Mini-Makeover Bootcamp will include:
Session 1:
- The importance of having a Business Plan
- Marketing planning
- Developing Performance Metrics
Session 2:
- Understanding Your Numbers
- Employment Laws from Hiring to Firing
How it works:
Apply
Submit your application for the Small Business Makeover Program
Notification
The SBDC team will follow up with you to answer your questions and discuss the process. Together, we will identify challenges and opportunities.
Register with the SBDC
Participate in an Introduction and Discovery conversation with Yavapai’s Small Business Development Center
Mini Makeover Process
We create the game plan and make it come alive! Our team and business experts lead your through the bootcamp consisting of an assessment, business diagnostic, expert led sessions on key business topics, along with SBDC network tools and expertise.
Evaluate
Meet with SBDC to evaluate the impact results of the Mini Makeover.
Celebrate
The community supports and celebrates you throughout the journey. With your permission, we highlight your business share your journey on the More Stories section of the Makeover website. We also highlight you at the final event to be held in the fall 2021 in a format and location to be determined.
Selection Criteria at a Glance:
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Impacted by Covid19 and the current economic environment. Written description of the impact is reviewed by the Selection Committee.
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Small business with up to $15MM in annual revenues and/or under 500 employees.
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Domiciled in Yavapai County, not a subsidiary or a branch.
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In business for at least three years.
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Has not received ongoing coaching in the last 5 years from the Yavapai College SBDC.
Businesses that received only federal disaster help from the SBDC in 2020 are eligible to apply.
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If nominated, Makeover of a Lifetime businesses must be willing to participate in the videography.
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Business owner and the leadership team must be open minded and willing to try new methods, technology, implement changes based on recommendations of the Small Business Makeover business experts. The business must also follow-through on the work agreed upon with the Small Business Makeover team.
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The business and/or the business owner must not be involved in legal proceedings.
Are you a start up?
In business less than 3 years?
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