Alexander Coon has been introduced as the brand new Nebraska Enterprise Improvement Middle (NBDC) middle director for the South Panhandle area, based mostly in Scottsbluff on the College of Nebraska Panhandle Analysis & Extension Middle. Coon’s function will contain offering no-cost enterprise consulting providers for small enterprise homeowners and entrepreneurs in Scottsbluff, Banner, Kimball, Morrill, Cheyenne, Backyard, and Deul counties who’re searching for help with beginning, rising, or transitioning their firms.

Coon’s place is a part of NBDC’s Small Enterprise Improvement Middle (SBDC) program, which provides a variety of confidential providers without charge, together with marketing strategy improvement, monetary projections, and market analysis. Coon expressed his pleasure in regards to the alternative to assist companies within the space and highlighted the worth of NBDC’s nearly 50-year historical past in offering no-cost assist to Nebraska’s entrepreneurs and enterprise homeowners.

The Small Enterprise Improvement Middle program is simply one of many 5 NBDC packages that provide assist to Nebraska entrepreneurs in varied methods. In 2022, NBDC consultants assisted over 2,000 enterprise homeowners in Nebraska, leading to an financial impression of $343.8 million by job creation, enterprise investments, gross sales will increase, and authorities contract awards. NBDC, based mostly on the College of Nebraska at Omaha, operates places of work throughout the state to supply their providers.

Coon, who hails from Western Nebraska, holds a Grasp of Enterprise Administration from Chadron State Faculty. With a background in accounting and a powerful observe document of supporting group progress, Coon is thought to be the perfect individual to assist entrepreneurs and enterprise homeowners within the Scottsbluff space. Tony Schultz, state director of NBDC’s SBDC program, expressed confidence in Coon’s capability to shortly set up himself because the go-to useful resource for business-related inquiries within the space.

Enterprise homeowners and entrepreneurs concerned with accessing NBDC’s providers can discover extra info at nbdc.unomaha.edu. Coon is accessible for appointments and will be contacted at 308.218.8382 or alexandercoon@unomaha.edu.