Consulting

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Arturo Contreras is proud to have worked with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a division of the Small Business Administration (SBA). He was a small business consultant from 2010-2017 and in those ten years he helped hundreds of businesses. He enjoyed his work there, and helped business owners achieve various goals. Arturo will be glad to help you in any of the following areas:
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• Startup consulting
• Business financing (7a loans, 504 loans)
• Business planning 
• Benchmarking​

Pricing

Startup Consulting

Arturo will work with you to help you take your idea from a concept to a thriving business. Starting a business is difficult and Arturo can guide you, challenge you, and help in this exciting time. 
Startup Consulting will be billed at $200 per hour. 

Business Financing assistance

Applying for an SBA loan can be daunting, and time consuming. Arturo can prepare the loan documents for you, or he can revise them and help you prepare and present a loan package that will fit SBA loan requirements.
Business Financing assistance will be billed at $200 per hour.​

Business Planning

Every business owner should create and have a business plan. Arturo can help you create a plan that you can use to grow your business or to seek financing. 
Creating a business plan is laborious and time consuming. Arturo will work with you every step of the way. 
Pricing $2,000 or $5,000 depending on the thoroughness of the research required. 

Benchmarking

Arturo will conduct a financial analysis of your company and create a 10-15 page report. The report will give you a detailed view of your performance compared to businesses in your industry and it will give you tips on how to improve. Bench-marking is important, and it should be done at least once a year. 
Bench-marking reports cost $499 per company. 

Please email Arturo at arturo@ingrahamcpas.com or use the scheduler above to start your consulting services.