Vermont Business Center
The Vermont Business Center (VBC) was created to address the needs of growth companies in Vermont. Seminars are offered for managers and executives to compete in a dynamic global economy and foster recognition of the importance of ethical, social, and environmental responsibility.
Land Link Vermont
Coordinated by the Center for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Vermont , Land Link Vermont addresses obstacles farmers face in securing and transferring farms: locating an appropriate site, exploring land access options, and learning the steps of farmland and asset transfers.
UMass Family Business Center
The UMass Family Business Center is a learning community that helps you: Strategize the transition to the next generation, professionalize through use of more formal governance structures, trade on family strengths, and inoculate from liabilities. Treat your business like a business and your family like a family.
Think Vermont
The goal of the Department of Economic Development is to support the creation and retention of quality jobs and strengthen the competitiveness of Vermont's businesses and the overall economy.
Vermont Small Business Development Center
The Vermont SBDC is a non-profit partnership of government, education, and business. Its goal is to spur Vermont's economy by helping its small businesses succeed and grow.
Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center
VMEC offers a strategic approach to business designed for small and mid-sized manufacturers and delivered by our professional and manufacturing business advisors.
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
VBSR seeks to foster a business ethic in Vermont that recognizes the opportunity and responsibility of the business community to set a high standard for protecting the natural, human and economic environments of our citizens.
Vermont Employee Ownership Center
The Vermont Employee Ownership Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering employee ownership. Their goals are to broaden capital ownership, deepen employee participation, and retain local ownership of businesses and the jobs they support.
Family Business Wiki
A Wikipedia, or "wiki" is a collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. The Family Business Wiki was developed to assist family business owners as a first-stop global resource for knowledge and links to other resources about family business.
Family Business Magazine
The essential magazine and on-line resource for the family owned business. On-line access to recent articles is available to subscribers of Family Business Magazine.
The Family Business Consulting Group
The Family Business Consulting Group's insights help you build trust, settle disputes, provide for orderly succession, and dramatically increase your family's wealth.
FamBiz.com
This is a resource for family business executives and owners with links to several family business programs in the U.S.
Family Firm Institute
The Family Firm Institute (FFI) is an international professional organization dedicated to assisting family firms by increasing the interdisciplinary skills and knowledge of family business.
The Family Business Network
F.B.N. is an independent not-for-profit association that organizes activities and provides educational and networking opportunities for family businesses, with the help of world-renowned consultants and academics, in order to create and disseminate knowledge, exchange experiences and build relationships.
U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created by Congress in 1953 to help America's entrepreneurs form successful small enterprises. Today, SBA's program offices in every state offer financing, training and advocacy for small firms.
FUNDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR FAMILY BUSINESS:
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation - Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
A Center through which emerging entrepreneurs learn to grow their business, and successful entrepreneurs share their experiences and give something back to society.
Non-credit workshops and courses only
Employees working in the industries of: manufacturing, healthcare, informational technology, telecommunications, and environmental engineering may be eligible for up to a 50% discount on courses. This grant is offered through a partnership with the Vermont Training Program and the Department of Economic Development. For more details call 888-222-3413 or 802-656-4033.
Notice to Trainees
WHY WE NEED YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Act 192 of the 2008 Vermont Legislature requires employers and other training providers receiving support from the state to provide the social security number of each individual participating in the training to the department of state government supporting the training. The social security number will be used to gather wage information from the Department of Labor's files after you complete training, in order to evaluate the training program.
The Departments of Labor and Economic Development must provide information on the employment outcomes of training programs to the Legislature. Your information will be combined with information of other trainees to ensure your privacy and the privacy of your employer. The law requires the departments to keep your information confidential.
