inBizCafe
Learn how the inBizCafe connects you with the people and resources you need to build your business
What can you do here?
The inBizCafe is a free service that matches entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and others with business opportunities. At the café, you can:
* Connect with potential mentors, board members, and industry experts
* Lead you to your next customer: Find products and services from other businesses-and offer yours
* Find money for your business, whether from investors or government grants
* Sell to the government. Get an alert when there's a procurement opportunity that matches your specs
* Teach you the skills you need to better market and manage your business
* Create a plan for your business and show you who can help at each step
* Provide you with the forms you need to comply with federal, state, and local requirements
How does it work?
1. Use easy forms to tell us about yourself and what you’re looking for.
2. Our system scours more than 1 million records to find the most relevant Matches for you.
3. We notify you about your Matches. (You decide how often.)
4. You check your Matches.
* If your Match is a person, check out their Profiles or contact them through the Message Center
* If your Match is a government opportunity, follow the instructions included in the Match
* Tweak or delete your search terms if the Matches aren't quite what you're looking for
5. Want more? Enter another Search or Profile. We offer unlimited refills!
You get a great return for your time investment: Complete one Profile and our system keeps finding Matches for you as our database grows.
What's inside the inBizCafe?
In the café, you'll visit 5 areas:
* Your Personal Home Page: Manage your Profiles for your businesses, investment interests, and areas of expertise
* Learn More: Take classes to learn the skills you need to better market and manage your business
* Resource Center: Access important business forms, business plans guides and local resources
* Match Central: Review your latest Matches, add a note to a Match, or change the parameters of your search
* Message Center: Contact other members and maintain your privacy until you're ready to disclose who you are
You have total control over what you’re looking for, what you offer, and how to follow up on an opportunity. No other site pulls together resources this way, delivers them in an intuitive format, and gives you all the control you need.
