Expand Business Skills and Insights
Research and skills development is a continual process for successful businesses. It can include everything from visiting with customers and suppliers on a regular basis to conducting surveys, following your competition, and spending the time to collect data on demand and tracking key demand drivers for your business or organization.
Understanding the market can greatly enhance the success potential for new business start-ups. VVREO and our partners can help you target your business research and development efforts to make the most of your limited time and resources.
The Arizona Commerce Authority
The Arizona Commerce Authority has a range of small business, entrepreneurship, and venture capital programs to encourage and support small business start-ups and growth.
Small Business Development Center at Yavapai College
The Small Business Development Center at Yavapai College exists to assist small businesses and entrepreneurs with planning their businesses and learning how to monitor the details to help businesses be successful.
Regional Economic Development Center
The Regional Economic Development Center at Yavapai College assists with business start-up planning and individuals with career advancement including grants for certificate programs.
Invest in your Career with on-demand REDC Courses
Regional Economic Development Center offers online paid and free courses for employees, businesses, and individuals looking to expand skills and learn new technology.
Through REDC, sign up for free self-paced Google certificate courses, including Data Analytics, IT Support, Digital Marketing, IT Automation with Python, UX Design, and Project Management. Sign up here.
Moonshot
A 22-year-old Arizona-based 501c3 nonprofit who believes in democratizing entrepreneurialism. No matter where you live, you should have access to the same entrepreneurial resources as those who live in major cities. Moonshot believes in founders who wish to not only better the lives of their own families but those within their community as well.
Their mission is two-fold:
- To help moonshot-thinking subject matter experts bring products and services to market.
- To help cities in rural Arizona and beyond develop entrepreneurial ecosystems that create jobs.
Local First Arizona
Local First Arizona’s Local Learning Lab has a library of videos, articles, and how-to guides for bettering your business. They also run a regular Green Business Bootcamp to support businesses in finding cost-effective ways to lower their environmental impact AND reduce costs.