Most coaches assume the Small Business Development Center is for retail shops and restaurants, not for a consulting practice. That's a mistake. Depending on where you're based, it can offer free, one-on-one advising on what a new practice actually needs: messaging, business strategy, and getting financially ready to borrow. Elizabeth, who I interviewed, put it this way: "I kept looking at their web page thinking is this possible that you could actually get one-on-one business advising in California." Have you connected with your local SBDC? It's worth twenty minutes. #IndependentConsultant #ExecutiveCoach #CoachingBusiness #ConsultingBusiness #GoingIndependent #Positioning #PersonalBrand #ThoughtLeadership