Step by Step Guide to Becoming a Client
Quick reference chart on how to become a client of SBDCBelize
The eligibility criteria to receive services from SBDCs are:
First step to becoming a client:
By filling out, signing and submitting the “D2 Counseling Request Form” you are on the first step to becoming a client of the Small Business Development Centre, Belize (SBDCBelize). This form is required of all clients prior to an initial meeting with a Business Advisor.
Filling out the form:
Download D2 Counseling Request Form
[1] Micro-Owner managing with less than five employees or less than $50, 000 in equipment investment, and less than $100,000 in annual sales (Seepersaud M., MSME Policy and Strategy Final Draft, March, 2012)
[2] Small-fewer than 20 employees, or less than 4004 sq. ft. in manufacturing space, less than $150, 000 in equipment investment , and $500,000 in annual sales (Seepersaud M., MSME Policy and Strategy Final Draft, March, 2012)
- Need to be a Micro[1] and Small[2] (MSEs) registered and formally established business within the national boundaries of Belize; businesses who are established and operating but are not formally registered ; Pre-venture entrepreneurs who have a business idea and who want to operate in Belize, or businesses that pay taxes or contribute in any other way to the growth of Belize’s economy ( purchasing of raw materials, creating employment, exporting)
First step to becoming a client:
By filling out, signing and submitting the “D2 Counseling Request Form” you are on the first step to becoming a client of the Small Business Development Centre, Belize (SBDCBelize). This form is required of all clients prior to an initial meeting with a Business Advisor.
Filling out the form:
- If you are unable to visit us at the Centre you can access the online form, you can print it, complete it at home, and send as via email as attachment.
- You can also fill out online and download then submit to [email protected] . Upon first meeting with SBDCBelize, official signature will be requested.
- Upon completion of the form you will be contacted by our Client Management and Training Officer who will set up an appointment to meet for an initial session.
Download D2 Counseling Request Form
[1] Micro-Owner managing with less than five employees or less than $50, 000 in equipment investment, and less than $100,000 in annual sales (Seepersaud M., MSME Policy and Strategy Final Draft, March, 2012)
[2] Small-fewer than 20 employees, or less than 4004 sq. ft. in manufacturing space, less than $150, 000 in equipment investment , and $500,000 in annual sales (Seepersaud M., MSME Policy and Strategy Final Draft, March, 2012)
