Guam Business Resource Guide

There are many resources available to assist you
with the business planning and financing stages of
establishing your business. The wise entrepreneur
will take advantage of as many of these resources
as possible, and to plan well in advance to utilize
the services prior to beginning operations.
Contact with the following organizations will help
you identify the specific resources available to you,
and will help determine the strengths and weaknesses
in your business concept. By identifying the
opportunities and challenges before hand, you can
plan to best handle them for the good of your
business. It’s best to know them in advance, than
to wait until you are fully occupied running the
company.
The following organizations on Guam can assist you
with the development of your company:
Guam Small Business Development Center
(Guam SBDC)
#148 Jesus & Eugenia Leon Guerrero
School of Business & Public Administration Building
Mangilao, Guam 96923 (671)735-2590 Fax:(671)734-
2002
http://www.pacificsbdc.com/
The Pacific Islands Small Business Development
Center Network (PISBDCN) oversees the lead Small
Business Development Center (SBDC), the Guam
SBDC located on the University of Guam campus in
Mangilao, and four subcenters - the
Kosrae, Chuuk and Yap SBDCs located in the Federated
States of Micronesia; the Palau SBDC in Koror,
Republic of Palau; and the RMI SBDC in Majuro, Republic
of the Marshall Islands.
The PISBDCN offers free counseling and technical
assistance, including help with business plan preparation,
through the Small Business Development
Centers operating under PISBDCN auspices. The
SBDCs also provide a variety of workshops throughout
the area for a nominal fee.
University of Guam Pacific Center for
Economic Initiatives (PCEI)
UOG Pacific Center for Economic Initiatives
School of Business and Public Administration
Jesus & Eugenia Leon Guerrero Business and
Public Administration Building
University of Guam
UOG Station
Mangilao, Guam 96923
(671) 735-2553
The PCEI, established specifically to help western
pacific entrepreneurs establish and grow,
offers entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial
adult training, resource experts for
entrepreneurs at all levels, technical assistance
for small business planning initiatives, local and
relevant market and industry information for
industry development, and readily accessible
information through its resource database.
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