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Tool available for small businesses

Thursday February 28, 2008

The analysts in the Small Business Development Division of the West Virginia Development Office have a new tool to help businesses.

M.E. Yancosek Gamble, director, said the division now offers a new financial analysis and diagnostic service using Inmatrix Optimist 7 software.

By using the software, "our business analysts can convert clients' financial numbers into a graphical scorecard that can help them to determine the financial impact of specific business decisions, measure the profitability of business goals and understand financial statements," she said.

WVSBDD Announces new FinancialAnalysis and Diagnostic Service

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Small Business Development Division (WVSBDD) of the West Virginia Development Office today announced that in order for its business analysts to provide more assistance to those already in business, they will offer a new financial analysis and diagnostic service utilizing Inmatrix Optimist 7 software.

“We are pleased to offer this service to help West Virginia entrepreneurs stay in business, grow their businesses and reach their goals,” said M.E. Yancosek Gamble, WVSBDD state director. ”Using the Optimist 7 software, our business analysts can convert clients’ financial numbers into a graphical scorecard that help them to determine the financial impact of specific business decisions, measure the profitability of business goals and understand financial statements.”

Roger Pell, senior vice president of Inmatrix, Inc., and WVSBDD business analysts will demonstrate the software during Entrepreneurship Day at the Capitol in Charleston from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 29. West Virginia’s Entrepreneurship Day presentations are free. Interested entrepreneurs may attend in person or watch the live Webcast of selected events. For a complete schedule, visit http://nationaleweek.com/.

To begin the financial analysis and diagnostic service, the Optimist software will produce for clients on-screen demonstrations of how their actions impact finances of their businesses. Clients will receive a snapshot of their financial performance, a comparison to their industry’s benchmarks and a financial ratio analysis. The software produces easy-to-read graphical representations of the financial analysis.

Business analysts also can produce Optimist reports that identify business problems. Using the software’s what-if analysis, analysts can forecast the effects of more clients’ business decisions. The report provides suggestions on how the business can better achieve its goals. This service will help businesses operate more profitably going forward.

Call 888-982-7232 for more information on the new financial analysis and diagnostic service.

The WVSBDD is a division of the West Virginia Development Office and works with colleges, universities and other host institutions to provide free business consulting and technical assistance statewide. The SBDD is a program supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. The SBA cannot endorse any products, opinions or services of any external parties or activities. Workshops, seminars and conferences are held in disabled accessible locations. Arrangements for people with disabilities will be made if requested in advance.

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“Inmatrix (Optimist) is an essential tool for any financial analyst no matter if he/she is a starter or has been in the field for a long time.“

Linh Chi Phu
Virginia Tech
Student Endowment for Educational Development (SEED)
Energy, Utility and Material Sector


“I will add that prior to the adoption, other tools were used, such as spreadsheets and ‘home grown’ approaches, and I encountered much resistance by the team when I proposed Optimist. However, after it was adopted and hands-on use of the software occurred, everyone in the network loved it.“

Lyle J. Wright
Regional Director
University of California - Merced
Small Business Development Center Regional Network in partnership with the US Small Business Administration.


“The Indiana SBDC network has adopted Optimist for all eleven regional offices.
As the Indiana SBDC Associate State Director, I am responsible for overseeing the products we offer to our clients. Optimist provides peace of mind of knowing there is a tangible tool that provides a standard for service delivery network-wide including counseling, report generation and training.
Optimist provides a dynamic workspace that gives Counselors the ability to visually teach Clients about small business financial issues.

Lisa Spalding
Associate State Director
Indiana Small Business Development Center Network
Indiana Economic Development Corporation


“We have concluded that Optimist is an extraordinarily useful tool for SBDC service centers and consultants. Optimist can strengthen the ability of SBDC service centers to deliver new services like business wellness checkups. We believe the use of Optimist can measurably enhance the development and quality of client business plans and loan applications. Thanks for introducing Optimist to ASBDC. We look forward to seeing its utilization by an ever increasing number of ASBDC member networks nationwide”.

Donald Wilson
President/CEO
ASBDC


"Optimist is such a visual learning tool for my clients. It allows them to comprehend the outcome of their financial decisions for their business.”

Cindy Voorhies, CBA
SBDC Director
Zane State College Willett-Pratt Training Center , Cambridge , Ohio


"Thanks for the partnership with Inmatrix. Our network loved the product, wants it immediately and Inmatrix is great to work with. This is just the type of partnership I think the ASBDC needs to keep working on ".

Lisa Spalding
Associate State Director
Indiana Small Business Development Center Network
Indiana Economic Development Corporation


“The SBDCs and their clients have found this to be a very valuable tool in assessing their business strategies and guiding the business down the road of success”.”

Michael A. Leonard
Executive Director Greater Richmond SBDC


“I would like to thank you for introducing us to the Inmatrix Optimist 7 business solution. It has proven to be an exceptional support tool for our existing enterprise clients. Optimist 7 allows us to “stress test” key business indicators with the ambition of boosting business performance through financial modelling and analysis”.

Brian J. Baker
Executive Director
Rappahannock Region SBDC


“When I saw Optimist 7 at your booth at the ASBDC conference in Houston, I knew I had found the financial tool I had been looking for. This tool instantly adds value to the SBDC program”.

Pat Comanitz
Director
Kent State Tuscarawas OHSBDC