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SBA
U.S. Small Business Administration

The Facts About…
Small Business Development Centers

Counceling and Technical Assistance

Most small businesses will need strategic, one-to-one consulting, management and technical assistance, and training at some stage of their development. If your business is at that point, the U.S. Small Business Administration and a nearby Small Business Development Center may have your solution right at hand.

SBDCs provide education, training and consulting to current and prospective small business owners at about 1,000 locations across the country and U.S. territories.

When you visit an SBDC, you get the best of all possible business worlds. Resources of the private sector; the educational community; and federal, state and local governments are there to help you start, build and grow your business.

In each state a lead organization sponsors the SBDC and manages the program. The lead organization coordinates the services you receive through a network of service-center and satellite locations. Service centers are located at colleges, universities, community colleges, vocational schools, chambers of commerce and state economic development offices.

The SBDC assistance you receive is tailored to both your needs and those of your local community. Each center develops services in cooperation with local SBA district offices to bring the maximum benefits available to you and other clients.

In addition to a full-time staff, each SBDC also has volunteers. Individuals recruited from professional and trade associations, the legal and banking communities, academia, chambers of commerce and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) are among those who donate their services.

SBDCs also use paid consultants, including engineers and testing laboratories from the private sector, to help clients who need specialized expertise.

What the Program Does

SBDC services include, but are not limited to, assisting your small business with financial, marketing, production, organization, engineering and technical problems, and feasibility studies. Special SBDC programs and community and economic-development activities include international-trade assistance, technical assistance, procurement assistance, venture-capital formation, rural development and e-commerce.

SBDCs make special efforts to reach socially and economically disadvantaged groups, veterans, women and the disabled. They also provide assistance to small businesses applying for Small Business Innovation and Research grants from federal agencies.

Eligibility

SBDC assistance is available to anyone interested in starting or expanding a small business who cannot afford the services of a private consultant. So if you're thinking of starting or growing a small business, why not let an SBDC lend a helping hand?

Lead SBDCs

For More Information

SBA offices are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. For the office nearest you, look under "U.S. Government" in your telephone directory, or contact:

SBA Partners

Inquire at your local SBA office for the Location nearest you.

Publications

SBA--America's Small Business Resource

Did you know that in fiscal 2001 the SBA

Did you know that America's 25 million small businesses

All of the SBA's programs and services are provided to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.


US Small Business Administration
SBA no. FS-0043
(12/01)


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