About the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

SBDCs are hosted by leading universities and state economic development agencies and are partially funded through a partnership with SBA. Their advisors offer free business consulting and low-cost training services.

There are nearly 1,000 local centers available to provide no-cost business consulting and low-cost training to new and existing businesses.
 

Mission of the SBDC

The mission of America’s SBDC is to represent the interests of our members and their SBDCs, by promoting, informing, supporting and continuously improving America’s nationwide network of SBDCs. The mission of America’s nationwide network of SBDCs is to help new entrepreneurs realize the dream of business ownership, and assist existing businesses to remain competitive in an ever-changing global economy.