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Iowa Small Business Development Centers

Since 1981, the Iowa Small Business Development Centers have provided expert and confidential business counseling services and training workshops to entrepreneurs in all 99 Iowa counties. As an outreach program for the College of Business, and the only nationally accredited entrepreneurial development program in Iowa, the SBDC can help existing business owners and entrepreneurs with the assistance and resources they need.

 

Primary SBDC functions:

  • One-to-one professional business counseling —  no charge, per SBA regulation.

  • Learning opportunities —  workshops, courses and classes, internet-based, telephone and e-based contact, print and electronic materials.

  • Resource connections — financing sources, state and federal programs, associations, databases, local and regional programs, host institutions, communities. 

  • Specialty programs and assistance — business succession, market research, strategic planning, Small Business Compliance Alliance (IRS, OSHA, EPA), MyEntreNet, intro to international business, community building, and more.

In one year*, Iowa SBDC longer-term clients:

  • Grew 24 percent faster than the average Iowa business!

  • Returned $4.41 in tax revenues annually for every $1.00 invested in the Iowa SBDC program.

  • Created or retained 1,352 jobs.

  • Increased sales $125.3 million and retained an additional $6.4 million in sales.

  • Received over $41.6 million in financing.

*Source: James Chrisman, PhD., Mississippi State University; most recent independent study.

 

In the past seven years*, Iowa Small Business Development Centers:

  • Served 22,039 clients with 134,292 hours of counseling

  • Taught 40,021 clients in 292,864 hours of training workshops

*Source: Iowa SBDC Annual SBA Reports for fiscal years 2000-2006.

 

In the past seven years*, Iowa SBDC long-term clients:

  • Created ore retained 6,921 jobs

  • Produced $367,000,000 in incremental sales

  • Received $289,100,000 in financing

*Source: James Chrisman, Ph.D., Mississippi State University; independent studies for years 2000-2006.

 

 

For more information about the SBDC, visit the links listed below.
SBDC Regional Centers
SBDC News
SBDC Solutions
SBDC State Advisory Board
SBDC Success Stories
SBDC Events and Training Workshops

 

Jamie Wegner (above) president of New Hampton Metal Fabrication, received one-on-one technical assistance and networked with local and regional business professionals through the SBDC's MyEntreNet program to solidify plans for his company's 20,000-square-foot expansion that would add another 20 jobs to the operation. "No matter what anyone says, being in business is a great deal of work," Wegner said. "The kind of education we received from the SBDC MyEntreNet program helped make it easier." He added, "The resources the SBDC brought to the table were incredible. In 1989 we were a company of a dozen people with $250,000 in annual sales. This year, sales will hit $6 million."
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Iowa Small Business Development Centers
State Administrative Office - Ames
0340 Gerdin Business Building
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-1350
Phone: (515) 294-2030
Fax: (515) 294-6522
E-mail: krisa@iastate.edu

 

Iowa State University SBDC
2501 North Loop Drive, Suite 1615
Ames, Iowa 50010-8283
Phone: (515) 296-7828
Fax: (515) 296-6714
E-mail: mjupah@iastate.edu
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