The Alabama Small Business Development Consortium (ASBDC) provides management and technical assistance to help entrepreneurs start new businesses or expand existing small businesses.  Register for confidential, one-on-one counseling.  Attend ASBDC workshops to enhance your business skills.  Two ASBDC specialty programs can help you with government contracting and international trade.  Please take the ASBDC needs assessment to provide valuable feedback and help improve ASBDC services for small businesses.  All ASBDC programs are open to the public.

2009 Alabama Small Business Person of the Year

Barbara McClain, President of McClain Contracting, in Andalusia, AL was recently named the 2009 Alabama Small Business Person of the Year. The SBDC at Troy University nominated Ms. McClain for the award, which recognizes outstanding achievement among Alabama's entrepreneurs.

Horizon Shipbuilding is SBA's Exporter of the Year

This home-grown small business exporter makes specialized work boats to the exacting standards of military, government, and commercial vessel operators in waters around the globe.  Learn how they've grown through exporting.

SBA Helps Banks with Government-Backed Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a new program to lure more community banks and credit unions to offer its government-backed loan products.