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Small Business Development Centers
The mission of the Association of Small Business Development Centers is to represent the collective interest of their members by promoting, informing, supporting and continuously improving the SBDC network, which delivers nationwide educational assistance to strengthen small/medium business management, thereby contributing to the growth of local, state and national economies.
Small business is the engine of economic growth. There are currently over 22 million small businesses in America - and the number is growing rapidly, with over 800,000 started last year, alone.
Small business accounts for 99% of all U.S. businesses. It employs 53% of the private work force and contributes over half of the nation’s private gross domestic product.
The Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) is a partnership program uniting private enterprise, government, higher education and local nonprofit economic development organizations. They are dedicated to the sound development of small business throughout America. Founded in 1979, the ASBDC provides a vehicle for continuous improvement of the Small Business Development Center program, exchange of information among members regarding objectives, methods and results in business management and technical assistance and advocacy of America’s small business community.
There is a learning center, government resources and even a place to rate your own business.
ASBDC
8990 Burke Lake Road
Burke, Virginia 22015
PHONE: 703-764-9850
FAX: 703-764-1234
info@asbdc-us.org
Don Wilson - President/CEO
Donna Ettenson - Vice President of Operations
Betsy Kaufman - Director of Membership Services and Meeting Planner
Dan O’Grady - Assistant Director of Government Relations
Ann Maltese - Accreditation Program Manager and Administrative Manager
Diane Lamb, Adminstrative Support
You can visit this business resource here:
http://www.asbdc-us.org/
