Small business development centers are a secret weapon for entrepreneurs and business owners alike. Learn how these people are benefiting.

1. Small Business Development Centers
What Real-Life Entrepreneurs Think

2. “The business advisors
and instructors at
a small business
development center
teach entrepreneurs to
become small business
owners, and help them
uncover other business
resources available to
them.” Tammy Marquez-Oldham
Director of the Portland
Community College Small Business
Development Center

3. “I liked the idea of attending a structured class to help guide
me in thinking about certain business practices and to teach
me about sustainably growing my business…The rigor of the
course and the questions asked are providing me not only with
useful information, but also are helping me to become more
disciplined.”
Anastasia Andrzejewski
President of George’s Toy Chest,
joined the Workshops in Business
Opportunities (WIBO) in New York

4. “I learned so much, but what it has really done is made me a part of
the business community here. Through contacts they specifically set
up for me, I have worked with UPS to figure out how to ship bottles
that previously broke in standard shipping outlets, secured affordable
warehouse and shipping logistics solutions, and filtered through
advice on co-packers.”
Stephanie Davis
Founder of Garden District Bloody
Marys, joined The Idea Village

5. “Whenever I have a
question about a business
decision, I am able to tap
into former entrepreneurs
that have had over 40
years of experience
successfully launching
and sustaining high-
growth companies.”
Andrew Royce Bauer
Founder of Royce Leather, consults
with 1789 Venture Lab

6. “It was one of the wisest business decisions I have made…
The opportunity to pitch to investors was an adrenaline-
filled, eye-opening experience.”
Janette Eusebio-Harwell
Founder of Box Play for Kids, joined
Seed Spot in Phoenix, Arizona

7. What do you think?
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