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Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
The Iowa SBDC serves all 99 counties with highest quality assistance for businesses with 500 or less employees. We are one of 13 centers in the Iowa SBDC network. Owning a small business calls for vision, determination and all the sound expertise you can find. The SBDC can guide you down the road to success with:
SBDCs are partially supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. SBA cannot endorse any products, opinions or services of any external parties or activities. The Iowa Small Business Development Center statewide program is hosted by Iowa State University's College of Business. Iowa's SBDCs are partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration via a contract with Iowa State University, Ames. The State Center is headquartered in ISU's new Gerdin Business Building. Additional funding is provided by the State of Iowa. Support for regional centers is provided by SBDC host institutions and contributed funds. Hosts across the state include public and private universities, community colleges and a chamber of commerce. Because 97.5% of Iowa's businesses are small businesses (fewer than 500 employees), the SBDCs face a monumental task in assisting them. Yet Iowa SBDC results are extraordinary. According to an independent study by James Chrisman at the University of Mississippi, over the past 7 years long-term clients assisted by the Iowa SBDCs achieved the following:
Other valuable sites include the following:
Each year the Kirkwood SBDC assists 400 to 500 businesses achieve their goals. We focus on serving Benton, Linn, and Jones counties. Counseling is scheduled by appointment at the KTOS Center, 3375 Armar Drive, Marion and at other locations. Call 319-377-8256 to contact the SBDC or fax us at 319-398-5698. The following organizations support the Kirkwood SBDC:
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