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UGA Small Business Development Center

UGA Small Business Development Center

• 111 East Liberty Street
• Suite 200
• Savannah, GA 31401
• (912) 651-3200
• www.sbdc.uga.edu

The Georgia SBDC Network is headquartered at the University of Georgia campus in Athens, and through partnerships with nine other universities and colleges in the state we provide business consulting and continuing education opportunities to Georgia’s entrepreneurs. In 2004, our consultants assisted 5,655 business clients with a variety of challenges, including but not limited to, how to start a business, how to write a business plan, how to apply for a loan or seek out other financial resources, how to market their products and services, and how to plan for succession of the business. Additionally, we provided 834 training programs attended by 11,186 individuals across the state often in conjunction with other business assistance organizations. Examples of these include tax workshops cosponsored with the IRS and the award winning ‘Drugs Don’t Work’ program cosponsored with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. We also provided services to targeted markets including minority business owners, Hispanic business owners, women business owners, and community groups interested in business creation and retention as economic development strategies. Specialized services include export assistance as well as marketing and econometric research. The Georgia SBDC Network’s business consultants are rightfully recognized by many as ‘Georgia’s Experts in Entrepreneurship.’