Small Business Development Center
The Small Business Development Center at Alabama State University provides technical and management assistance to small businesses and prospective business owners. As an institutional member of the Alabama Small Business Development Consortium, the SBDC at Alabama State University is one of twelve University-based business assistance sources located throughout the state.
The SBDC is committed to providing quality service, technology transfer, training and other services useful in the businessperson’s daily decision making processes. Responsible for an eight-county (Autauga, Bullock, Chambers, Coosa, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery, and Tallapoosa counties) area in Central Alabama, the SBDC provides on-site counseling and training workshops in smaller towns, as well as larger urban areas. The SBDC staff and consultants are available to provide customized training programs and speakers for professional associations, civic organizations, and educational facilities. Center Training Programs include:
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Small business tax workshops (State and federal taxes)
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Pre-business workshops for veterans
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General business training workshops
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Basics of procurement
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Women in business networking
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Central Alabama Procurement Conference.