Friends of the SBDC expand our capacity to reach and unlock the potential of Georgia’s small businesses with their financial support. Our public service mission guides us to come alongside Georgia’s business owners by offering our services either at no-cost to the business owner or a significantly reduced rate. Accordingly, each year hundreds of business leaders find personalized tools and strategies for their business through our consulting and training programs.
These services are made available through the generous funding of our partners including state universities, the SBA, corporate sponsorships and donations from you, our Friends. When you give, and thereby become a “friend of the SBDC” you extend and strengthen our arm to reach more of Georgia’s small businesses.
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SBDC IMPACT AROUND THE STATE
With 18 offices across the state, whether business owners are looking to develop a plan or take what they have to the next level, we are here to help move them forward. As you recall, just in the last five years, we have helped to bring in $10.3 billion dollars in sales, assisted in starting 1,626 new businesses, created 12,472 new jobs and raised $673 million dollars in capital for SBDC clients. We charge nothing for our one-on-one consulting and low to no-cost for our training.
DID YOU KNOW:
97 percent of our clients would recommend us to another business owner.
SBDC Support at Work:
The Eric Stanley Bonaparte Award Endowment Fund
After 26 years with the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center, Eric Bonaparte retired – but his contributions to the UGA SBDC would continue. Together with his sister Carol Bonaparte, Eric gifted $25,000 to UGA to create the Eric Stanley Bonaparte Award Endowment Fund. The fund was established to provide ongoing financial support for annual Consultant of the Year and Support Staff of the Year awards.
Learn more about the Bonapartes’ gift and the Endowment Fund →
You can help Georgia entrepreneurs excel!
Your generous, tax-deductible gift to The SBDC Fund benefits the overall SBDC program which includes helping qualified entrepreneurs attend SBDC Continuing Education programs such as GrowSMART, StartSMART and other classes which are all intensive, multi-module, facilitated peer-learning courses for business owners seeking to substantially accelerate development and growth. The SBDC Fund helps fulfill the SBDC mission to improve the economic well-being of the state through educational services to small businesses that result in enhanced job growth and wealth creation.
It’s easy to contribute to the UGA SBDC Fund. Here’s how:
By Credit Card:
- You may donate using our secure on-line giving web page through The University of Georgia Foundation. Be sure to designate the SBDC Fund.
By Check:
- Checks should be made payable to The University of Georgia Foundation and mailed to: The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center, Attention: State Director – 382 E. Broad Street, Athens, GA 30602.
Thank you for supporting Georgia’s entrepreneurs.
If you have any questions, please call the SBDC at 706-542-2762.
We thank you for being a friend of the University of Georgia SBDC.
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