SBDC for Enterprise Excellence

We try to give our training workshops an engaging edge by providing interactive structures.  Several courses presented each year are lecture style and some are hands-on through use of a computer. Each workshop is very interactive and small enough to provide individual learning.

General advising services are provided at no cost to our clients. Training course costs are nominal.  The SBDC program is a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of Texas and The University of Texas at Arlington. Because of this Public/Private partnership, the center must collect economic impact data from the client. The SBDC must be able to present compelling evidence that public resources are being spent wisely and are in fact generating additional tax revenue.

There is no limit to the number of times that an advisor can meet with a client provided that the meetings continue produce beneficial results for the client.

A “Traditional” SBDC provides management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.

“Specialty” SBDCs provide more in-depth technical assistance in specialized areas. The North Texas Small Business Development Center Network has 5 such “Specialty” SBDCs: International SBDC (import/export assistance), Technology Assistance SBDC (copyright, patent, trademark assistance), Center for Government Contracting (assistance doing business with the federal, state and local government), Risk Management SBDC (risk avoidance/regulatory compliance assistance) and The SBDC for Enterprise Excellence (operational effectiveness and efficiency assistance).

The “Specialty” SBDCs service the entire 49 counties of the North Texas Region.