North Texas Small Business Development Center

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Funding A Start-Up Business
Sam Baker, KERA Morning Edition Host, talks with Mark Langford, Associate Regional Director of the North Texas SBDC Network. (Audio)

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The 2010 Salute to Small Business Awards

The US Small Business Administration congratulates the following recipients:

District, Regional, and National -
Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
Eddie Reyes
HUB Coordinator
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Nominated by the North Central Texas SBDC

District Financial Services Champion of the Year
Brad Bunt
Director
Kilgore College SBDC, Kilgore, TX
Nominated by the Technology SBDC

District and Regional -
Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year
Lewis Orms
Owner/President
O & D Manufacturing, White Oak, TX
Nominated by the Kilgore SBDC

District Small Business Exporter of the Year
John Randall Clay
President and Owner
Ansr Audio Inc., Powderly, TX
Nominated by the International SBDC

Small Business Development Center
(SBDC) of the Year
Collin Small Business Development Center
Marta Gomez Frey
Director
Collin SBDC, Plano, TX
Chosen by the North Texas SBDC Network

Economic Impact

As the largest provider of entrepreneurial services in North Texas, the Small Business Development Center Network helps businesses grow, prosper and succeed. Entrepreneurs who received assistance from the SBDC experience a significant impact on their bottom line.

New Jobs Created

Existing Jobs Retained

Increased Sales

Government Contracts

Export Dollars

1,295

2,819

$ 172,080,295

$ 14,615,397

$ 21,535,351

The North Texas SBDC Network uses creativity, skill and guidance when assisting clients in the development of financing packages, making the raising of capital necessary for growth much easier. In 2008-2009 we assisted 4,014 clients and obtained $40,449,714 in start-up and existing capital.

NTSBDC is an Accredited Member of the Association of Small Business Development Centers.

SBDCs are a program supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration and extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. SBA cannot endorse any products, opinions or services of any external parties or services. En Español.

A partnership program of the U.S. Small Business Administration and The Bill J. Priest Institute of El Centro College, a division of the Dallas County Community College District.

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