• Student Entrepreneurship Programs

    Gain an understanding of business principles and develop the essential skills needed to thrive as a small business owner or help any enterprise succeed.

Interested in gaining the foundational skills necessary to become a successful entrepreneur?

Dallas College offers multiple academic programs which will provide you the skills needed to start and grow a business.

How can the North Texas SBDC assist you before and after you graduate?

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is currently the largest management assistance program serving the business sector in the United States.

Want to start a business?

A pre-business workshop will help you to explore the possibilities and help you to decide whether to embark on this new venture. These workshops provide the foundation for developing a sound business plan to start your business and guide its growth. Our business advisors can help you refine your plan and access the information you need.

Want to grow your business?

Our advisors can analyze your business and help you develop a business plan, financial analysis, or marketing strategy that’s right for your business. We can also help you identify sources of financing and develop a financing proposal. And, we offer a variety of short, practical seminars to help you stay current and strengthen your skills.

In-Person Training & Webinars

The programs offered by the SBDCs include startup, loan, planning, taxes, marketing and financial statement workshops. The specialty centers provide seminars conducted by expert facilitators, on such topics as writing bid proposals, acquiring a patent or trademark, designing a website or exporting your products and services.

Our Vision

To be the recognized leader for small business assistance in the North Texas Region.

Our Mission

To accelerate the North Texas economy by helping entrepreneurs grow sustainable businesses.

Our Objectives

  • Provide information to the entrepreneur related to starting a small business.
  • Provide no-cost, in-depth business advising, quality assistance to small businesses in all areas that promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management involvement.
  • Link resources of federal, state and local governments with those of colleges, universities and the private sector to meet the needs of the small business community.
  • Advocate small business interests.
  • Contribute to the economic growth of the community serviced and create a broad based delivery system.

America’s Small Business Development Center Network Creates Businesses, Jobs, and Sales…24/7…

every 9 minutes

a new job is created in the U.S. by an SBDC in-depth client

every 15 minutes

$100,000 in new sales are generated by SBDC in-depth clients

every 17 minutes

$100,000 in financing is obtained by SBDC in-depth clients

every 45 minutes

a new business is opened by an SBDC in-depth client.