Helping Entrepreneurs of All Ages Sharpen Their Entrepreneurial Tools
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Per its mission, the Penn State Small Business Development Center helps businesses start, grow, and prosper with no-cost, confidential consulting services and seminars in Centre and Mifflin counties. Their services have transformed community and student entrepreneurs’ dreams into realities, transmitting the knowledge and skills required to commercialize research or bring a technology to market.
Among SBDC’s success stories is Otto’s Pub & Brewery. Co-owner Roger Garthwaite sought their expertise in business planning as they set their sights on a separate brewing facility in 2008. Vamos! Lion Chariot’s founder Todd Miner leaned on the SBDC’s financial and legal consulting services while getting his pedicab service up and running. More recently, Matt Woods of X Material Processing came to the SBDC for help creating a business model and pitch to solicit funds for his multi-metal 3D printing technology company.
Beyond personalized services tailored to meet the needs of individuals’ entrepreneurial pursuits, the Penn State SBDC’s seminars are designed to touch a broader audience. It recently extended its services to summer camp attendees, imparting business savvy to entrepreneurs in the making.
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