SBDC Publications

The Advisor

Our newsletter, containing success stories, information about upcoming educational programs and current news about the SBDC program, is published three times a year.

Partner Update

Friends and partners of the SBDC can sign up to receive monthly emails highlighting a range of activites that occured across the network. These updates contain critical new developments relevant to small businesses.

Annual Report

The 2008 Semi-Annual Report (PDF) details the services and impact of the Pennsylvania SBDC network in the first six months of 2008 to continue small firms’ progress in The Right Direction..

The 2007 Annual Report (PDF) details how the activities of the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers have helped small businesses achieve significant growth and measurable success over the past year.

The 2007 SBA Semi-Annual Report (PDF) shows how the services of the SBDCs add up to help Pennsylvania's small businesses start, grow, and prosper.

2008-2012 Strategic Plan

The 2008-2012 Strategic Plan was developed to guide the SBDC program through the year 2012. This comprehensive Strategic Plan outlines specific goals and strategic objectives for the Pennsylvania SBDC to accomplish during this 5-year period:

Goal 1

The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers will increase its capacity so that the following results will be achieved by SBDC clients:

• 4,000 new businesses opened;
• sales expanded at a rate twice that of other Pennsylvania businesses to attain an increase in new sales of $3 billion; and
• improved prosperity.

Goal 2

All stakeholders will recognize and value the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers as the leading statewide comprehensive consultative and educational resource for entrepreneurs and small businesses that also contributes to the missions of the host institutions.

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