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NYBDC Community
Partner:
The New York State Small Business Development Center
by: Mary Hoffman
The Small
Business Development Center (SBDC) has been allied with the
NYBDC for nearly two decades. The two organizations share a
common mission - helping entrepreneurs and small business
owners who want to start, grow, or save their businesses.
NYBDC and its lending partners provide the financing and the SBDC provides the
technical and management assistance in the form of one-on-one
counseling, business training, and topical research.
The SBDC
program has been funded jointly by the US Small Business
Administration, the State of New York, and institutions of
higher education since 1984. SBDC regional and outreach
centers are strategically located on
college campuses throughout the state.
The SBDC works closely with the SBA, banks, NYBDC, economic
development entities, and private corporations to find solutions to small business needs. Since 1995, the SBDC has won 20 national, regional and state awards for
excellence in small business assistance.
SBDC
Business Advisors have assisted more than 257,000 New York
business owners who have invested more than $3.1 billion in
public and private funding in their enterprises. Since 1984,
SBDC-assisted businesses have created and retained 121,000 jobs.
The SBDC prioritizes services to women, minorities, veterans,
manufacturers, and the physically and economically
disadvantaged. The program supports New York State efforts to
foster technology and technology-related businesses.
In 2001,
the SBDC founded the World Trade Center Small Business
Recovery Loan Fund to assist small businesses in New York City
physically or financially impacted by the attacks on September
11th. NYBDC has served as the operational partner
for the fund since its inception. The effectiveness of the
SBDC/NYBDC partnership in delivery of disaster recovery
assistance was acknowledged in 2003, when the Recovery Loan
Fund received a National Phoenix Award from the US Small
Business Administration.
Building
upon that long-term association and past successes, the SBDC
has become a member of the NYBDC Community Partner Program to
facilitate SBDC client access to NYBDC financial services.
NYBDC serves as the umbrella financial organization for many
SBA-guaranteed lending programs as well as to New York State
programs designed to improve capital access for small business in New York State.
In reflecting upon
the recently announced addition of the SBDC as an NYBDC
Community Partner, NYBDC CEO Pat MacKrell said, “this is a
natural fit between two compatible organizations providing a
unique opportunity for New York's small businesses to access
the technical and financial assistance necessary to prosper. We look forward to a
long and successful partnership.” Jim King, State Director of
the SBDC added, “The SBDC is very pleased to be a recognized
outreach organization to facilitate access to NYBDC’s varied
and progressive capital programs, I share Pat’s enthusiasm for
our long-term joint success in helping New York’s business
sector remain globally competitive.
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Mary Hoffman is the Associate State Director for the New
York State Small Business Development Center (NYS SBDC) at
the Central Office in Albany. Mary joined the SBDC as head
of the program’s research unit in 1978 and became
Associate State Director in 2002. She oversees several
statewide initiatives including Strategic Planning,
Professional Development, Publications, QA/QC, internal
communications, and selection of exceptional clients for
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