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UHV SBDC Joins Nation�s Largest Business Assistance Network for Celebration
Thursday, March 16, 2017 | By
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Staff members from the University of Houston-Victoria Small Business Development Center get ready to take part in Wednesday�s first national SBDC Day.
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<p>The America�s Small Business Development Center Network is gearing up to
celebrate the national impact of SBDCs nationwide, and the University of
Houston-Victoria SBDC is ready to share in its success.
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<p>Since 1980, America�s SBDCs � the nation�s largest business assistance
network � have helped aspiring and emerging small business owners achieve
the American dream of entrepreneurship. With nearly 1,000 locations across
the country, SBDCs provide local businesses and entrepreneurs the resources
needed to succeed.
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<p>To celebrate the collective impact and success SBDCs have across the nation
and in local communities each year, America�s SBDCs will hold the first
SBDC Day on Wednesday. SBDC Day is a national movement to help share the
small business success stories and notable impact SBDCs have fostered in
communities nationwide.
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<p>�We are thrilled to see SBDCs around the country working together to
celebrate their clients and showcase the work they do for America�s small
businesses,� said Charles �Tee� Rowe, America�s SBDC president and CEO.
�SBDC clients see an average job growth of 15.5 percent versus the national
job growth average of just 1.9 percent. There is no denying the impact
SBDCs have on the success of the small businesses in their communities and
their local economies.�
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<p>The UHV SBDC will be part of the national celebration. The center was
established in November 1985 and originally was called the Small Business
Institute. Since its beginning, the center has served 4,519 clients, helped
start 891 businesses, assisted businesses in creating 2,778 jobs and
retaining 3,904 jobs, and helped businesses acquire $176.5 million in
capital infusion.
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<p>The increase in sales for businesses the UHV SBDC has assisted is $123.4
million. In addition, the UHV SBDC has offered 1,276 seminars, workshops
and events designed to help business owners obtain knowledge and skills to
be successful.
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<p>�The SBDC is committed to helping our businesses succeed every day,� UHV
SBDC Director Joe Humphreys said.
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<p>Participants are encouraged to share how the UHV SBDC has created a
difference in their lives and communities using the hashtag #SBDCDay. SBDCs
nationwide will collectively share, in real time, the success stories and
notable impacts SBDCs have on the small business community at large.
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<p>�SBDC Day is more than a one-day event,� said Michael W. Myhre, America�s
SBDC board chairman. �By celebrating small businesses and supporting SBDCs
on SBDC Day and year-round, everyone can play a part in strengthening our
nation�s economy.�
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<p>To learn more about SBDC Day and to join the movement, visit
<a href="http://www.americassbdc.org/SBDCDay" target="_blank">www.AmericasSBDC.org/SBDCDay</a>.
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<p>The UHV SBDC offers counseling, training and technical assistance to
existing and start-up businesses in an 11-county area. To make an
appointment for business services or register for a UHV SBDC workshop, call
the center at 361-485-4485 or email <a href="mailto:sbdc@uhv.edu">sbdc@uhv.edu</a>.
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The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers
courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education,
Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional
site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and
the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population,
as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.