UHV SBDC celebrates National Small Business Week
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | By
Amber Aldaco
Staff members of the University of Houston-Victoria Small Business Development Center and community entrepreneurs pose for a photo with Victoria Mayor Jeff Bauknight, center, during Tuesday’s city council meeting for the proclamation for National Small Business Week, April 30-May 6. The UHV SBDC is part of a nationwide small business assistance program serving the small business community and federal, state and local governments. The center offers counseling, training and technical assistance to existing and start-up businesses in an 11-county area, including Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Refugio and Victoria counties. During National Small Business Week, the UHV SBDC hosted webinars about topics including market analysis and will host live webinars on May 4, including a webinar at 10 a.m. about childcare employer partnership and one at 1 p.m. about marketing small business budgets. To learn more about the webinars and the center, go to www.uhvsbdc.com.
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.
