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HOW DO I GROW MY BUSINESS?
Workshops and Training | Strategic Planning | Leadership Development | Import Competition | Loan Packaging Assistance | Employee Management | B2B Networking | Emerging Markets | International Trade
Helping established businesses plan for and reach the next level of success is a key objective of UTSA’s Institute for Economic Development.
Contact 210-458-2020 or e-mail
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to request an appointment with one of our professional business advisors.
WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
Every day brings a new challenge for small-business owners. We offer specialized workshops taught by professional instructors in a traditional classroom setting, as well as Web-based workshops taught in an online format. Most of our free or low-cost training programs take place at UTSA's Downtown Campus. For many classes, we offer free parking with pre-registration.
Call 210-458-2020 or view the Training and Events Calendar for complete descriptions of specialty workshops designed to help businesses grow.
Strategic planning and advising
For businesses at every stage of growth, planning is the name of the game. We assist experienced business owners with strategic planning, loan and financing options, marketing, employee management, bookkeeping, import-export markets, and government contracting.
South-West Texas Border SBDC Network
San Antonio Small Business Development Center
Minority Business Enterprise Center
Leadership development
An exceptional leadership development opportunity awaits select small businesses through the “Building Business Excellence” program. Designed to promote management leadership, the program develops leadership capacities to grow businesses and create a greater sense of meaning and purpose in the lives of business owners and managers.
San Antonio Small Business Development Center
Building Business Excellence
Import competition
If a manufacturing or service business is being adversely affected by import competition, we have a program that may be able to assist. We work with a variety of businesses in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana to improve management, new product development, marketing, manufacturing, employee training, and more.
Southwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
Loan PACKAGING assistance
Business owners need capital to survive and thrive. We assist experienced business owners in their search for the financial support they need to grow to the next level. Our expert business advisors help clients with the loan process by reviewing existing financial statements and other required documents requested by the lender. We work closely with small-business lenders who keep us informed of changes in lending policies.
We offer specialized services for experienced minority-owned businesses and for business owners interested in expanding their product or service globally. In 2009, we helped our clients access more than $110 million in business capital.
SBDC International Trade Center
Minority Business Enterprise Center
San Antonio Small Business Development Center
South-West Border SBDC Network
Employee management
As a growing business, you want to keep on top of employee management and human resource regulations. We can help. Our certified human resource professionals provide direct assistance to small business employers in the areas of employment practices, emergency preparedness, regulatory compliance, jobsite safety, drug-free workplace and effective human resource management.
SBDC Contracting Resource Center
B2B networking
Networking with potential clients is an important part of any business strategy. Our centers sponsor or participate in a variety of programs, conferences and informal events, which encourage networking for results.
SBDC Contracting Resource Center
San Antonio Small Business Development Center
Minority Business Enterprise Center
SBDC International Trade Center
Emerging markets
Recognizing that “enterprise formation” is the next frontier of economic development, we offer comprehensive services to assist researchers, inventors, entrepreneurs and businesses. Our investment services center can assist you in obtaining the capital you need to grow.
San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative
International trade
If your strategy is to grow by going global, we can help. We are home to one of the most successful international trade assistance organizations in the State of Texas. Every year, we support hundreds of businesses with technical know-how and advising. In 2010, we will launch a no-cost, online trade platform, sbdcglobal.com, which links small businesses in the U.S. and Latin America.
SBDC International Trade Center
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