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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Counties Served: Bucks • Montgomery
January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016
The Pennsylvania SBDCs depend on continued federal and state funding to offer its services to constituents of the 8th district. Independent research finds that Pennsylvania SBDC clients generate $3.09 in tax revenue for every $1 of federal funding the SBDC receives. Below are the most recent results for the 8th district.
RESULTS:
| Entrepreneurs Consulted | 380 |
| Women- and Jointly-Owned | 60% |
| Veterans | 7% |
| Minorities | 29% |
| Total Consulting Hours Provided | 6,233 |
| Businesses Started | 26 |
| Jobs Saved | 328 |
| Jobs Created | 75 |
| Client-Obtained Financing | $4,958,042 |
| Assets Preserved | $654,150 |
To learn more about how this data is collected, visit the Pennsylvania SBDC’s data integrity process webpage.
NATIONAL IMPACT
The Pennsylvania SBDC is an accredited member of America’s Small Business Development Center Network. Hosted by leading universities, colleges and state economic development agencies, and funded in part through a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, approximately 1,000 service centers are available nationwide to provide no-cost business consulting and low-cost training.
Every federal dollar invested in SBDCs in 2013-14 created $2.31 in federal revenue and $3.17 in state revenue. Additional information on America’s SBDC can be found below:
- America’s SBDC 2016 Impact Flyer
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GAO Analysis: Entrepreneurial Assistance
Opportunities Exist to Improve Programs’ Collaboration, Data-Tracking, and Performance Management - The SBDC Program: An Indispensable Partner in America’s Economic Development, National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board
| County | Population | # of Small Businesses | % Small Businesses |
| Bucks | 625,249 | 67,505 | 99.97 |
| Montgomery | 799,874 | 90,343 | 99.91 |
STATEWIDE PRESENCE
The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) are the only statewide, nationally accredited program that provides high quality one-on-one consulting, training and information resources to empower new and existing businesses. The SBDC program is a public/private partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and 18 universities and colleges across the Commonwealth.
District Contacts:
Pennsylvania SBDC Network
State Director
(215) 898-1219
Lehigh University SBDC
Director
(610) 758-3980
Temple University SBDC
Director
(215) 204-7282
Wharton SBDC
Director
(215) 898-4861
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