Penn StateSmall Business Development Center
No-Cost, Confidential Small Business Consulting
Serving Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, and Mifflin Counties.
Penn StateSmall Business Development Center
No-Cost, Confidential Small Business Consulting
Serving Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, and Mifflin Counties.
Penn StateSmall Business Development Center
No-Cost, Confidential Small Business Consulting
Serving Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, and Mifflin Counties.
BECOME A PENN STATE SBDC CLIENT
The Small Business Development Center at Penn State has a staff of highly qualified consultants who have diverse experience operating and advising small businesses. The Penn State SBDC also taps the expertise of industry experts, successful entrepreneurs, and business professionals to deliver its educational programs to our clients in Clinton, Lycoming, and Mifflin counties.
Achieve your small business goals through no-cost, confidential advising to help you start, manage, and grow a successful small business.
Develop the planning, management, and financial skills necessary to make your business thrive by attending a free or low-cost training event.
Our success is measured by the success of our clients. These are their stories.
Client Success Story
Bliss Massage
Liz Webb, owner of Bliss Massage, reached out to Penn State SBDC for assistance to develop a budget, financial projections, a business plan and prepare for a Lock Haven Commercial Loan Program application. With hard work, and the support of her fiancé and some additional helpers, Bliss Massage was ready to open in February 2022.
Client Success Story
POLISHED OAKS COMMUNICATIONS
When Lisa was seeking to fill some gaps “behind the scenes” in running a small business, she reached out to the Penn State SBDC for support. She worked with business consultant Elizabeth Hay on business modeling and building out QuickBooks for her business. Lisa was able to make incremental changes to her business while building out her dream. In Spring of 2021, she took the 3-part QuickBooks training series and was able to check that off her list of growing business to-dos.
Client Success Story
A Little Bird
Learn how co-owners Tina Newberry and Lisa Henderson worked with the SBDC to gain the information and resources needed to successfully launch their business, A Little Bird, in downtown Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
Helping businesses start, grow, and prosper.
Penn State SBDC’s unique and highly effective service delivery model leverages students, faculty, and staff throughout the university, and partnerships with experienced professionals and economic development organizations to serve hundreds of businesses on an annual basis.
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Business Starts
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Clients Served
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Capital Formation
Penn State SBDC In The News
Berks, Chester Small Businesses Named 2023 SBA Award Winners
Martin Brill, coordinator of Ag Center of Excellence at the Penn State SBDC, proudly nominated Unique Snacks for Eastern Pennsylvania District Family-Owned Small Business of the Year. Unique Snacks is a sixth-generation business, committed to providing excellent service and snacks to its customers.