The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a statewide network supporting entrepreneurs and business owners through no-cost, confidential consulting and business education. Our regional expertise is accessible to anyone anywhere across 13 locations.
The Wisconsin SBDC is one of five programs at the Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, which provides specialized resources and helps clients craft personalized plans to grow their businesses. The Institute is part of the world-class University of Wisconsin System.
We are a nationally accredited member of America’s SBDC, the most comprehensive small business assistance network in the United States.
Services
Launch and manage your successful company through no-cost confidential consulting and business education to assist with startup planning, financing, sales/marketing, new products/services/markets, financial management and operations.
Centers
Our statewide network of 13 centers, staffed with experienced consultants, provides business expertise to clients at any stage with any opportunity. These centers strive to connect you to their host campuses, financial institutions, economic development organizations and any resource your small business may need.
People
The Wisconsin SBDC could not run without our expert business consultants whose expertise varies across the small business spectrum from marketing and research to financial resources to trade and everything in between. Their personal and business connections are there to elevate your small business at any stage with any opportunity or challenge.
Mitchell named Wisconsin SBDC Network’s 2021 ‘State Star’
Cheryl V. Mitchell, director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Milwaukee, was honored posthumously by her peers as the Wisconsin network’s 2021 State Star.
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