Idaho Small Business Development Center

Our Mission:

To enhance the success of small businesses in Idaho by providing high-quality coaching, consulting

and training leveraging the resources of Idaho’s colleges and

universities.

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Our Vision:

Idaho SBDC clients are recognized as consistently outperforming their

peers.

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Our Network

Boise State University – Boise and Nampa

North Idaho College – Post Falls

Lewis-Clark State College – Lewiston

College of Southern Idaho – Twin Falls

Idaho State University – Pocatello

Idaho State University – Idaho Falls

University of Idaho – Legal Clinic

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Who Are Our Clients?

Generally less than 20 Employees Sales < $1,000,000 68% already in business 32% startups

Services

Consulting/Coaching• Individualized, Confidential, No-cost• Assess root cause• Make recommendations• Coach and teach new skills• Long-term, in-depth assistance• 10 hours /client• 1,600 clients per year

Training – 300 trainings/yearsbdc

Focus Areas

• New to Export

• Innovation/technology-based businesses

• Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

• Environmental Regulatory Assistance

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Helping early stage companies accelerate their growth

TECenter in Nampa– 40,000 sq. ft. building – About 30 resident clients

Greenhouse in downtown Boise– Partnership with the City of Boise– 5 – 8 resident clients

Incubators

sbdcClient verified Idaho SBDC data

Average Yearly Business Starts = 72

Jobs Created/Saved = 1,000

Capital Raised = $19 million

Sales Growth

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7.9%

sbdcData from third party researcher, Dr. Jim Chrisman, Economic Impact of Small Business Development Center Counseling in Idaho

Client Satisfaction

• Would recommend SBDC Services 94%

• Rate services very good or excellent 99%

Client Success Story

WMDTech Rick & Eva Bowman, Robert Brown, Chris Brown Nampa, Idaho www.wmdtech.com

WMDTech Is a Veteran-Run Business that provides bomb squad training in Explosive Ordinance Disposal to government and military first responders. Instructors are certified bomb technicians with military backgrounds in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Special Operations, and Demolitions.

“They (TECenter and SBDC) have helped with linking us to the right people at the right time to ensure we got the help that we needed.”

Websites

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www.IdahoSBDC.org

www.IdahoBizHelp.Idaho.gov