Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development
SouthernTech has partnered with the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center (OKSBDC) to assist small business owners and new entrepreneurs by providing no charge, one-on-one business management advising, business management workshops and business technical assistance. OKSBDC advises business owners in many areas including financial analysis, capital sources, business planning, operations, industry research, international trade, commercial finance, human resources, accounting, competitive market studies, import/export assistance, government contracting opportunities, information technology and economic and business data modeling and analysis. More information on the services provided by the OKSBDC can be found at https://www.oksbdc.org.
Oklahoma SBDC assists small business owners and new entrepreneurs by providing no charge, one-on-one business management advising, business management workshops and business technical assistance.
The Oklahoma SBDC provides confidential, high quality, no cost entrepreneurial and small business management advising in order to help Oklahomans start and grow businesses. We are committed to growing Oklahoma’s economy one small business at a time.
Oklahoma SBDC business advisors assist business owners and entrepreneurs in many areas relevant to starting and expanding their businesses including:
| Agribusiness | Obtaining Business Financing | |
| Business Startup |
Cybersecurity |
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| Government Contracting | E-Commerce | |
| Human Resources | Market and Industry Research | |
| Technology Commercialization | Business Disruption Management | |
| Business Training | Buying or Selling a Business | |
| Expansion and Growth | Financial Analysis | |
| International Trade | Marketing and Sales |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (SE), in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), established the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center Network (Oklahoma SBDC) in 1984. SE continues to serve as the lead university in a statewide consortium of private and public partners including the SBA, tribal nations, as well as many other entities and organizations including, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations and Main Street programs. Banks and commercial lenders across the state are also key supporters of Oklahoma SBDC.
Oklahoma SBDC is one of 62 SBDC programs existing in every state in the nation as well as in many U.S. territories. Similar entrepreneurial development programs in other countries have been modeled after the SBDC program in the United States.
