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Lost in the Shuffle of last saturday's health care debate is that H. R. 1845, also known as the SBDC Modernization Act, passed the House.

The bill still needs to go through the Senate and be signed into law by the president.

So what does this bill do, here is a quick summary:

Small Business Development Centers Modernization Act of 2009 amends the Small Business Act relating to small business development centers to:

(1) require institutions of higher education that are provided SBDC grants to… Continue

Dana Weddle and the UT-Arlington SBDC Center for Enterprise Excellence recently posted a really good article on people and sustainablility. Their original post on teir site can be found here: UT-Arlington SBDC Blog

The “People” part of the Triple Bottom Line often gets overlooked when we discuss Sustainability. As an environmentalist and a Planet advocate, I can talk about the environment all day long… Continue

Kansas SBDC Center Director Will Katz and SBDC consultant Maggie Bornholdt's slides from their presentation on how small businesses can thrive in Interesting times.

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Here are some slides we got from the Kansas SBDCs to share with everyone. These are from a presentations SBDC Counselor Frank Choriego does on how businesses can be successful in a tough economic climate.

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By Curt Clinkinbeard, Executive Director

The FAMEE Foundation



I have a wonderful four year old son. He makes my heart sing even thinking about him for a second. Like other father’s, my children mean the world to me and I think they are perfect.


If you’ve been a parent in the last few decades, you probably know how children get addicted to a given movie; when given the option, they go the favorite time and time again. Currently my son’s fa… Continue