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WWU appoints new director for SBDC
Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics has opened a new Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Bellingham and hired Jennifer Shelton as the director.
Shelton comes to Bellingham from the Edmonds Community College SBDC, and has worked in the field of business development and research for 17 years, including a stint at the Center for Economic Development (CEV).
“It’s great to be back in Bellingham and Whatcom County. There are few business communities that have as diverse and interesting to work with as this one; it’s going to be very rewarding to be a part of it again,” she said.
Strong turnout for small business workshop
Laura Incalcaterra - Posted in relncategorized - Mar 15, 2010
County Clerk Paul Piperato figured maybe 25 people would show up to the small business workshop his office and the Rockland Community College Small Business Development Center offered this morning in New City.
But when 82 people filed into seats in the Allison-Parris County Office Building, he nearly couldn’t believe it.
&ldk-quo;I was dumbfounded,” Piperato said today.
Small Business Week award winners announced
Express-News - 03/16/2010 - By David Hendricks
Mary Ellen Trevino, founder and CEO of P3S Corp., will be awarded the district Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the South-West Texas Border Small Business Development Center Network in a May ceremony.
The 2010 Small Business Week Awards Ceremony will be held from 9-10:30 a.m. May 20 at the University of Texas at San Antonio downtown campus Buena Vista Theater Room, 501 W. Durango Ave.
New Jersey Small Business Development Center lobbies Gov. Christies
CENTRAL JERSEY — The New Jersey Small Business Development Center is calling upon Gov. Chris Christie and his administration to step up efforts to save and create private sector jobs in the state. NJSBDC State Director Brenda Hopper and Associate State Director Deborah Smarth are urging the new administration to restore the support for small business assistance that was lost under the previous administration.
Western Washington University opens SBDC office
Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics has opened the Small Business Development Center at 115 Unity St., Suite 101, in downtown Bellingham.
It will be a service for local businesses in conjunction with the CBE's existing Center for Economic Vitality.
Jennifer Shelton has been hired as the director of the new SBDC. She comes to Bellingham from the Edmonds Community College SBDC, and has worked in the field of business development and research for 17 years, including a stint at the CEV.
