Enhancing the economic well-being of southeast Texas communities.
Long-term clients received valuable, one-on-one, business advising. We are committed to helping small business owners optimize their business strategy for long-term success.
The SBDC assisted advisors assisted with loans and helped secure $185.8 million in capital, creating a meaningful impact in local communities throughout southeast Texas.
We’ve created opportunities that has enabled small businesses to hire and retain staff. The SBDC created 2,402 jobs and retained 3,296 jobs, empowering economic growth.
The overall impact for established business clients from SBDCs' services led to $16.6 million in new tax contributions: $10.3 million state taxes and $6.3 million in federal taxes.
We’ve taken thousands of new businesses from simple ideas to successful companies, so if you’re thinking of starting a business, tap into our key services to join their ranks.
SBDC clients continuously out-performs the average Texas business. In 2022, SBDC clients generated a whopping total of approximately $121.2 million in new sales.
For every $1 invested in the University of Houston Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network program, our clients generate a total of approximately $2.88 in incremental revenue.
SBDC clients continue to out-perform the average existing small business. In 2022, SBDC clients produced 7.7% sales growth versus 3.5% of the average Texas business.
The SBDC hosted a total of 279 business training courses to help clients gain new business knowledge and skills on a variety of small business topics.
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We provide no-cost, one-on-one business advising. Book an advising session today.