Abstract
When the Federal government decided not to fund the Small Business Institute through the U.S. Small Business Administration, many business schools eliminated or severely curtailed their SBI activities. Despite lacking federal funds, a southeastern rural university founded a new Small Business Institute program in 1999. Since inception it has assisted forty-five small businesses in a five county area. This paper describes starting a new business outreach program without Federal funds. It concludes with observations and implications relating to other schools starting or renewing an SBI program.
Recommended Citation
Heriot, Kirk C. and Campbell, Noel D.
(2004)
"Starting a Small Business Outreach Program: The Experience of a Small Southeastern University,"
The Coastal Business Journal: Vol. 3:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/cbj/vol3/iss1/4
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