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Supporting Southwestern Illinois Small Business

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Read all about the Illinois Small Business Development Center at SIUE in the May issue of Monthly Connection

This month, we congratulate Keotty Clothing on their 3rd place finish at SIUE's "The Other 40" Pitch Competition, talk entrepreneurship with Penn Station  East Coast Subs franchisees Lisa and Atif Khan, and more in the latest issue of our newsletter...

SBDC Workshops Coming Up in June and July.

Get your business started the right way by becoming an SBDC client and signing up for the "Starting a Small Business in Illinois" Workshop!

Attention Tax Practitioners: Mark your calendars for the IRS 2012 Southern Illinois Tax Practitioner Symposium July 18th at SIUE

The mandatory pre-registration can be done by mail or online. If you have any questions about this co-sponsored event for tax practitioners, please call our office at (618) 650-2929. 

About the SIUE SBDC

Counties Served

  • Calhoun

  • Jersey

  • Madison

  • Bond

  • Saint Clair

  • Clinton

  • Washington

  • Monroe

  • Randolph

The SIUE Small Business Development Center (SIUE SBDC) is a service to the community supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Business.

SIUE houses two Small Business Development Centers, the Southwestern Illinois Entrepreneur Center and the International Trade Center. All Centers provide resources and information to the Southwestern Illinois Business community and the University.

Our Center is directly affiliated with the federal, state and local resources for small business.The SIUE SBDC serves as the direct source for your small business needs.

By assisting companies in defining their path to success, the SIUE SBDC network positively impacts the Southwestern Illinois Region by strengthening existing companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs. The SIUE SBDC enhances Southwestern Illinois’s economic interests providing one-stop assistance to individuals by means of counseling, training, research, and advocacy for new ventures and existing small businesses. When appropriate, the SIUE SBDC strives to affiliate its ties to the Southwestern Illinois Region to support the goals and objectives of both the SIUE School of Business and the University at large.

East St. Louis Office Information

601 James R. Thompson
Building D, Room 2009
East St. Louis, IL 62201-1200
Phone: 618-482-8330
Fax: 618-482-8341
sbdcesl@gmail.com

East St. Louis Campus Map

Directions to East St. Louis Campus

Edwardsville Office Information

Alumni Hall Room 2126
Campus Box 1107
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1107
Phone: 618-650-2929
Fax: 618-650-2647
sbdcedw@gmail.com

Edwardsville Campus Map (Morris University Center and Parking Lot B highlighted)

Edwardsville Campus Map (Alumni Hall and Parking Lot A highlighted)

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