1. Idaho Small Business Development Center

2. Our Mission: To enhance the success of small businesses in Idaho by providing high-quality coaching, consulting and training leveraging the resources of Idaho’s colleges and universities. sbdc

3. Our Vision: Idaho SBDC clients are recognized as consistently outperforming their peers. sbdc

4. Our Network Boise State University – Boise and Nampa North Idaho College – Post Falls Lewis-Clark State College – Lewiston College of Southern Idaho – Twin Falls Idaho State University – Pocatello Idaho State University – Idaho Falls University of Idaho – Legal Clinic sbdc

5. Who Are Our Clients?  Generally less than 20 Employees  Sales < $1,000,000  68% already in business  32% startups

6. Services Consulting/Coaching Individualized, Confidential, No-cost Assess root cause Make recommendations Coach and teach new skills Long-term, in-depth assistance 10 hours /client 1,600 clients per year Training – 300 trainings/year sbdc

7. Focus Areas New to Export Innovation/technology -based businesses Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Environmental Regulatory Assistance sbdc

8. Helping early stage companies accelerate their growth TECenter in Nampa – 40,000 sq. ft. building – About 30 resident clients Greenhouse in downtown Boise – Partnership with the City of Boise – 5 – 8 resident clients Incubators

9. sbdc Client verified Idaho SBDC data Average Yearly Business Starts = 72 Jobs Created/Saved = 1,000 Capital Raised = $19 million

10. Sales Growth 7.9% sbdc Data from third party researcher, Dr. Jim Chrisman, Economic Impact of Small Business Development Center Counseling in Idaho

11. Client Satisfaction Would recommend SBDC Services 94% Rate services very good or excellent 99%

12. Client Success Story WMDTech Rick & Eva Bowman, Robert Brown, Chris Brown Nampa, Idaho www.wmdtech.com WMDTech Is a Veteran-Run Business that provides bomb squad training in Explosive Ordinance Disposal to government and military first responders. Instructors are certified bomb technicians with military backgrounds in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Special Operations, and Demolitions. “They (TECenter and SBDC) have helped with linking us to the right people at the right time to ensure we got the help that we needed.”

13. Websites sbdc www.IdahoSBDC.org www.IdahoBizHelp.Idaho.gov