Small Business Development Center

The Small Business Development Center belongs to a statewide network that is part of a national consortium of more than 575 centers that share the knowledge of universities with small business owners.

The center serves a seven-county area in north central Kansas and provides: free individual confidential counseling on a range of business topics; workshops and evening classes on business start-up, marketing, recordkeeping, and computers; and information through a library of books, magazines, audio and video tapes, and computer data search services.

Specialized services include: (1) the Robert G. Chapman Small Business Computing Center, which uses state-of-the-art computer systems to teach business owners how to use computers in their businesses and supports a wide range of research projects; (2) Entrepreneurship- Planning for Success, a noncredit 12-week in-depth course for serious entrepreneurs interested in starting or growing small businesses; (3) the Small Business Institute, which links teams of senior business students to evaluate small businesses and recommend corrective strategies; and (4) the Kansas Rural Enterprise Institute, which conducts research and educational programs focused on business development strategies for rural Kansas.

Topics within Business Administration:
	General Requirements		Small Business Development Center		General Business
	University General Education Requirements		Accounting		Management
	Program Options		Finance		Marketing