You may decide that you are interested in starting your own remote business. You may get help using a Small Business Development Center.

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This week, we will examine the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC). Small Business Development Centers may be limited to those in the United States.

You may have a dream.

You may have an idea.

You may desire to be your boss.

You may desire to change the world.

You may desire to open your own remote business.

We are continuing our topic of giving information to people interested in starting their own remote business.

We are going to look at Small Business Development Centers.

We talked briefly about Small Business Development Centers in last week’s post.

I like to dive into more details about Small Business Development Centers this week.

Small Business Development Centers advise starting or improving a business.

You can find out the services of a Small Business Development Center by using the Small Business Administration website.

(1) Go to the Small Business Administration website.Type: sba.gov

You will see the home page of the Small Business Administration.

One link is called “Local Assistance.”

This link is towards the top part of the screen.

Click the “Local Assistance” link.

You will then get a menu under the “Local Assistance” link.

Under the “Resource Partners” column

You will find a link that says “Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)” link.

Click the “Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)” link.

(2) The Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Screen

You will see the Small Business Development Center screen giving information about Small Business Development Centers.

(3) Find your local Small Business Development Center.

Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) are organized at the local level; I would suggest first exploring the resources of the Small Business Development Center (SBD) at your local level first; many Small Business Development Centers will have their websites; you may find the websites of other local Small Business Development Centers may be helpful to you outside of our local area.

You can find a Small Business Development Center by clicking the “find your local Small Business Development Center” link.

The “find your local Small Business Development Center” link towards the bottom part of the webpage.

Click the “find your local Small Business Development Center” link.

You will then get a “Find Local Assistant” web page.

You can search by zip code to find your local Small Business Development Center.

I did not find other ways to search for Small Business Development Centers.

Search zip codes using Google or another search engine you enjoy using. For this example, I used Google to search for zip codes for New York City.

I choose a zip code for Manhattan using the zip code 10456.

So I type “10456” in the “Business Zip Code” search box.

You will then get a map of the area the zip code corresponds to, in this case, New York City, and you will get choices on the left side of the screen. Some choices will have a “Website” link next to them.

I chose the “New York State Small Business Development Center.” for this example.

I click the “Website” link.

(4) The New York State Small Business Development Center example

You will arrive at the New York State Small Business Development Center web page.

The website address is www.pacesbdc.org.

You can find a variety of choices here; one option is to select a box that says “See All Services” towards the middle of the screen.

Click the “See All Services” box.

You will then get a screen that says “Services” on it.

You can scroll down to see the different services that New York State Small Business Development Center provides.

Expert Help

Experts may help you. You may find an expert who can help you with your business.

To make an appointment with an expert, click the “Meet with a Business Advisor” link.

The “Meet with a Business Advisor” link is in a blue box towards the top part of the screen.

You may have to live in the New York City area to meet with a business expert when using the New York State Small Business Development Center.

You may decide that you are interested in starting your own remote business. You may get help using a Small Business Development Center.