Thinking About Starting a Business or Ready to Grow?           

You're in the right place! The UW-Parkside Small Business Development Center annually assists more than 300 small business owners and entrepreneurs in Southeast Wisconsin. Whether you are at the discovery level of becoming an entrepreneur, someone researching ideas to develop into a business or if you're looking for methods to grow an existing business, we can assist you.

About The SBDC

The UW-Parkside SBDC provides education, training, and no-cost one-on-one counseling to entrepreneurs and existing businesses throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. A program of the College of Business, Economics, and Computing, the SBDC also offers workshops and business writing courses to help understand the clear picture of what it takes to run a successful business.

Some key roles of the SBDC include:

• Coaching and guidance to businesses
• Financial lending assistance
• Business/Marketing/Strategic Plan development
• Business startup plans
• Market analysis for businesses
• Financial analysis
• Minority business assistance
• Growth assistance for existing businesses
• Tech venture support

The UW-Parkside SBDC is located in Molinaro D127 on the campus of UW-Parkside. Please call 262-595-3363 to make an appointment. If you need immediate assistance with general business issues call our business answer line at 1-800-940-7232.