SBDC Updates

By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University Theodore Roosevelt once said, “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” Thomas Edison was […]

By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) defines entrepreneurship as “a self-directed pursuit of opportunities to create value for others. By creating value […]

By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University “Be not afraid of growing slowly. Be afraid of only standing still.” – Proverb Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial firms are always looking for […]

By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston S. Churchill Successful […]

By Kenneth Surbrugg, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Southern State University “Direction is so much more important than speed. Many are going nowhere fast.” – Unknown Many entrepreneurs are scrambling for more time […]

For over 40 years the America’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network has helped millions of men, women, veteran and minority entrepreneurs and small business owners start and grow their businesses. With nearly 1,000 locations […]