Upcoming Events

    

Mind Shifts to Effective Selling

May 14

 

Business Boot Camp

May 15

 

Mind Shifts to Effective Selling

May 20

 

Online Networking Tools for Business

May 26

 

Mind Shifts to Effective Selling

May 27

 

Mind Shifts to Effective Selling

May 28

 

Understanding Financial Statements

May 29

 

Sales and Service Techniques for Small Business

June 3

 

Sales Strategies During a Recession

June 10

 

Understanding and Adapting to Different Behavioral and Buying Styles

June 17

 

Understanding Your Sales Cycle and Strategies to Speed up the Process

June 24

 

Prospecting for New Business in Difficult Time

July 1

 



For more information on these events, please check out our training page.

Small Business Development Center


Welcome!


Since 1984, the Southeastern Louisiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has provided the tools and resources necessary to help businesses grow and compete in an increasingly challenging global economy. We offer FREE business consulting and affordable training seminars designed to help you attract customers, improve operations, increase sales, and successfully access capital.  Our interactions may be brief or long-term, but our ultimate objective is to improve Louisiana's economy through job creation and increased tax revenues and with an eye on the Louisiana Governors Vision 2020 Plan.  Our center is funded by the US Small Business Administration, Louisiana Economic Development and Southeastern Louisiana University.  

 

Since 2002, Our center has: 

  • Assisted 125 start-ups or expansions with capital (average one every 2 weeks).
  • Helped secure over $8.3 million in loans and equity capital raised
  • Obtained funding for 78% of our projects
  • Created or retained 434 jobs
  • Trained over 2000 businesses and staff throughout the Northshore. 

           

          Resource Partners:

           

            1. U.S. Small Business Administration
            2. Louisiana Economic Development 
            3. Louisiana Small Business Development Center Network 
            4. Southeastern Department of Economic & Business Development 
            5. Southeastern College of Business & Technology 
            6. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
            7. Parish Economic Development Organizations 
            8. Area Chambers of Commerce
            9. U.S.D.A. Rural Development 
            10. Louisiana Department of Labor 
            11. Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center
            12. Manufacturing Extention Partnership of Louisiana
            13. And more!

             

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            The LSBDC Program is partially funded by the U. S. Small Business Administration, Louisiana Economic Development, and Southeastern Louisiana University.  The support given by the SBA through such funding does not constitute an expressed or implied endorsement of the cosponsors or participants’ opinion, products, or services.  All SBDC programs are non-discriminatory and open to the public.


            Contact Us

            Small Business Development Center
            1514 Martens Dr.
            Hammond, LA  70401
            985-549-3831
            sbdc@selu.edu

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