SBDCs Are The Leaders
in Job Creation and
Measureable Economic Results
SBDCs Help Their Clients Create…
A new business
every
26 minutes
A new job
every
5.7 minutes
$100,000 in financing every
8.8 minutes
$100,000 in new sales every
7.2 minutes
New Jobs
New Business Starts
SBDCs Helped Create…
91,767
new jobs
That’s a new job created every
5.7 minutes
New Businesses Are Started By…
76%
of SBDC clients
That’s a new business started every
26 minutes
Customer-Driven Quality
& Exemplary Service
95%
of SBDC clients
recommend SBDC services
4.44
out of 5 stars:
average client rating
for SBDC Advisors
Learn more about the nationwide
impact of SBDCs at
SOURCE OF STATISTICS
1. “Economic Impact of Small Business Development Center Counseling Activities in the United States: 2018-2019,” by James
J. Chrisman, Ph.D. (This report assesses the economic impact of long-term SBDC counseling activities in 2018. Long-term
clients are defined as those who received a minimum of five hours of counseling assistance from the SBDC.)
2. U.S. Small Business Administration