1. Arizona Small Business
Development Center Network
Working Together Toward
Common Goals
Janice C. Washington,
State Director

2. AZSBDC Network
 26 SBDC Locations
Statewide
 ASBDC Member
 Hosted by MCCCD
and 10 other Hosts
 4 PTAC Locations
 Coming Soon
- Sierra Vista
- Phoenix
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4. Working Together …
MCCCD Makes It All Possible
 SBA Cooperative Agreement
 AZSBDC Network
 Core and Specialty Programs
 AZPTAC Network
 Rebuilding the Arizona Economy, Together
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5. AZSBDC Network Mission
We provide high quality, high-impact
one-on-one counseling,
resource assistance and training to
preserve and create small business jobs
and revenue, and to facilitate capital
formation throughout Arizona.
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6. Goal Attainment Through High Performance Management
Goals
 Economic Impact
 Job Creation
 Capital Development
Programs
Core Programs
 Clean Tech
 Technology
 International Trade
 AZPTAC
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7. AZSBDC Core Services
 One-on-one confidential counseling at no cost;
 Customized training to meet needs of business
owners in urban and rural areas;
 Easily-accessible information resources and
guidance;
 Dynamic, interactive website with linked
resources.
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8. AZSBDC Special Initiatives
 Incubator Support
 Technology and Innovation
 Veterans Assistance
 Financial Education
 Profit Mastery, NxLevel
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9. AZSBDC Special Initiatives
 International Trade
 Procurement (AZPTAC)
 Business Continuity/Disaster
Readiness
 Performance Improvement
Systems
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10. AZPTAC
Headquartered in
Glendale at GCC
 Mesa
 Tucson
 Yuma
Coming Soon
 Sierra Vista
 Phoenix
www.azptac.com
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11. Working Together
AZSBDC Business Analysts refer clients who are
ready for Government Procurement to AZPTAC;
AZPTAC Program Specialists refer clients who
are not ready for Government Procurement to
AZSBDC for business counseling and skill
development.
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12. 2011 Economic Impact
 3,128 Clients Counseled
 3,976 Attended Training
 1,647 Jobs Created or Retained
 268 Businesses Started
 More than $45 million in Capital Formation
 Sales Increased by more than $85 million
 More than $90 million in Contracts Awarded
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13. Everything driven by …
 Stakeholder
Requirements
 Client needs
 Vision for success
 Accountability
 Reporting
 Analysis
 Cyclical process
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14. Client Satisfaction
In 2011 …
 88% said that the help they received
from the AZSBDC was beneficial
 95% said that they would recommend
the AZSBDC to other businesses
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15. Looking Forward …
High Impact
Initiatives
Gateway
College and
CEI;
Glendale CC
and AZPTAC;
Cochise College
Satellite Office
-International
Trade Assistance
More …
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