The University of Scranton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) recently celebrated SBDC Day with the 18 other centers in Pennsylvania and close to 1,000 centers across the nation. SBDCs provide local businesses and entrepreneurs with the resources needed to succeed. The Scranton SBDC serves eight counties in the Northeast and Northern Tier and, since 1980, has provided 98,000 consulting hours to almost 17,000 start-up and existing businesses, helping small businesses in the region secure $108,000,000 in capital. Learn more at www.scrantonsbdc.com. From left, seated, are Keith Yurgosky, business consultant; and Donna Simpson, consultant manager. Standing, Francene Dudziec, special projects coordinator; Leigh Fennie and Gretchen Kukuchka, business consultants; and Lisa Hall Zielinski, director.
