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Small Business Development Center

The Small Business Development Center supports economic development in Port Arthur, Groves, Nederland and Port Neches by providing counseling, training and technical assistance to owners and managers of new and existing small businesses.

The center offers confidential consulting on a variety of topics, including business plan preparation, finance sources, marketing, personnel actions, taxes and regulations. The center’s library provides additional information about many business fields.

Since its inception, the SBDC has created 2,340 jobs, assisted in obtaining more than $81 million in loans/equity, helped start 307 new business, held 505 business training classes and assisted 3,440 clients.

The SBDC, 1401 Procter St., works in association with Lamar State College Port Arthur, the University of Houston and the U.S. Small Business Administration.