SBDC

PHILADELPHIA––On August 1st, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) met with business owners for an in-person small business roundtable at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. The roundtable highlighted the positive impact of Temple University Small Business Development Center (SBDC)’s Pennsylvania Digital Transformation and eCommerce Program (PADTEP), an initiative […]

There are so many ways to invest in your career success. For Dawn Wilson, MBA ’02 and Ciocia Patel, MBA ’15, one of those investments was pursuing their Part-Time MBA from the Fox School of Business.  Though both Patel and Wilson went through the program at different points in their careers, what they learned has […]

Check out this sneak peek of the SBDC 2021 Annual Report. More to come next week!

From 2018-2019, DeHoratius, BBA ’17, MS ’21 worked at Temple’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as a graduate assistant and joined Temple’s SBDC as a business consultant in March 2020. She worked in the consulting field for the past few years but has extensive experience working in and with nonprofits, custom brokerage firms, market research […]

Karl Kraus is senior business consultant with the Small Business Development Center and manager of the SBDC location at Temple University’s Ambler Campus. In his work with the SBDC, he provides general business consulting and advising services to businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Region. His focus is on companies involved in manufacturing, new product and […]

On November 16th, Temple’s Small Business Development Center hosted a virtual workshop on using Facebook for business. The event was led by Jamie Shanker-Passero, associate director of Temple’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). This workshop offers small businesses and entrepreneurs a chance to learn the basics of utilizing Facebook as part of their business strategy, […]

Maura Shenker is the director of Temple University’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Maura is a creative thinker, serial entrepreneur, coach and consultant who brings a wealth of professional experience and entrepreneurial excellence to her role in directing Temple’s SBDC. Before joining Temple University, Maura served as director of Saint Joseph’s University’s Centers for Professional […]

On Oct. 14 and 21, Temple’s Small Business Development Center hosted a virtual, two part pitch deck bootcamp event. The event was led by Erika Tapp, the Temple SBDC’s expert consultant on new business ventures and startups. This workshop offers small businesses and eager entrepreneurs a chance to learn the proper way to create a […]

Sessions are free and open to all small business owners and are designed to help them pivot and plan for the holiday shopping season PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5, 2020 — Since its founding more than 10 years ago, Small Business Saturday has become a staple of the holiday shopping season.   It’s estimated that more than $120 […]

Génesis Warner Fernandez took an unconventional route to obtain her degree. After transferring to Temple in 2010 and working for the Small Business Development Center, she decided to make a life-changing decision: move to Italy in the name of love.  “I started dating my boyfriend at the time—now my husband—who is also a Temple alumnus. […]

Center for Hospitality Resilience and Center of Digital Transformation for Small Business will offer statewide assistance to small businesses affected by the pandemic PHILADELPHIA, July 8, 2020 — In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic was still in its infancy, Maura Shenker, director of Temple University’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), said that the role of […]

Temple outreach center continues to help businesses in wake of COVID-19 pandemic PHILADELPHIA, June 17, 2020 — For small business owners, the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) can be intimidating, and that’s not just because it’s one of the largest U.S. stimulus programs in history. Its website is extensive. The application is exhaustive. Finding […]

Students and faculty members, led by the Institute for Business and Information Technology, offer free digital services to small businesses and nonprofits affected by COVID-19.