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Welcome to Small Business Institute®

Small Business Institute® was formed in 1976 and is the premier organization dedicated to field-based student consulting and outreach to small businesses. Our members are actively involved with small businesses, entrepreneurial firms, and organizations in their communities and regions.

We are especially proud of the field-based student consulting projects that many of our members supervise each year. These individual programs are operated by colleges and universities across the country. These SBI programs bridge the gap between subject competency provided by courses in business and the entry-level training that companies critically need. Teams of qualified university students, under expert faculty supervision, provide consulting to small business owners and managers as part of their education. These programs emphasize practical, realistic, and affordable solutions to problems confronting small businesses.

Our organization offers our members a number of benefits, including, but not limited to the following: annual conference, awards, student project competition, two (2) journals, a newsletter, and much, much more.

WHAT'S NEW?

Chuck Matthews Honored

The University of Cinicannti recently honored Chuck Matthews for the past 16 years of service to the UC SBI Center.

From left to right: Tim Fogarty (Chair of the Center’s Advisory Board), William J. Keating Jr. (Vice-Chair of the Center’s Advisory Board), Chuck Matthews, Churck's wife Margie, and Thomas Dalziel.

TWU students take top prize

By Karina Ramirez / Staff Writer
kramirez@dentonrc.com
Published: 22 April 2013 11:11 PM

A Texas Woman’s University team won first place for a graduate business plan that would hope to provide a more efficient total joint replacement.

The winners were announced at a conference in St. Pete Beach, Fla. last month. All graduated from TWU’s Executive Masters of Business Administration program in December. The competition highlighted the work of graduate and undergraduate students at colleges and universities that are involved with the SBI program. The goal of the competition was to address a specific business problem or present a business opportunity, according to the organization’s website. Click here for more details

Small Business Institute® SPOTLIGHT
September 2013

Small Business Institute®

Student Spotlight: University of Louisville

Alexandra Juhl and Wendy Stidham

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Pictured (left to right): Nancy Miller, Wendy Stidham, Allie Juhl and Chip Miller

Graduated seniors Alexandra Juhl and Wendy Stidham recently revisited their clients from the Spring 2013 semester, Nancy and Chip Miller of Miller’s Signature Antiques. The Millers have been in business for over 15 years but have noticed a leveling off or slight decline in their business activity. Two-person consulting teams are the norm for seniors at the University of Louisville and these students, not familiar with one another before the program, became both friends and exceptional SBI counselors.