The mission of the Alabama Small Business Development Consortium is to enhance economic growth by making Alabama small businesses more competitive through the provision of entrepreneurial assistance.
Counseling is provided free of charge to all small business owners.
Each SBDC encourages unique local efforts, region to region, state to state, and community to community, to meet small business needs in its area. SBDCs develop and maintain partnerships among community organizations and local, state and federal agencies, providing a focal point for a broad network of public and private resources at the community level. SBDC partnership programs and activities serving small businesses have contributed significantly to economic growth in Alabama and across the nation. The Small Business Development Center is currently the largest management and technical assistance program serving the small business sector in the United States. The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency administers the Procurement Technical Assistance Program which is supported by the SBDCs.