Small Business Development Centers
The Eastern Iowa Small Business Development Center (SBDC) conducts research, counsels, and trains business people in management, financing, and operating small businesses, and provides comprehensive information services and access to experts in a variety of fields.
Each SBDC regional center encourages unique local efforts, region to region, state to state, and community to community, to meet small business needs in its area. Each of these SBDC offices subcontracts with other universities, community colleges, and other institutions to provide a network of 15 regional assistance centers in Iowa, and over 1,100 full service assistance centers nationally, to the small business community.
The SBDC is the only nationally accredited entrepreneurial development program in Iowa.
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SCORE
Is a volunteer group of retired executives that is dedicated to educating, mentoring, and helping small businesses start and grow. The Muscatine Chapter is now a branch of the Quad Cities SCORE Chapter and its expanded service area. QC SCORE can be found online at quadcities.score.org or by phone at (309) 797-0082 to schedule an appointment.
IOWA CENTER FOR ECONOMIC SUCCESS
Iowa Center For Economic Success is a small business and entrepreneurial resource hub committed to empowering people to strengthen and stabilize their financial futures through business ownership and investment. It is their belief that to be successful in small business, entrepreneurs need support in three core areas: education, capital, and networking. To that end, they have built key programs that support these core areas and empower individuals to succeed, families to prosper, and communities to thrive. For more information or to schedule an appointment please go to www.theiowacenter.org.