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.