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International Trade Center to Visit El Salvador

The International Trade Center (ITC) is traveling to El Salvador to present their efforts in creating a network of small business development centers (SBDC) in other nations. El Salvador is considering adopting the SBDC model to help build their economic impact which would have a foundation in small businesses. Accompanying the team is Al Salgado, Regional Director of the South West Texas Border SBDC Network and Bob McKinley, Associate Vice President of the Institute for Economic Development.

Links to their presentations are:

ITC's presentation of the SBDC Model

Institute for Economic Development Annual Report for 2008

South West Texas Border SBDC Netork Annual Report for 2008

SBA Disaster Assistance

For other resources for small businesses and others to help with recovery from natural disasters, read the full story.

Online Training Now Available

South-West Texas Border Region SBDC now offers free online learning for small businesses that cover business plans, maintaining finances, starting a business,and creating a web presence.

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San Antonio Small Business Statistics

The San Antonio small business community represents a large and diverse industry population. Small businesses comprise 94% of the 26,842 employer firms located within the San Antonio MSA.

IED Releases Higher Education Council of Study

educationstudythumbnail The UTSA Institute for Economic Development calculates that direct spending by and induced spending from the ten largest San Antonio colleges and universities reached $2.2 billion in 2004.

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