Founded: 1982
Full Time: 2
Part Time: 3
Budget: 196,000.00
Director: Dr. Mary Lynn Wilkerson
Northwestern State University
Russell Hall, Room 114B
Natchitoches, LA 71497
Telephone: 318-357-5611
FAX: 318-357-6810
E-Mail: Wilkerson@alpha.nsula.edu
Research Areas:
Consumer shopping behavior and economic infrastructure profiling for an eight parish area
Goals: Provide services in eight-parish area, as follows: 1) one-on-one counseling for existing and potential business owners; 2) training programs on current practices and trends in today's business world; 3) maintain resource library of current information and technology; and 4) assist regional economic development activities.
Areas of Expertise:
Small Business counseling; SBA loan programs; financial analysis; retail businesses; loan packaging; pairing businesses with student teams for real case studies; and training business owners.
Special Capabilities and Facilities:
Business resource library: containing statistical information, census information, Small Business Administration publications, software packages for trial, magazines related to small business, and publications offering market information, business plans, U.S. demographics, business start-up, and industry standards; and Internet access.
Research Equipment:
As above
Keywords:
Small Business
Business Loans
Small Business Administration
Business Plan
SBDC