SBA Counseling

The government-funded Small Business Association (SBA - www.sba.gov) offers a wide range of resources for entrepreneurs planning a business. Part of the SBA's support package includes one-on-one start-up counseling which takes place at the Technical Innovation Center at Hagerstown Community College.

To register for SBA counseling, you will need to fill out the following form:

SBA Counseling Request Form (PDF)

Then submit them (by mail or fax) to the Technical Innovation Center:

Mail TO:

11400 Robinwood Drive
TIC Suite 223
Hagerstown, MD 21742

Fax TO:

(301) 797 - 4808

For more information on SBA counseling services, visit http://www.sba.gov/services/counseling/index.html

B&D Consulting Enters Mentor-Protege Agreement
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Hispanic Festival in Hagerstown
The Fourth Hagerstown Hispanic Festival will be held in Fairgrounds Park on Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm

New Location for TIC management
We're now located on the 3rd floor in TIC 321.

Small Business Development Center moved
The SBDC has moved from TIC 209 to TIC 322.

New Training Room
New larger training room available in TIC 323

Links
News Archive

Business-2-Government Contracting Workshops

The Western Maryland Small Business Development Center and the TIC have partnered to make available to the community two B2G contracting workshops presented by Maryland PTAP.

MIT Enterprise Forum Webcast
The TIC is a viewing site for the MIT Enterprise Forum webcast "From Lab to Market: Success is Not Final, Failure is Not Fatal."

The Innovator and Entrepreneur Group
meetings will not be held during the summer. They will resume in the fall.