{"id":423,"date":"2021-09-24T17:28:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/small-business-development-center\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:24:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:24:32","slug":"small-business-development-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/small-business-development-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Indiana Small Business Development Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Lacy School of Business Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/about\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/undergraduate-programs\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Undergraduate Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Graduate Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/experiential-learning\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Experiential Learning<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/graduate-programs\/meet-and-greets\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Coffee Meet and Greets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/leadership\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/career-development\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Career Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/global-opportunities\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Global Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/small-business-development-center\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Central Indiana Small Business Development Center<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/podcasts\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Lacy School of Business Podcast <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Central Indiana Small Business Development Center<\/h1><p>Butler University is the host of the Central Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which provides guidance and resources to entrepreneurs and small business owners at all phases\u2014concept, startup, growth, and maturity. The Central Indiana Small Business Development Center\u2019s mission is to have a positive and measurable impact on the formation, growth, and sustainability of small business in Indiana and to develop a strong entrepreneurial community.<\/p><p>SBDCs help entrepreneurs realize the dream of business ownership and help existing businesses remain competitive in a complex, ever-changing global marketplace. SBDCs are hosted by leading universities and state economic development agencies, and funded in part through a partnership with SBA.<\/p><p>SBDC advisors provide aspiring and current small business owners a variety of free business consulting and low-cost training services including: business plan development, manufacturing assistance, financial packaging and lending assistance, exporting and importing support, disaster recovery assistance, procurement and contracting aid, market research help, 8(a) program support, and healthcare guidance.<\/p><p>For more information, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/isbdc.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"indiana small business development center\">Indiana Small Business Development Center<\/a> website.<\/p><section id=\"block_directory_69d8870fcafc2\" class=\"directory vertical\"><header class=\"directory__heading\"style=\"justify-content: space-between;\"><h2>Center Staff<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Helen Cox <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/images\/logos\/bulldog_4cp_1-4w.png' alt='' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Office Administrator &#8211; Small Business Development Center<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-3919'>317-940-3919<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:htcox@butler.edu'>htcox@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Dan Drexler <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/ddrexler-4yaZkWwxF.jpg' alt='Headshot of Dan Drexler' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Regional Director &#8211; Small Business Development Center<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-3083'>317-940-3083<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:ddrexler@butler.edu'>ddrexler@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-ddrexler'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-ddrexler'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Dan Drexler\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-ddrexler' role='region' aria-labledby='person-ddrexler' hidden><p><p>Dan spent twenty years in private industry, most recently as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing with an Indiana manufacturer of industrial HVAC systems.  He previously worked with both the Indiana and US Departments of Commerce, primarily focused on export marketing and business counseling.  A graduate of IUPUI, Dan grew up in Hancock County and is active in several regional community organizations.<br\/><\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-ddrexler --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Tressa Mazhandu <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/images\/logos\/bulldog_4cp_1-4w.png' alt='' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Business Advisor &#8211; CISBDC<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-6504'>317-940-6504<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:tmazhandu@butler.edu'>tmazhandu@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Huss Sadri <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' 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