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KIRKWOOD SBDC - MARION / CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kirkwood SBDC provides the highest quality assistance to current and future small businesses in Linn, Benton, and Jones counties.

About the Kirkwood SBDC

The Kirkwood Small Business Development Center collaborates with federal, state, local and private resources to ensure maximum benefit to clients. Its expert, confidential and free business counseling includes:

Business planning
Financing options
Market research
Loan proposal assistance
Business growth strategies
New business guidance
Business succession strategies
Business disaster counseling

Kirkwood Director Wins State Star Award

Alan D. Beach, Regional Director of the Kirkwood Small Business Development Center in Marion, was chosen by his peers as the 2009 Iowa State Star. A special awards reception honoring all Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) 2009 State Stars was held on September 17, 2009 in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with the national ASBDC conference. The reception was sponsored by Corporate Turnaround, an alliance partner of the ASBDC that has helped develop training guides and videos for SBDCs nationwide.

Front:Alan D. Beach, Iowa SBDC 2009 State Star
Back Row, left to right: Jerry Silberman, CEO and Founder, Corporate Turnaround, sponsor
Jerry Cartwright, Chair, ASBDC 2009 Board of Directors, and State Director, Florida SBDC Network
Joseph Folsom, Iowa District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Jim Heckmann, State Director, Iowa Small Business Development Centers
Antonio Doss, Associate Administrator, U.S. SBA’s Office of Small Business Development Centers

What our Clients are Saying...

Julie is great and we talk from time to time she was a big help with a lot of things I didn't know.

Debra A.

Kirkwood SBDC Upcoming Events

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Corridor Business Journal On-Line

Kirkwood Community College

Kirkwood Community College SBDC Website

Kirkwood SBDC - Client Success Stories

Buresh Architectural Millwork

Tektivity

Toy Traders Club

Men’s Value Consignment Menswear

Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists

Marion Music Academy

Kirkwood SBDC News & Articles

SBA Opens Temporary Refinancing Program to Real Estate Mortgages

	Small business owners with eligible commercial real estate mortgages maturing after Dec. 31, 2012, will be able to secure more stable, long-term financing through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s temporary 504 refinancing program. read more...

SBDC Clients Named Iowa Small Business Persons of the Year

	Kelly Heysinger and Gina Blean, owners of Unified Therapy Services, Inc. in Dubuque will receive their award at National Small Business Week. read more...

Export Grants Now Available for States

States can now apply for grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to support efforts to increase small business exports.