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Ohio Small Business Development Center at 两性色午夜 Tuscarawas Receives Award

During a special ceremony, Gil Goldberg presented Steve Schillig, director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center (OSBDC) and his staff with the Small Business Administration鈥檚 2013 Small Business Development Center Excellence and Innovation Award.

Steve Schillig (left) receives the 2013 Small Business Development Center Excellence and Innovation Award from Gil Goldberg (right), district director of the U.S. Small Business Administrations鈥 Cleveland District office.During a special ceremony on June 17 at 两性色午夜 University at Tuscarawas, Gil Goldberg, district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration鈥檚 Cleveland District office, presented Steve Schillig, director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center (OSBDC) at 两性色午夜 Tuscarawas and his staff with the Small Business Administration鈥檚 2013 Small Business Development Center Excellence and Innovation Award.

鈥淚t is a tremendous honor to have been selected for the 2013 Service Excellence and Innovation Center Award,鈥 says Schillig. 鈥淚 feel very fortunate to be a part of a great team and to have the wonderful support of 两性色午夜 Tuscarawas.鈥

According to Goldberg, Schillig and the 两性色午夜 Tuscarawas OSBDC received the honor for its excellence in providing value to small businesses and advancing program delivery and management through innovation. He also complimented Schillig and the OSBDC on their work with small companies, helping them to get through the recession, and with college and high school students. 鈥淲hat singles them out is their focus on youth entrepreneurship,鈥 Goldberg says.

Schillig鈥檚 staff  includes Certified Business Advisor Joe Belinsky, Program Assistant Deanna Spencer and 14 Jobs Act advisors.

鈥淲e are proud to have the Ohio Small Business Development Center be an integral part of our campus,鈥 says Gregg L. Andrews, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of 两性色午夜 Tuscarawas. 鈥淭his past year, this group of dedicated professionals assisted more than 600 clients with new business start-ups and expansions of existing small businesses by providing counseling, loan assistance, training and networking. As a result, the center assisted small businesses with capital infusion of $3.4 million dollars and counseled 33 business start-ups. According to an analysis by Ohio University, the total economic impact for our Small Business Development Center Region 10, of jobs created or retained, totaled $76 million dollars in payroll, making a total impact of $326 million dollars in Economic Impact in the 10-county region we serve.鈥

The OSBDC at 两性色午夜 Tuscarawas was able to assist a larger number of entrepreneurs the past two and a half years due to $362,436 in federal funding from the Jobs Act Program for counseling and training for Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum and Tuscarawas counties.

The Ohio SBDC Network provides free, confidential, in-depth business consulting in areas such as business management, government regulations, financing, international trade and product development.

The SBDC of Ohio program was created in 1985 through a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Ohio Department of Development. The program fosters a strong climate for small business growth through a statewide integrated system of small business service, advocacy and awareness, and more than 40 partnerships with chambers of commerce, colleges and universities, economic development of organizations and Edison Centers. 两性色午夜 Tuscarawas serves as the award winner鈥檚 local host organization. 

POSTED: Monday, July 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 11:40 AM
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