Susan Ball, director of the Small Business Development Center, recently shared her background at October’s UMW Coffee Talk, a monthly educational/networking opportunity from the Women’s Leadership Colloquium. Ball's 17 years of work for small businesses was highlighted for Fredericksburg Economic Development. Read more. [...]
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U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger visited the University of Mary Washington's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Eagle Village on the Fredericksburg Campus on Wednesday, March 15 - SBDC Day!
The annual celebration commemorates the impact America’s small business development centers have on the success of small businesses.
Spanberger was joined by U.S. Read more…
Andy Unger would use his college years to lay the groundwork for the LGBTQ+ bookstore he longed to open. But buying inventory and finding a space in which to sell it – the classics major figured all that would have to wait until after he graduated. Except it didn’t. Unger Read more…
The University of Mary Washington Small Business Development Center (UMWSBDC) is participating in the two-day Boots to Business program at Quantico Marine Corp Base. The Boots to Business program introduces Marines to entrepreneurship and is targeted to Marines preparing to transition out of military service. Those Marines are eligible to Read more…
The University of Mary Washington Small Business Development Center’s Early Venture Specialist, Susan Ball, recently completed the SBDCGlobal Consultant Certification Series. This program prepares SBDC consultants to assist clients with international trade activities. SBDCGlobal is a powerful online trade platform that will link clients of the U.S., Mexican and Columbian Read more…Read more about Susan Ball.