Building  the Economy One Business at a Time.


CONTACT US
3402 N. Ben Wilson
Victoria, Texas 77901 Phone: 361-575-8944
Toll Free: 877-895-SBDC
sbdc@uhv.edu




 

ECONOMIC IMPACT

View 2005 Annual Report (pdf)

Every year the Victoria SBDC serves approximately 500 individual business clients and conducts training reaching over 1000 business owners and managers.

An independent impact study verified that our SBDC counseling clients region-wide have achieved significantly higher sales growth rates (+12.1%, vs. +1.8%) and employment growth rates (+15.7% vs. -1.5%) in comparison to the average Texas business!

VALUE OF SBDC SERVICES FY 2003-2004
Total Business Formation
  New Businesses 10
  Business Buyouts/Sales 5
  Business Expansions 4
  Business Retentions 7
  Improved Management Ability 17
  Bus/Mktg/Feasibility Plans Completed 20
Jobs Created/Retained  
  New 106
  Retained 144
Change in Sales $3,693,383
Change in Profits $98,193
Value of Service Rendered @ $100 $378,200
Loan Composition Loan Amounts
  Commercial Bank Loan (2) $319,00
  Line of Credit (1) $200,000
  Micro-Loan (2) $50,000
  Other Equity Investment (6) $512.995
  Other Federal Loans (3) $1,789,100
  Owner Investments (13) $1,142,120
  SBA Loan (8) $1,616,400
Total Equity Invested in Community $5,629,615
Value of SBDC Services $9,502,391


Clients
Client Hrs.
99-100
499
4,052.5
00-01
415
3,651.0
01-02
595
5,420.0
02-03
555
4,672.2
03-04
477
3,782.0
Seminars
    Attendees
    Training Hrs.
50
773
2,653
44
478
1,180
59
832
2,166
45
821
2,174
53
1201
2,705
Est. Econ. Impact
Total Bus. Formation
    New Businesses
    Bus. Buyouts/Sales
    Business Expansions
    Business Retentions

Jobs Created/Retained

    New
    Retained

Loan Assistance

SBA Approved
Non-SBA Approved
Total Loans Approved
Change in Sales
Equity Capital

32
13
7
8
4

150
77
73


4,056,745
1,008,179
5,064,924

2,993,187

29
8
6
6
9

137
29
108


1,757,000
4,643,321
6,400,349
16,069,421
2,320,471

26
14
0
8
4

190
48
142


3,533,034
1,778,880
5,311,933
2,373,696
1,836,040

20
9

5
6

101
30
71


1,312,000
2,634,700
3,946,717
357,838
3,131,206

26
10
5
4
7

250
106
144


1,581,400
2,274,303
3,855,719
3,396,383
1,653,115

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