User:Manthony85/Oklahoma Small Business Development Center

The Oklahoma Small Business Development Center (OSBDC) was established in 1984. The OSBDC is a network of offices located across Oklahoma that are in partnership with the Small Business Administration, the State of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, and many of Oklahoma's major colleges and universities. The OSBDC network office is located in Durant, Oklahoma. The OSBDC is an accredited member of the Association of Small Business Development Centers.

In early 2011, William Carter was elected to be the new State Director of the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center Network following the retirement of Grady Pennington.

Services
The OSBDC offers business counseling, training, and guidance to new and existing businesses.

Many of their services include assistance with:
 * Business start-up
 * Development of a business plan
 * Trademarks, copyrights, and patents
 * Marketing strategies
 * Acquisition of funding
 * Government contracts
 * Business taxes
 * Business licenses and registration
 * Accounting
 * Employee management

The OSBDC provides business counseling services for free. All training seminars are free or low cost.

Locations
Regional offices and outreach centers are located in the following cities:
 * Ada
 * Alva
 * Broken Arrow
 * Durant
 * Enid
 * Lawton
 * Midwest City
 * Muskogee
 * Oklahoma City
 * Ponca city
 * Tulsa
 * Weatherford