Office of Small Business Development Centers - Rhode Island FY14

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Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2014-05U.S. Small Business Administration / Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC)OPENING DATE: May 29, 2013CLOSING DATE: August 28, 2013 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issues Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2014-05 to invite applications from public or private institution of higher education; a land-grant college or university; a college or school of business, engineering, commerce, or agriculture; a community or junior college; a Women’s Business Center operating under section 29 of the Small Business Act; or a combination of two or more of these entities located and operating within the State of Rhode Island.The SBDC program is the SBA’s largest matching grant-funded service delivery network providing high quality business and economic development assistance to small businesses and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The SBDCs, in partnership with SBA’s Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC) and SBA District Offices, develop programs and provide business management and other services that enhance the economic development goals and objectives of SBA and their other respective state and local funding partners. The SBDC program is a broad-based system of assistance for the small business community that links the resources of Federal, state, and local governments with those of the educational community and the private sector. Although SBA is responsible for the general management and oversight of the SBDC program, a partnership exists between SBA and the recipient organization to effectuate the delivery of assistance to the small business community.Questions about this program announcement should be directed to Brian McDonald, Program Manager, Office of Small Business Development Centers 202-205-6766 or brian.mcdonald@sba.gov.

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