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UGA Small Business Development Center at Georgia Southern University

Name: UGA Small Business Development Center at Georgia Southern University
Address: 58 East Main Street, Suite D, Statesboro, GA, 30458, US
Telephone: (912) 478-7232

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The
University of Georgia Small Business Development Center is
an extension of UGA’s Office of Public Service and Outreach. Small Business Administration.

Serving 10 counties in Southeast Georgia, the UGA SBDC at Georgia Southern University provides small businesses with no-cost consulting, hands-on market research and expert-led business training programs to help local businesses grow and succeed! The University of Georgia Small Business Development
Center at Georgia Southern University is committed
to enhancing the economic well-being of Georgians by
providing a wide range of educational services for small
business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. The UGA SBDC is funded in part through a cooperative
agreement with the U.S.

10/20/2026

🔑 Your next business could be one someone else has already built. But how do you know if it’s the right investment?

Our NEW class, Don’t Start at Zero, Buy a Business, will help you learn where to find businesses for sale, how to assess their value and what to investigate before you buy. Explore a different path to business ownership with more confidence.

📅 Tuesday, Dec. 8 | 9–10:30 a.m.
💻 Live webinar
🎟️ $39

Register here: https://ugasbdc.training/gwi/0890-001

10/16/2026

One of just SEVEN companies nationwide, and right here in Statesboro! 🎉 Congratulations to our client Shalo Tek on winning the U.S. Small Business Administration's Critical Suppliers Prize Competition!

Through ongoing consulting, our area director Jonisa McBride recognized how ShaloTek’s manufacturing capabilities and expansion plans aligned with the competition and connected the company with this opportunity. The award will support ShaloTek’s expansion in Statesboro and help increase production of precision components for defense, aerospace and other critical industries.

We’re proud to support ShaloTek alongside Georgia Southern University BIG and celebrate this national recognition for a local manufacturer. Help us congratulate the ShaloTek team! 👏

📸: Grice Connect

10/15/2026

Are your prices helping your business grow or holding you back? 💰 Join Tom Jones for The Power of Price to Drive Growth and Profits and learn how to set prices that reflect the value you deliver and support your bottom line.

Tom brings more than 30 years of experience helping companies grow through marketing and branding, giving him valuable insight into how customers recognize value and what they’re willing to pay. Drawing on that experience, he’ll help you understand what goes into effective pricing and how to calculate prices that make sense for your business.

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
💻 Live webinar
🎟️ $29

Register here: https://ugasbdc.training/gvl/0880-001

10/12/2026

What began as a shared vision between a nurse practitioner and a massage therapist has grown into one of southwest Georgia's success stories. 👏

Since opening in 2022, Southern Savvy Med Spa has expanded to two locations, doubled revenue year over year and earned multiple community awards.

Learn how guidance from the UGA SBDC helped lay the foundation for growth: https://georgiasbdc.org/southern-savvy-med-spa/

10/07/2026

🤖 Have an AI-powered idea that could transform your business? Bring it to the stage!

The Georgia AI Pitch Competition is giving Georgia businesses the opportunity to pitch their AI-powered ideas to AWS partners and industry leaders. Any operating business in any industry can apply.

Here’s the big opportunity: Every qualifying submission receives $25,000 in AWS Proof of Concept funding, with up to $100,000 in AWS funding available for winners.

📅 Apply by Oct. 10 at 11:59 p.m. ET
🎤 Pitch Day: Oct. 19 | 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
📍 UGA Buckhead Campus, Atlanta

Submit a 5–10-slide pitch deck outlining your AI idea and its business impact. Ready to pitch? Learn more and apply today: https://www.eficens.ai/aws-pitch-week

10/06/2026

📣 NEW to our training lineup! You know why your business is worth choosing. Does your marketing make that clear?

In Branding Strategies for Profitable Growth, you’ll learn how to put your value into words, see how you stack up against competitors and identify the customers who need what you offer.

🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 22
⏰ 11 a.m. to noon
💻 Live webinar | $29

Register here: https://ugasbdc.training/gvl/0882-001

10/03/2026

You work hard to keep your business moving. But are you focused on what will help it grow? 🎯

Our NEW webinar, Strategic Planning Tools: Find Focus in Uncertainty, will introduce you to five planning methods to tackle big questions: Where can your business compete and win? Which opportunities are worth pursuing? And what needs to change to improve profitability? You’ll leave with tools to turn those answers into a more focused plan for your business.

🗓️ Nov. 5
⏰ 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
💲 $29

Register here: https://ugasbdc.training/columbus/0879-001

10/01/2026

Our team has a new face, and we’re so excited for you to meet her! 🎉 Say hello to Elaine Sowell, our new outreach specialist.

Elaine brings experience across several industries and a passion for helping people. She’s eager to get to know our local entrepreneurs and connect them with resources to help their businesses grow. We’re thrilled to have her on the team.

Welcome aboard, Elaine! ❤️

09/29/2026

📣 NEW WEBINAR! A busy restaurant doesn’t always mean a profitable one. Is your menu pulling its weight? Are guests coming back? Do your numbers tell the same story as your packed dining room?

4 P's of Restaurant Success - Product, Patrons, People and Profit will help you connect what happens on the floor to what shows up on the books. Discover where costs eat into profits, what keeps guests loyal and how to set your team up to deliver.

🗓️ Oct. 20
⏰ 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
💲 $39

Register here: https://ugasbdc.training/gwi/0875-001

09/25/2026

A strategic business plan helped turn an opportunity into a thriving agribusiness. Sowega Meat Co. secured financing, created 15 jobs and grew sales by 567% with guidance from the UGA SBDC. 👏 Read their story: https://georgiasbdc.org/sowega-meat-co/

Address

58 East Main Street, Suite D
Statesboro, GA
30458

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

(912) 478-7232

Website

https://georgiasbdc.org/locations/statesboro/

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