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WIDENER UNIVERSITY

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

No-Cost, Confidential Small Business Consulting

Serving Delaware and Philadelphia Counties

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BECOME A WIDENER SBDC CLIENT

The Widener SBDC provides one-on-one consulting services and educational programming to entrepreneurs looking to start, grow, or innovate their small business. The Widener SBDC consultants work with entrepreneurs in free and confidential engagements to help them with a range of business needs including business plan support, capital/financial management, technology needs like starting a website, and much more.

Turn your dream into a reality!

Limited work, maxium results.

Anytime, Anywhere.

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Widener SBDC Consulting Services

Starting your small business is difficult, especially if you don’t have the experience. That’s why we offer our small business experts to you at no-cost. Each one of our consultants specialize in a key business area that your small business may have problems with.

Become the next success story:

Slide Everest Medical Group 4 Phases
300,000 sqft Expansion
40,000 Patients Per Year
Minority-Owned Small Business of 2022

Read Everest Medical's Full Story 893 The Widener SBDC's Impact in 2021: Clients Served Capital Formation Businesses Started $17,406,850 49
Slide Silvia's Bakery Woman Owned
2,000+ Products
2 New Locations
Minority-Owned Small Business of 2020
Read Silvia's Full Story
Slide Mole Poblano Restaurant Immigrant Owned
$30,000 Grant Obtained
1 New Catering Business
12 Jobs Saved During Pandemic
Read Mole Poblano's Full Story
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PRODUCTIZED SERVICES

We’ve done the work! Now let us personalize it to meet your business needs. Our productized services produce customized reports to help your business start, grow, and prosper.

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Business Plan Review
Industry Financial Report
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Widener SBDC Training Events

The Widener Small Business Development Center provides access to training events for all clients who need assistance in helping their business’ start, grow, prosper, or innovate. We create our training events with entrepreneurs in mind, so we make all our training available on-demand to watch 24/7.

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Upcoming Training

Crear una Empresa Nativa de IA – Sesion Informativa

2026-03-13T11:15:24-04:0003/17/2026| Esta sesión informativa es el punto de partida de una serie práctica donde acompañaremos a emprendedores paso a paso para crear juntos un negocio nativo de inteligencia artificial. Conocerás el enfoque del programa, qué es una empresa nativa de IA, cómo se construye desde cero y cómo la IA puede integrarse en cada área del negocio.|

How to Start & Operate a Small Business

2026-03-13T11:15:01-04:0003/19/2026| If you are in the early stages of starting a small business, or if you have started up your business and realized you missed a few things - you have come to the right place. Join attorney Joe Greco. Esq. in a discussion of the ‘nuts and bolts” issues that should be considered when starting and operating a small business. Frank will discuss topics including the need and usefulness of developing a business plan; selecting a business organizational structure; fictitious name registration; licensing; hiring employees vs. independent contractors; obtaining tax identification numbers and other related topics.|

Website & Email Marketing – Digital Marketing Masterclass

2026-03-13T11:24:41-04:0003/25/2026| In terms of results, the most effective pieces of an online marketing campaign are website and email campaigns. Join us as we discuss how to properly build a website, what the site should include, how to measure success, how to send a strong email, and much more.|

Creating a Google Business Profile – Digital Marketing Masterclass

2026-03-13T11:17:46-04:0003/18/2026| One of the most essential tools for any small business marketing strategy is a Google Business Profile. Join us as we run through the process of creating a Google Business Profile, how to make your profile stand out, how to appear on Maps/Search, and keys to operating your page. In this session, we will also discuss SEO & AIO as it relates to searches and presence online.|

How to Start an AI-Native Business: Informational Session

2026-03-13T11:23:37-04:0003/26/2026| The start of an AI series where we take entrepreneurs through step by step on how to create an AI Native Business. In this session, we will run through the program information, talk about what makes an AI native business, how to construct and integrate AI into each area of your business. Participants in this series must attend one of our three informational sessions to be accepted into the series. The other dates are 3/19 and 4/2, both at 6:00 PM. Participants accepted into this series will receive a free 6-month subscription to the accompanying AI software.|

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