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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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Social Media Review
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

AI Variety Pack: Perplexity, Claude & DeepSeek

2025-05-08T11:12:20-04:0005/21/2025| Explore the rapidly evolving world of AI tools in this dynamic session featuring Perplexity, Claude, and DeepSeek. Whether you're a curious beginner or a seasoned tech enthusiast, this event will showcase the strengths, use cases, and unique capabilities of each platform. Join us for live demos, real-world applications, and a discussion on how these tools can boost productivity, creativity, and research.|

How to Start & Operate a Small Business

2025-05-14T11:21:24-04:0005/22/2025| 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.|

Next Level AI: Custom GPTs, Zapier, & Autonomous Agents

2025-05-13T10:36:17-04:0005/28/2025| Take your AI skills to the next level, exploring Custom GPTs, Zapier integrations, and Autonomous Agents. Learn how to build personalized AI experiences, automate complex workflows, and experiment with agents that can think and act on your behalf.|

Contracting Opportunities in Chester Pennsylvania

2025-05-08T11:30:06-04:0006/13/2025| Join us for this exclusive half-day event designed specifically for contractors and business owners interested providing goods and services in Chester, PA. This event combines valuable networking opportunities with practical training sessions to help you grow your business through government and institutional contracts. Whether you're new to government contracting or looking to expand your existing business relationships, this event provides the connections and knowledge you need to understand the procurement environment and succeed. |

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