SBDCGlobal.com's Difference

 

 

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Focus 
 SBDCGlobal.com is the only international trade platform created by SBDCs, for SBDC counselors and clients.  Only the small business clients, counselors and partners of the 1,200+ centers of the U.S., Mexico, Colombia and El Salvador SBDC networks will be able to utilize the powerful features of SBDCGlobal.com. The SBDC network is the largest and most successful small business assistance network in the world that has a 30-year track record of helping clients increase sales and lower costs.
 
 The Ability to Uncover New Business Opportunities
 The U.S. and Mexican SBDC networks have over 750,000+ small business clients that are located in almost every community in their respective countries. Add the growing SBDC networks of Colombia, El Salvador and other Latin American countries and you have one of the largest small business networks in the world. This network will help SBDCGlobal.com users uncover new business opportunities in cities and rural communities that have previously not been connected to the global marketplace.
 
 Pre-Qualified Business Leads that Lowers Risk
 On SBDCGlobal.com, only SBDC clients can post buy requests or sell offers.  These requests, however, must pass through the approval of an SBDC counselor before they are listed on the site.  This pre-screening helps assure that only known SBDC clients will be able to buy or sell their products. As an added value, SBDC counselors on both sides of a transaction are notified of their clients’ buy or sell negotiations in order to provide assistance if needed and to help their clients successfully complete their trade transaction.
 
 One-on-one SBDC Counseling Assistance is the Key!
 Finding the right international buyers/suppliers is only the first step in trade. What small businesses also need is the information, guidance and tools that will help them find buyers/suppliers to structure the best deal possible. To assist in this area, SBDCGlobal.com has a powerful Project Management tool that will integrate free SBDC counseling services with the small businesses’ trade project.  SBDC counselors will be able to collaborate with their small business clients in researching important information, participating in online training modules and in assigning project tasks.
 
 Cutting Edge Trade Information
 SBDCGlobal.com provides SBDC counselors and clients with cutting-edge resources regarding domestic business and international trade.  This information is free of charge and can be useful for business planning projects and to increase global sales for SBDC clients.
 
 Completely Free and Confidential
 SBDCGlobal.com is free for all SBDC counselors, clients and partners.  As with all SBDC counseling services, SBDCGlobal.com also takes small business client confidentiality very seriously and utilizes state-of-the-art encryption and security measures to protect all site information.
 

Funding Agencies & Sponsors

USAID ASBDC AMCDPE Universidad Veracruzana UTSA IED SWTX Border Region SBCD Network International Trade Center