Government Sources.
Federal Small Business Agencies are listed first, followed by the state Small Business Development Centers listings. State specialty food associations have a separate listing in the Resources section.
Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) contains the specific laws governing labels and ingredient statements for food products. Copies of the appropriate chapters may be purchased from your local government printing office.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
1441 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20416
800-368-5855 or 202-653-7561
Website: sba.gov
The SBA provides business counseling and has a government-guaranteed loan program for small businesses. You can only qualify for such loans if you have been refused by your local bank. Don’t hold your breath. Very few food entrepreneurs are able to access these funds. Ask for the address of the regional office nearest you.
SCORE “Counselors to American Small Business”
409 3rd Street, SW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20024
or
1175 Herndon Parkway, Suite 900
Herndon, VA 20170
800-634-0245, 703-487-3612; Fax: 703-487-3066
Founded in 1964, this all volunteer, non-profit association with 389 chapters throughout the United States and Territorys, offers free advice to all entrepreneurs. It is a valuable resource partner with the Small Business Administration and offers free consulting and low-cost workshops to prospective and current entrepreneurs. Please visit their web site at www.score.org to research various topics such as Business Planning, E- Business, Finance & Capital, Human Resources, Leadership, Legal, Marketing & Public Relations, Office Management, Sales & Customer Service, Taxes and Training and to receive advise with a matched mentor.
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
Website: sbaonline.sba.gov/sbdc/
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers the Small Business Development Center Program to provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance at centrally located branch locations.
Not all states have a listing for a specialty food association. Please check with that state’s Department of Agriculture for guidance.
Alabama District Office SBA
801 Tom Martin Drive, Suite #201
Birmingham, AL 35211
205-290-7101; Fax: 205-290-7404
Alabama SBDC
M. William Campbell, State Director
1500 1st Avenue North, R118
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-307-6510; Fax: 205-307-6511
email: williamc@uab.edu; Website: asbdc.org
Alaska District Office SBA
510 L Street, Suite 310
Anchorage, AK 99501-1952
907-271-4022
Alaska SBDC
University of Alaska Anchorage
Jason Dinneen, State Director
430 West 7th Avenue, Suite 110
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-274-7232; Fax: 907-274-9524
email: uaa.alaska.edu; Website: aksbdc.org
American Samoa Community College SBDC
Herbert Thweatt, Director
Pago Pago, AS 96799
684-699-4830; Fax: 684-699-8636
email: info@worldnet.att.net; Website: as-sbdc.org
Arizona District Office SBA
2828 North Central Avenue, Suite 800
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1093
602-745-7200; Fax: 602-745-7210
Website: dist.maricopa.edu.sbdc
Arizona SBDC
Maricopa County Community College
Janice Washington, State Director
2411 West 14th Street, Suite 114
Tempe, AZ 85281
480-731-8722; Fax: 480-731-8729
email: janice.washington@domail.maricopa.edu; Website: dist.maricopa.edu.sbdc
Arkansas District Office SBA
2120 Riverfront Drive, Suite 250
Little Rock, AR 72202-1796
501 324-7379; Fax: 501 324-7394
Arkansas SBDC
Arkansas at Little Rock
Janet Roderick, State Director
2801 South University Avenue, Room 260
Little Rock, AR 72204
501-683-7700; Fax: 501-683-7720
email: jmroderick@ualr.edu ;Website: asbdc.ualr.edu
California District Offices SBA
455 Market Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA
94105-2420
415-744-6820
San Francisco SBDC
Albert Dixon, Director
300 Montgomery Street Suite 789
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-908-7501
Central California SBDC Fresno
Fresno District Office SBDC
Tom Burns, Director
3302 N. Blackstone Avenue Suite 225
Fresno, CA 93726
559-230-4056
email: tombu@csufresno.edu; Website: ucmerced.edu/
Los Angeles District Office SBDC
330 North Brand, Suite 1200
Glendale, CA 91203
818-552-3215
Los Angeles Regional SBDC
Constance Anderson, Director
3255 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1501
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-674-2696; Fax: 213-739-0639
email: Constance.Anderson@pcrcorp.org; Website: pcrcorp.org
Sacramento District Office SBA
650 Capitol Mall, Suite 7-500
Sacramento, CA 95814
916- 930-3700; Fax: 916- 930-3737
Sacramento SBDC
Panda Morgan, Director
1410 Ethan Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-563-3220; Fax: 916-563-3266
email: morganp@losrios.edu
San Diego District Office SBA
550 West C Street, Suite 550
San Diego, CA 92101
619-557-7250; FAX: 619- 557-5894; TTY: (619) 557-6998
San Diego - Imperial Counties SBDC
Southwestern College
Debbie Trujillo, Regional Director
900 Otay Lakes Road, Suite 1601
Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-482-6388; Fax: 619-216-6692
email: dtrujillo@sweed.edu ; Website: sbditc.org
Santa Ana District Office SBA
200 W Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 700
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-550-7420; Fax: 714-550-0191
Santa Ana - Tri County Regional SBDC
TriTech SBDC (High Tech/High Growth Specialty Center)
Mark Mitchel, Director
2 Park Plaza, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92614
949-794-7229
Silicon Valley SBDC
84 West Santa Clara, Suite 100
San Jose CA 95113-1815
408-494-0240
Colorado District Office SBA
721 19th Street, Suite 426
Denver, CO 80202
303-844-2607
Colorado SBDC
Kelly Manning, State Director
1625 Broadway, Suite 1700
Denver, CO 80202
303-892-3864; Fax: 303-892-3848
email: Kelly.Manning@state.co.us; Website: state.co.us/gov
Connecticut District Office SBA
330 Main Street, Second Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
860-240-4700
Central Connecticut State University SBDC
Institute of Technology and Business Development
Ginne Rae Clay-Gilmore, State Director
185 Main Street
New Britain, CT 06051
860-832-0650; Fax: 860-832-0656
email: gilmoregin@ccsu.edu; Website: ccsu.edu/sbdc
Delaware District Office SBA
1007 North Orange Street, Suite 1120
Wilmington, DE 19801-1232
302-573-6294
Delaware SBDC
Delaware Technology Park
Clinton Tymes, State Director
1 Innovation Way, Suite 301
Newark, DE 19711
302-831-1555; Fax: 302-831-1423
email: tymesc@udel.edu; Website: delawaressbdc.org
Washington, DC District Office SBA
Washington Metropolitan Area District Office
740 15th Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005-3544
202-272-0345
District of Columbia SBDC
Howard University
Henry Turner, Executive State Director
2600 6th Street, N.W., Room 128
Washington, DC 20059
202-806-1550; Fax: 202-806-1777
email: hturner@howard.edu; Website: dcsbdc.org
Florida District Offices SBA
7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 100B
Jacksonville, FL 32256 - 7504
904-443-1900
or
100 S. Biscayne Blvd - 7th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
305-36-5521; Fax 305-536-5058
Florida SBDC
University of West Florida
Jerry Cartwright, State Director
401 East Chase Street, Suite 100
Pensacola, FL 32502
850-473-7800 ext. 7801; Fax: 850-473-7813
email: jcartwright@uwf.edu; Website: floridasbdc.com
Georgia District Office SBA
233 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 1900
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-331-0100
Georgia SBDC
University of Georgia
Allan Adams, State Director
1180 East Broad Street
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-6762; Fax: 706-542-7935
email: aadams@georgiasbdc.org; Website: georgiasbdc.org
UGA Extension Food Science Outreach Program
The University of Georgia, Food Science Building, Suite 240
Athens, Georgia 30602-7610
706-542-2574; Fax: 706-542-9066, Website: EFSonline.uga.edu
Hawaii District Office SBA
300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 2-235
Box 50207
Honolulu, Hawaii 96850
808-541-2990; Fax 808-541-2976
Hawaii SBDC
William Carter, State Director
308 Kamehameha Avenue Suite 201
Hilo, HI 96720
808-974-7515; Fax: 808-974-7683
email: bill.carter@hawaii-sbdc.org; Website: Hawaii-sbdc.org
Idaho District Office SBA
380 East Parkcenter Blvd., Suite 330
Boise, Idaho 83706
208-334-1696; Fax: 208-334-9353
Idaho SBDC
Boise State University
James Hogge, State Director
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725
208-426-3799; Fax: 208-426-3877
email: jhogge@boisestate.edu; Website: boisestate.edu/isbdc
Idaho SBDC
Coeur d’Alene
North Idaho College
525 West Clearwater Loop
Post Falls, ID 83854
208-769-3444; Fax: 208-769-3223
Website: nic.edu
Illinois District Office SBA
500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1250
Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511
312-353-4528; Fax 312-886-5688
or
3330 Ginger Creek Road, Suite B
Springfield, IL 62711
217-793-5020; Fax 217-793-5025
Illinois SBDC
Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Mark Petrilli, State Director
620 East Adams Street, 4th Floor
Springfield, IL 62701
800-252-2923; Fax: 217-524-0171
email: ienconnect@mailnj.custhelp.com; Website: ilsbdc.biz
Indiana District Office SBA
8500 Keystone Crossing, Suite 400
Indianapolis, IN 46240-2460
317-226-7272
Indiana SBDC
Jeff Heinzmann, State Director
One North Capitol Avenue, Suite 900
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-2086; Fax: 317-232-8872
email: jheinzmann@isbdc.org ;Website: isbdc.org
Iowa District Offices SBA
Des Moines Office
210 Walnut St, Room 749
Des Moines, IA 50309-4106
515-284-4422
or
Cedar Rapids Office
2750 1st Avenue NE, Suite 350
Cedar Rapids IA 52402-4831
319-362-6405
Iowa SBDC
Iowa State University
Jim Heckmann, State Director
340 Gerdin Business Bldg.
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-2030; Fax: 515-294-6522
email: jimh@iastate.edu; Website: iowasbdc.org
Kansas District Office SBA
271 W 3rd St, N, Suite 2500
Wichita, KS 67202
316-269-6616
Kansas SBDC
Wally Kearns, State Director
214 S.W. 6th Street Suite 301
Topeka, KS 66603
785-296-6514; Fax: 785-291-3261
email: ksbdc.wkearns@fhsu.edu; Website: fhsu.edu/ksbdc
Kentucky District Office SBA
600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Place, Room 188
Louisville, KY 40202-2254
502-582-5971
Kentucky SBDC
University of Kentucky
Becky Naugle, State Director
225B Gatton College of Business & Economics
Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-7668 Fax: 859-323-1907
email: Lrnaugo@uky.edu; Website: ksbdc.org
Louisiana District Office SBA
365 Canal Street, Suite 2820
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-589-6685
Louisiana SBDC
ULM-College of Bus. Admin. 2-101
Mary Lynn Wilkerson, State Director
700 University Avenue
Monroe, LA 71209
318-342-5506; Fax: 318-342-5510
email: mlwilkerson@lsbdc.org ;Website: lsbdc.org
Maine District Office SBA
Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building, Room 512
68 Sewall Street
Augusta, ME 04330
207-622-8274
Maine SBDC/SBTDC
Univ. of Southern Maine School of Business
John Massaua, State Director
96 Falmouth Street
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104
207-780-4420; Fax: 207-780-4810
email: jrmassaua@maine.edu; Website: mainesbdc.org
Maryland District Office SBA
City Crescent Building, 6th Floor
10 South Howard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-962-6195
The Maryland District Office does not serve Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties. Please visit the Washington, D.C. District Office for assistance.
Maryland SBDC
Renee Sprow, State Director
7100 Baltimore Avenue Suite 401
College Park, MD 20740
301-403-8300 ext. 15; Fax: 301-403-8303
Website: mdsbdc.ume.edu
Massachusetts District Offices SBA
10 Causeway Street, Room 265
Boston, MA 02222
617-565-5590
or
Springfield Branch Office
STCC Technology Park
One Federal Street, Building 101-R
Springfield, MA 01105
413-785-0484
Massachusetts SBDC
Georgianna Parkin, State Director
227 Isenberg School of Management
121 President's Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-6301; Fax: 413-545-1273
email: gep@msbdc.umass.edu; Website: msbdc.org
Michigan District Office SBA
477 Michigan Avenue
Suite 515, McNamara Building
Detroit, MI 48226
313-226-6075
Michigan SBDC
Grand Valley State University
Carol Lopucki, State Director
510 W. Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616-331-7480 Fax: 616-331-7485
email: sbtdchq@gvsu.edu; Website: gvsu.edu/misbdtds
Minnesota District Office SBA
100 North Sixth Street
Suite 210-C Butler Square
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-70-2324; Fax: 612-70-2303
Northwest Regional Center SBDC
Bemidji State University
Jorge Prince, Regional Director
1500 Birchmont Drive NE, #32
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-755-4255
email: jprince@bemidjistate.edu; Website:mnsbdc.com
Minnesota SBDC
There are 9 regional offices throughout the state.
Mississippi District Office SBA
Regions Plaza
210 E. Capitol Street, Suite 900
Jackson, MS39201
601-965-4378; Fax: 601-965-5629 or 601-965-4294
Gulfport Branch Office SBA
Hancock Bank Plaza
2510 14th Street, Suite 103
Gulfport, MS 39501
228- 863-4449; Fax: 228-864-0179
Mississippi SBDC
Walter D. Gurley, Jr. State Director
B-19 Jeanette Phillips Drive
P. O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677
662-915-5001; Fax: 662-915-5650
email: wgurley@olemiss.edu; Website: olemiss.edu
Missouri District Offices SBA
1000 Walnut, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 426-4900
200 North Broadway, Suite 1500
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-39-6600; Fax: 314-39-3785
Missouri SBDC
Max Summers, State Director
410 South 6th Street 200 Engineering North
Columbia, MO 65211
573-884-1555; Fax: 573-884-4297
email: summersm@missouri.edu; Website: missouribusiness.net
Montana District Office SBA
10 West 15th Street, Suite 1100
Helena, MT 59626
406-441-1081; Fax: (406) 441-1090
Montana SBDC
Ann Desch, State Director
301 S. Park Avenue, Room 116
Helena, MT 59620
406-841-2746 Fax: 406-841-2728
email: adesch@mt.gov; Website: sbdc.mt.gov
Nebraska District Office SBA
10675 Bedford Ave., Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68134
402-221-4691
Nebraska SBDC
Omaha Business & Technology Center SBDC
505 North 24th Street, Suite 103
Omaha, NE 68110
402-595-3511; Fax: 402-595-3832
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Website: nbdc.unomaha.edu
Nevada District Office SBA
400 South 4th Street, Suite 250.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
702-388-6611; Fax: 702-388-6469
Nevada SBDC
Reno College of Business
Sam Males, State Director
UNR Campus, Ansari Business Building, 4th Floor, Room 411
Reno, NV 89557
775-784-1717; Fax: 775-784-4337
email: males@unr.edu; Website: nsbdc.org
New Hampshire District Office SBA
JC Cleveland Federal Building
55 Pleasant Street, Suite 3101
Concord, NH 03301
603-225-1400; Fax: 603-225-1409
New Hampshire SBDC
Whittemore School of Business & Economics, UNH
Mary Collins, State Director
108 McConnell Hall
Durham, NH 03824
603-862-2200 Fax: 603-862-4876
email: mary.collins@unh.edu; Website: nhsbdc.org
New Jersey District Office SBA
Two Gateway Center, 15th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
973-645-2434
New Jersey SBDC
Rutgers University
Brenda Hopper, State Director
49 Bleeker Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-353-1927; Fax: 973-353-1110
email: bhopper@njsbdc.com; Website: njsbdc.com
New Mexico District Office SBA
625 Silver SW, Suite 320
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-248-8225; Fax: 505-248-8246
New Mexico SBDC
Santa Fe Community College
Roy Miller, State Director
6401 Richards Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-428-1362; Fax: 505-428-1469
email: rmiller@sfccnm.edu; Website: nmsbdc.org
New York District Office SBA
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 3100
New York, NY 10278
212-264-4354; Fax; 212-264-4963
Niagara Center
130 S. Elmwood Avenue, Suite 540
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-551-4301; Fax:716-551-4418
Syracuse District Office
401 South Salina Street, 5th Floor
Syracuse, New York 13202.
315 471-9393; Fax 315 471-9288
New York State SBDC
Corporate Woods, 3rd Floor State University of New York
James King, State Director
Albany, NY 12246
518-443-5398; Fax: 518-443-5275
email: J.King@nyssbdc.org; Website: nyssbdc.org
North Carolina District Office SBA
6302 Fairview Road, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28210-2227
704 344-6563; Fax: 704 344-6769
North Carolina SBTDC
Scott Daugherty, Executive Director
5 West Hargett Street, Suite 600
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-715-7272; Fax: 919-715-7777
email: sdaugherty@sbtdc.org; Website: sbtdc.org
North Dakota District Office SBA
657 2nd Avenue North, Room 218
P.O. Box 3086
Fargo, ND 58108-3086
701-239-5131; Fax: 701-239-5645
Website: north.dakota@sba.gov
North Dakota SBDC
Bonita Wilkenheiser, State Director
1600 E. Century Avenue, Suite 2
Bismarck, ND 58502
701-328-5375; Fax: 701-328-5381
Email: bon@ndsbdc.org Web site: ndsbdc.org
Ohio District Offices SBA
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 211
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-522-4180; Fax: 216-522-2038; TDD: 216-522-8350
or
401 North Front Street, Suite200
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-469-6860
Ohio SBDC
Michele Abraham, State Director
77 South High Street, 28th Floor
P.O. Box 1001
Columbus, OH 43216
614-466-5102; Fax: 614-466-0829
email: mabraham@odod.state.oh.us; Website: ohiosbdc.org
Oklahoma District Office SBA
Federal Building, 301 NW 6th St
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-609-8000
Oklahoma SBDC
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Grady Pennington, State Director
1405 N. 4th Avenue, PMB 2584
Durant, OK 74701
580-745-7577 ext. 2955; Fax: 580-745-7471
email: gpennington@sosu.edu; Website: osbdc.org
Oregon District Office SBA
601 SW Second Avenue, Suite 950.
Portland, OR 97204-3192
503-326-2682; Fax: 503-326-2808
Oregon SBDC
Lane Community College
Christine Krygier, State Director
99 W. Tenth Avenue, Suite 390
Eugene, OR 97401
541-463-5250; Fax: 541-345-6006
email: krycierc@lanecc.edu; Website: bizcenter.org
Pacific Islands SBDC Network
UOG Station Mangilao
Casey Jeszenka, Regional Director
P.O. Box 5014
Mangilao, GU 96923
671-735-2590; Fax: 671-734-2002
email: casey@pacificsbdc.com; Website: pacificsbdc.com
Pennsylvania District Offices SBA
Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building
900 Market Street, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-580-2SBA; Fax: 215-580-2722
or
411 Seventh Avenue
Suite 1450
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-395-6560
Pennsylvania SBDC
University of PA-Vance Hall, 4th Floor
Christian Conroy, Interim State Director
3733 Spruce Street, Room 423
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-1219; Fax: 215-573-2135
email: cconroy@wharton.upenn.edu; Website: pasbdc.org
Puerto Rico District Office SBA
252 Ponce de Leon Ave.
Citibank Tower, Suite 200
San Juan, PR 00918
787-766-5572 or 800-669-8049; Fax 787-766-5309
Puerto Rico SBTDC
Union Plaza Building, 10th Floor
416 Ponce de Leon Avenue
Hato Rey, PR 00918
787-763-6811; Fax: 787-763-6875
email: inegron@inter.edu; Website: prsbtdc.org
St. Croix Post of Duty
Almeric L. Christian Federal Building
& U.S. Court House
3013 Estate Golden Rock, Room 167
Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820
340-778-5380 or 800-669-8049; Fax: 340 778-1102
Rhode Island District Office SBA
380 Westminster Street, Room 511
Providence, RI 02903
401-528-4561
Rhode Island SBDC
Johnson & Wales University
John Cronin, Executive Director
270 Weybosset Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-598-2702; Fax: 401-598-2722
email: john.cronin@jwu.edu; Website: risbdc.org
South Carolina District Office SBA
1835 Assembly Street, Room 1425
Columbia, SC 29201
803-765-5377; Fax: 803-765-5962
South Carolina SBDC
USC - Darla Moore School of Business
John Lenti, State Director
1710 College Street - Hipp Building
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-4907; Fax: 803-777-4403
email: lenti@darla.moore.sc.edu; Website: bdcweb.badm.sc.edu
South Dakota District Office SBA
2329 North Career Avenue, Suite 105
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
605-330-4243; FAX: 605-330-4215; TTY/TDD: 605-331-3527
South Dakota SBDC
University of South Dakota
John Hemmingstad, State Director
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-677-5287; Fax: 605-677-5427
email: jshemmin@usd.edu; Website: sdsbdc.org
Tennessee District Office SBA
Main location:
50 Vantage Way, Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37228
615-736-5881; Fax: 615-736-7232; TTY/TDD Number: 615-736-2499
Memphis location:
555 Beale Street
Memphis, TN 38103
901-526-9300; Fax: 901-544-3201
Middle Tennessee State University SBDC
Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
Patrick Geho, Interim State Director
615 Memorial Boulevard
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
615-898-2745; Fax: 615-893-7089
email: pgeho@mail.tsbdc.org
Texas District Offices SBA
4300 Amon Carter Blvd., Suite 114
Fort Worth, TX 76155
817-684-5500; Fax: 817-684-5516
201 N. Florence Street 2nd Floor, Suite 201
El Paso, TX 79901
915-834-4600; Fax: 915-834-4689
222 East Van Buren Avenue, Suite 500.
Harlingen, TX 78550
956-427-8533; Fax: 956-427-8537
Corpus Christi Branch Office
3649 Leopard Street, Suite 411
Corpus Christi, TX 78408
361-879-0017; Fax: 361-879-0764
Lubbock Branch Office
8701 South Gessner Drive, Suite 1200
Houston, TX 77074
713-773-6500 Fax 713-773-6550
and
1205 Texas Avenue, Room 408
Lubbock, TX. 79401-2693
806-472-7462; Fax: 806-472-7487
17319 San Pedro, Suite 200
San Antonio, TX 78232-1411
210-403-5900; Fax: 210-403-5936; TDD: 210-403-5933
North Texas SBDC
Bill J. Priest Campus of El Centro College
Elizabeth Klimback, Regional Director
1402 Corinth Street, Suite 2111
Dallas, TX 75215
214-860-5835; Fax: 214-860-5813
email: emk9402@dcccd.edu; Website: ntsbdc.org
University of Houston SBDC Network
University of Houston
Mike Young, Regional Director
2302 Fannin, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77002
713-752-8444; Fax: 713-756-1500
email: fyoung@uh.edu; Website: sbdcnetwork.uh.edu
Texas-Northwest SBDC Texas Tech University
SBDC @ Lubbock
Craig Bean Regional Director
2579 South Loop 289, Suite 114
Lubbock, TX 79423
806-745-3973; Fax: 806-745-6207
email: c.bean@nwtsbdc.org; Website: nwtsbdc.org
South-West Texas Border Region SBDC
Al Salgado Regional Director
501 West Durango Boulevard
San Antonio, TX 78207
210-458-2450; Fax: 210-458-2425
email: albert.sagado@usta.edu; Website: txsbdc.org
Utah District Office SBA
125 South State Street, Room 2227
Salt Lake City, UT 84138
801-524-3209
Utah Lead Center SBDC - Administration
Salt Lake Community College
Greg Panichello, State Director
9750 South 300 West - LHM
Salt Lake City, UT 84070
801-957-3481; Fax: 801-957-2007
email: greg.panicello@slcc.edu; Website: utahsbdc.org
Vermont District Office SBA
87 State Street, Room 205
Montpelier, VT 05601
802-828-4422
Vermont SBDC
Vermont Technical College
Lenae Quillen-Blume, State Director
1 Main Street, P.O. Box 188
Randolph Center, VT 05061
802-728-9101; Fax: 802-728-3026
email: lquillen@vtsbdc.org; Website: vtsbdc.org
Virgin Islands SBDC
Charlotte Amalie
Leonor Dottin, State Director
8000 Nisky Center, Suite 720
St. Thomas, VI 00802
340-776-3206; Fax: 340-775-3756
email: ldottin@uvi.edu; Website: sbdcvi.org
Virginia District Office SBA
The Federal Building
400 North 8th Street, Suite 1150
Richmond, VA 23219-4829
804-771-2400; Fax 804-771-2764
e-mail: richmond.va@sba.gov
Virginia SBDC
Mason Enterprise Center-George Mason University
Jody Keenan, State Director
4031 University Drive, Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-277-7727; Fax: 703-352-8518
email: jkeenan@gmu.edu; Website: virginiasbdc.com
Washington District Office SBA
2401 Fourth Avenue, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121
206-553-7310
Washington SBDC
Washington State University
Brett Rogers, State Director
534 E. Spokane Falls Boulevard, P.O. Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210
509-358-7765; Fax: 509-358-7764
email: barogers@wsu.edu; Website: wsbdc.org
West Virginia District Office SBA
320 West Pike Street, Suite 330
Clarksburg, WV 26301
304-623-5631; Fax: 304-623-0023
email: wvinfo@sba.gov
West Virginia SBDC
M. E. Yancosek Gamble, State Director
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, Building 6, Room 652
Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-2960 ext. 11; Fax: 304- 558-0127
email: mgamble@wvsbdc.org; Website: sbdcwv.org
Wisconsin District Office SBA
740 Regent Street, Suite 100
Madison, WI 53715
608-441-5263; Fax 608-441-5541
310 West Wisconsin Ave. Room 400
Milwaukee, WI 53203
414-297-3941; Fax 414-297-1377
Wisconsin SBDC
University of Wisconsin
Gayle Kugler, State Director
432 North Lake St., Room 423
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-7794; Fax: 608-263-7830
email: Gayle.kugler@uwex.edu; Website: uwex.edu/sbdc
Wyoming District Office SBA
100 East B Street
Federal Building, Room 4001
P.O. Box 44001
Casper, WY 82602-5013
800-776-9144
Wyoming SBDC
University of Wyoming
Diane Wolverton, State Director
1000 East University Ave., Dept. 3922
Laramie, WY 82071
307-766-3405; Fax: 307-766-3406
email: ddw@uwyo.edu; Website: wyomingentrepreneur.biz
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20230
202-377-2000
Website: osec.doc.gov/
You can forget about any substantive marketing assistance from this department. Food marketing (domestic and international) is not conducted by the DOC. Check instead with the Department of Agriculture and its Foreign Agricultural Service.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
International Activities Branch Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition FDA (HFS–585) 200 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20204
Website: fda.gov
Request a free copy of information on how to start a food business. The Website contains a lot of information, including a Food Labeling Guide.
FDA State Offices
Web site: fda.gov/oca/sthealth.htm
The Web site will get you to a complete listing of all state departments of health. These include food safety sections.
