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The Bucknell SBDC provides no-cost consulting services to entrepreneurs and small business operators. Whether you are just getting started and need help identifying local markets for your business, are developing a business plan and want a second opinion, or have compliance issues to investigate, SBDC consultants are ready to help you grow your business.

The SBDC's one-on-one management consulting emphasizes education and guidance in finding practical solutions to business problems. Consulting is confidential and provided at no charge by a staff of skilled professionals. Our services cover a range of topics relevant to small business owners; click the links below for more information:

Client Testimonials

Engineering Development Services available to clients of the PASBDC network through Bucknell University's SBDC include research, design, analysis, and prototyping. These specialty services have a unique positive impact on clients seeking to bring innovative new products to market and improve their manufacturing processes.

"The Bucknell SBDC helped with product design and CAD work, making rapid prototypes, refining design, researching, part sourcing and so much more. As a result of the assistance from the skilled staff at the SBDC, we launched our product and are already shipping to Canada and Spain."
-Dennis Kaleta, President, Spectrum Diving Equipment, Shamokin

"This program has been very helpful to me and it was important that it was available at no direct cost to me. Their Engineering Development Services have been an instrumental resource in helping me grow my business by providing a good source of important information and assistance in dealing with business and product development issues."
-Karen Shiffert, Owner, Caregiver's Aide, Auburn

"It is incredibly helpful to know that Bucknell's SBDC has these technical resources available at no charge. Being able to access the Finite Element Analysis software there gives us the opportunity to engage in new product development at low cost."
-Allen Thomas, Design Engineer, Shumaker Industries, Northumberland

"There would not be a Clarion Research Group without the SBDC's involvement. This project would still be an idea on the shelf without the SBDC."
-Dr. Jim Rutkowski, Founder, Clarion Research Group, Clarion

"The analysis, testing, and advice from the SBDC allowed us to correct an issue that had been creating a roadblock to customer acceptance. The resolution of this issue has given us the opportunity to sell again to a market segment we lost to foreign competition several years ago."
-Hugh Weber, Plant Engineer, Hoeganaes Corporation, Watsontown

"We could not have been able to grow a $150,000 business to a nearly $500,000 business without assistance from the SBDC."
-Kim Digenakis, Owner, Telepole Manufacturing, Muncy