Summit Medina Business Alliance (SBDC)

The Small Business Development Center at The Summit Medina Business Alliance is Summit and Medina's leading resource for growing and developing a small business. Highly skilled professionals and partnerships with the City of Akron, the County of Summit, the Ohio Department of Development and the U.S. Small Business Association make a valued economic asset.

The SBDC provides management training and education, one-on-one counseling and technical assistance to support entrpreneurs and small businesses to start, grow, or sustain their businesses. Their goals are to help new entrepreneurs realize their dream of business ownership and to help existing businesses remain competitive in an ever-changing glocal economy. Whether help is needed identifying local markets or developing a business plan, the SBDC advisors are ready to help businesses grow.