<h2 align="center">Supporting Southwestern Illinois Small Business</h2>
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<h2 style="color:#333333; ">Latest News</h2>
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<h2><a href="/id0904f67a806fddea" target="_blank">Read all about the Illinois Small Business Development Center at SIUE in the May issue of <em>Monthly Connection</em></a></h2>
<p>This month, we congratulate <a href="http://www.keotty.com/1/post/2012/04/keotty-finishes-3rd-in-siues-business-competition.html" target="_blank">Keotty Clothing</a> on their 3rd place finish at SIUE Pitch Competition, talk entrepreneurship with <a href="http://www.penn-station.com/locations.php" target="_blank">Penn Station East Coast Subs</a> franchisees Lisa and Atif Khan, and more in the latest issue of our newsletter...</p>
<h2>SBDC Workshops Coming Up in May and June.</h2>
<p>Get your business started the right way by becoming an SBDC client and <a href="http://www.siue.edu/business/sbdc/registration.shtml">signing up for the "Starting a Small Business in Illinois" Workshop!</a></p>
<h3>About the SIUE SBDC</h3>
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<h2>Calhoun</h2>
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<h2>Jersey</h2>
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<h2>Madison</h2>
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<h2>Bond</h2>
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<h2>Saint Clair</h2>
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<h2>Clinton</h2>
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<h2>Washington</h2>
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<h2>Monroe</h2>
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<h2>Randolph</h2>
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<p>The SIUE Small Business Development Center (SIUE SBDC) is a service to the community supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Business.</p>
<p>SIUE houses two Small Business Development Centers, the Southwestern Illinois Entrepreneur Center and the International Trade Center. All Centers provide resources and information to the Southwestern Illinois Business community and the University.</p>
<p>Our Center is directly affiliated with the federal, state and local resources for small business.The SIUE SBDC serves as the direct source for your small business needs.</p>
<p>By assisting companies in defining their path to success, the SIUE SBDC network positively impacts the Southwestern Illinois Region by strengthening existing companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs. The SIUE SBDC enhances Southwestern Illinois’s economic interests providing one-stop assistance to individuals by means of counseling, training, research, and advocacy for new ventures and existing small businesses. When appropriate, the SIUE SBDC strives to affiliate its ties to the Southwestern Illinois Region to support the goals and objectives of both the SIUE School of Business and the University at large.</p>
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<p><strong>East St. Louis Office Information</strong></p>
601 James R. Thompson<br />Building D, Room 2009<br />East St. Louis, IL 62201-1200<br />Phone: 618-482-8330<br />Fax: 618-482-8341<br />sbdcesl@gmail.com
<p><a href="/id0904f67a8063bd45" target="_blank">East St. Louis Campus Map</a> <img src="/id0904f67a804ca37d" alt="" width="23" height="9" /></p>
<p><a href="/id0904f67a806efca0" target="_blank">Directions to East St. Louis Campus</a> <img src="/id0904f67a804ca37d" alt="" width="23" height="9" /></p>
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<p><strong>Edwardsville Office Information</strong></p>
<p>Alumni Hall Room 2126<br />Campus Box 1107<br />Edwardsville, IL 62026-1107<br />Phone: 618-650-2929<br />Fax: 618-650-2647<br />sbdcedw@gmail.com</p>
<p><a href="/id0904f67a806e0c73" target="_blank">Edwardsville Campus Map (Morris University Center and Parking Lot B highlighted)</a> <img src="/id0904f67a804ca37d" alt="" width="23" height="9" /></p>
<p><a href="/id0904f67a806e0184" target="_blank">Edwardsville Campus Map (Alumni Hall and Parking Lot A highlighted)</a> <img src="/id0904f67a804ca37d" alt="" width="23" height="9" /></p>