The new Illinois Small Business Development Center at EIU, led by Director Amy Patrick, has a central office in Mattoon and is set to open another office this summer in
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is the 2024 Illinois SBDC of the Year, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. The prestigious award will be presented during a special public ceremony at 10 a.m. May 2 at the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center, 1740 Innovation Drive.
In honor of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (U.S. SBA) celebration of National Small Business Week April 28 through May 4, Eastern Illinois University’s Lumpkin College of Business and Technology