THE ECONOMIC-IMPACT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER COUNSELING ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED-STATES - 1990-1991

This article reports the results of the first national study of the ec onomic impact of Small Business Development Center (SBDC) counseling a ctivities. The study analyzed the performance improvements of long-ter m clients who indicated that the SBCD's assistance was beneficial. Res ults suggest that the satisfied established business owners and aspiri ng entrepreneurs who received counseling in 1990 generated over $3.7 b illion in new sales and almost 65,000 new jobs in 1991. These performa nce improvements generated approximately $2.61 in incremental tax reve nues for every dollar expended on the entire SBDC program in the US.