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Since 1974, the Anacostia Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) has staffed the operations of the AEDC/Small Business Development Center (AEDC/SBDC). The primary goal of the AEDC/SBDC is to provide a wide range and variety of technical assistance services to small and local businesses located in, or wishing to locate in, the District of Columbia. Throughout its existence, the AEDC/SBDC has provided business counseling, sponsored training events, and disseminated information to both start-up ventures and existing small businesses in support of providing growth opportunities to the small business community.

In 2001, the AEDC/SBDC became a “host institution” of the Washington DC Small Business Development Center Network (DCSBDC Network). The DCSBDC Network, administered by the Howard University School of Business and supported in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is an affiliate of 63 such networks nationally with the mission of supporting the growth of small and local businesses across America. The DCSBDC Network is dedicated to promoting the growth, profitability, innovation, and increased productivity of small business owners and operators in the District of Columbia.

The AEDC/SBDC supports opportunities for small business success through excellence in the delivery of business support services. Other opportunities include the maintenance of strategic alliances with government agencies, and other noteworthy organizations involved in the fields of entrepreneurship and small business development. Each year, hundreds of small business owners, operators, and managers receive free business counseling, training, and support through the AEDC/SBDC and the DCSBDC Network.

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