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2 minute read RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (Feb. 11, 2021) – More than 200 Vermont educators, business advisors, business leaders, and students gathered virtually on Feb. 10, 2021 for the 12th annual Vermont Student Entrepreneurship Day event. A content-rich, exciting agenda included helpful advice and stories presented by business leaders from throughout the state, punctuated by interactive games, entrepreneur […]

14 minute read January 26, 2021 (revised PPP & SVOG, Feb 24, 2021) Business owners continue to have options for financial assistance available to apply to now (and others that will be available shortly). Please note that changes from Disaster COVID-19 Business Lending & Grants 21-101 are highlighted in yellow. If this is your first time receiving the […]

2 minute read RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (Jan. 19, 2021) – Vermont’s small business owners and entrepreneurs now have access to a free updated resource to help guide critical business decisions during the pandemic. Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) has introduced the 2021 COVID-19 Roadmap, refreshed and redesigned to help business owners assess and respond to their current […]

2 minute read “Inspiring Vermont Entrepreneurs to – ReFocus – ReImagine – ReEngineer” RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (Jan. 7, 2021) – More than 200 Vermont educators, business advisors, business leaders, and students will come together virtually on Feb. 10, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to join 12th annual Vermont Student Entrepreneurship Day free event. The theme of […]

2 minute read RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (Dec. 28, 2020) – Fourteen educators from around the state recently completed a virtual graduate course “Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum,”  a collaboration between Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) and Castleton University that took place from October through December. The three-credit course was designed to provide teachers with an entrepreneurship curriculum they can […]

2 minute read RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (Nov. 5, 2020) – Research shows that organizations need leaders who are creative thinkers eager to thrive in a climate that fosters innovation. To meet those needs, Vermont Technical College (VTC), Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) and the Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative (VtVLC) will introduce the course “Creativity & Innovation” for […]

2 minute read RANDOLPH CENTER, VT (Oct. 21, 2020) — State Director, Linda Rossi, announced that Debra Boudrieau has been selected as the 2020 State Star of the Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC). The award, bestowed annually, celebrates a member of the organization’s team for exceptional commitment to small business success. “Due to COVID-19 we have to […]

2 minute read RANDOLPH, VT (Oct. 1, 2020) – Linda Rossi, State Director of Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC), announced the appointment of Katherine Paterson as the organization’s Program Operations Analyst.  Paterson’s responsibilities encompass data analysis, the collection of key performance measures, developing and enhancing internal and external processes and resources and modernizing the organization of documents […]