We will be closed the first Wednesday of every month from 8 am - 12 pm for training.

Welcome to the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Gulf Coast Community College! The SBDC is a non-profit community entrepreneurial program that serves pre-venture and existing small businesses. The SBDC provides consulting services, financial consultations, and various training programs designed to assist entrepreneurs in developing successful and thriving businesses. The SBDC provides its services by bringing together the expertise, programs, and resources of the college, private sector, and government at all levels. The SBDC serves Bay, Gulf, Jackson, Washington, Holmes and Calhoun counties.

Among the many services offered are counseling and training in the areas of business plan development, marketing research, patent searches, loan packaging and procurement and/or technology assistance.

On site is a computer lab equipped with Microsoft Office 2007, Quickbooks 2009, business planning software, as well as printers, cd/dvd rewriters, and Internet access. In addition, our conference room has video conferencing capabilities. SBDC clients have unlimited free access to these services.

For assistance, contact us by telephone or fill out the secure electronic request for counseling form found below and we will contact you as soon as possible.

FSBDC Network Privacy/Non-Solicitation Statement
It is FSBDC Network policy to not divulge any information including name, email or mailing address, or phone number of any person/business receiving counseling or training assistance to any individual or organization without express written consent of the individual/business.

Electronic Request for Counseling