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In this episode, Aaron Phelps from the NorCal SBDC,discusses how their entrepreneurial support organization has used technology tools to improve the customer experience through streamlining the client intake process and build its credibility with key stakeholders through increased impact data.  

This conversation with Mike Daniel, Director of the Orange County/Inland Empire SBDC and Kyle Hensel, Director of Continuing Education of the Georgia SBDC, explores how leaders of entrepreneurial support organizations can strategically position their organizations to attract corporate funding, build mutually beneficial partnerships, and manage the practical and political realities that come with n...

Lora Brown, Director, Maryland Small Business Programs and SBDC State Director, joins this episode of TA to discuss how leaders of entrepreneurial support organizations can strategically position their organizations to obtain legislator-directed funding, frequently referred to as earmarks.

This conversation with Sonya Smith, the State Director of theNew York SBDC network, explores how leaders of entrepreneurial support organizations can build a culture of accountability and results through recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of team members. 

Bryan Greenwood, the State Director of the Louisiana SBDC and Sonya Smith, New York SBDC State Director, join this episode of TA Intel to discuss their journey from being a deputy director of a multi-unit entrepreneurial support network to leading a statewide consortium of centers.  

The guests in this podcast talk about how the National Institute of Standards and Technology Baldrige Excellence Program model was used as the basis for the accreditation standards in the SBDC program and how the Baldrige model is one that may help all entrepreneurial support organizations to be more effective.

Shawn Thompson, a federal grants management specialist, joins TA Intel to talk about match – those funds that are requirements to obtain federal grant awards.  In this episode Shawn explains what is match, how to use match to acquire federal grants, and tips on how to manage match.  This is the first of three episodes on matching funds for federal grants.

Mike Daniel, the director of the Orange County/Inland Empire SBDC, joins TA Intel to talk about various ways to use benchmarking to strengthen operations and improve performance.

Tiffany Ford, the State Director of the North Dakota SBDC, joins Christian Conroy of TA Advisors to reflect on the 2025 accreditation review of the North Dakota SBDC network.

Andy Donahue of the Minnesota SBDC and Tony Schultz from the Nebraska SBDC, join Christian Conroy of TA Advisors to discuss how they transitioned to leading an individual, regionally-focused entrepreneurial support center to a statewide network of such centers.

Gina Ferraro, the State Director of the Wisconsin SBDC, joins Christian Conroy of TA Advisors to reflect on the 2025 accreditation review of the Wisconsin SBDC network.