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Should the SBDC Program be Dismantled?

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This article offers the results of an analysis of SBDC client evaluations in Iowa. This analysis reveals a high evaluation of faculty and staff at SBDC's relative to other consultants and points out positive relative sales and job increases as a result of the program. It also concludes that there is a relative improvement in results with Increases In counseling hours and, particularly, hours spent on planning.

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  • Alfred M. Pelham, 1985. "Should the SBDC Program be Dismantled?," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 10(2), pages 41-51, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:entthe:v:10:y:1985:i:2:p:41-51
    DOI: 10.1177/104225878501000205
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    1. James J. Chrisman & John Leslie, 1989. "Strategic, Administrative, and Operating Problems: The Impact of Outsiders on Small Firm Performance," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 13(3), pages 37-52, April.
    2. Ed McMullan & James J. Chrisman & Karl Vesper, 2001. "Some Problems in Using Subjective Measures of Effectiveness to Evaluate Entrepreneurial Assistance Programs," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 26(1), pages 37-54, October.
    3. Chrisman, James J. & McMullan, Ed & Hall, Jeremy, 2005. "The influence of guided preparation on the long-term performance of new ventures," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 20(6), pages 769-791, November.
    4. Afsaneh Nahavandi & Susan Chesteen, 1988. "The Impact of Consulting on Small Business: A Further Examination," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 13(1), pages 29-40, October.
    5. James J. Chrisman & W. Ed McMullan, 2000. "A Preliminary Assessment of Outsider Assistance as a Knowledge Resource: The Longer-Term Impact of New Venture Counseling," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 24(3), pages 37-53, April.
    6. James J. Chrisman, 1997. "Program Evaluation and the Venture Development Program at the University of Calgary: A Research Note," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 22(1), pages 59-73, October.
    7. James J. Chrisman & W.E. McMullan & J. Kirk Ring & Daniel T. Holt, 2012. "Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply the theory of guided preparation to investigate the relative impact of outside counseling assistance and entrepreneurship courses on new venture creatio," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 1(4), pages 63-83, April.

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