Grow with Your Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and
​Minority Business Assistance Center (MBAC) 

Are you looking to start a business or grow your existing operation? Your Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Minority Business Assistance Center (MBAC) offer assistance to entrepreneurs in all stages of the business lifecycle. The SBDC provides free one-on-one counseling centered on the business planning process, including financing, market research, marketing strategies, and management and cash flow analysis. The MBAC serves the needs of our region’s small, minority, and socially and economically disadvantaged businesses to cultivate their growth and sustainability. Services include technical assistance, professional consulting, access to capital and assistance obtaining contract opportunities. Chamber membership is not required to utilize these services. Visit our Business Development Resources page for links to additional resources.

​If your business can benefit from counseling services from the Toledo Small Business Development Center or Minority Business Assistance Center, please click on one of the the buttons below. One of our counselors will reach out to you shortly. For questions, please contact Business Development Services Program Manager, Sabrina D'Onofrio, at sabrina.donofrio@toledochamber.com.
The Business Development Services team:
Jill Badger, MBA, CBA
Vice President,
Small Business Services​
Ext. 1232
Ebony Carter
Interim Director, Minority Business Assistance Center (MBAC)
Ext. 1228
Sabrina D'Onofrio, CGBP, CBA
Business Development Services Program Manager
​​Ext. 1238
The Small Business Development Centers of Ohio program is partially funded by the Ohio Department of Development and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The support given through such funding does not constitute an expressed or implied endorsement of any of the co-sponsor(s)' or participant(s)' opinions, products, or services. Special arrangements for disabled individuals will be made if requested in advance. The program is offered through a partnership between the Ohio Department of Development and the U.S. Small Business Administration and is provided on a nondiscriminatory basis.

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