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UTSA Small Business Development Center

Free, confidential business advising for the San Antonio region. No fees. No sales pitch.

We are the SBDC serving Bexar County and the counties around it. Bring us a business plan, a cash flow problem, a loan application or an idea you have not written down yet, and you will be matched with a certified advisor at no charge.

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Read our San Antonio impact summary
9,200+ Advising hours delivered To San Antonio region owners last year
$47M Capital secured By clients we packaged financing for
610 New jobs created At businesses we advised
$0 Cost to you Advising is free and always confidential

Our impact in the San Antonio region

$47 Million in client financing secured across the region in 2024

Every dollar here was raised by a local business owner who worked with one of our advisors on the plan, the projections and the lender package. We count it only where an advisor was directly involved.

  • SBA 7(a), 504, microloans and conventional bank financing
  • Owner equity and local investment raised against an advised plan
  • Counted only where an SBDC advisor worked the file directly
See the San Antonio impact summary
1,400+ Businesses advised Across Bexar and the surrounding counties
610 New jobs created By the owners we worked with in 2024
188 New businesses opened First year survival supported by ongoing advising
$0 Cost to the business owner Free and confidential, no matter how many sessions

How the San Antonio SBDC helps

Start it, fund it, grow it.

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One on one advising

Work with a certified advisor on your business plan, cash flow, financing package or growth strategy. Sessions are confidential and there is no charge, ever.

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Training and events

Short courses on hiring, pricing, government contracting, cybersecurity and exporting, delivered across the region and streamed statewide.

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Research and market data

Industry profiles, demographic studies and economic impact analysis from the SBDC National Information Clearinghouse and our applied research team.

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Loan packaging We build the projections and the lender package, then sit with you through the application. Hiring your first staff Payroll setup, contracts, classification and the paperwork that comes with employee one. Buying or selling a business Valuation basics, due diligence questions and what to ask before you sign. Going digital Point of sale, e commerce and getting found locally without overpaying for it.

Training in San Antonio

Workshops at the Downtown Campus and online

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About this center

Your local SBDC, backed by a statewide network.

The UTSA Small Business Development Center is the SBDC for the greater San Antonio region. We are hosted by UT San Antonio and are part of the Texas South-West SBDC Network, which covers 79 counties from here to the border.

That means a local advisor who knows Bexar County lenders and permits, with a statewide network behind them. If your question turns out to be about exporting, government contracting or cybersecurity, we hand you to the Institute center that specialises in it and you keep your history.

  1. Book a first session Tell us about the business in a short form. Most owners are seen within a week.
  2. Work the plan together Your advisor helps with the numbers, the lender package or whatever is actually blocking you.
  3. Come back as often as you need There is no session limit and no charge, for as long as you are in business.