The JCCC SBDC partners with the Kauffman Foundation to identify and develop pivotal opportunities in entrepreneurship education. The JCCC KSBDC is also a member of the entrepreneurship referral networks, KCSourceLink and Network Kansas .

The JCCC SBDC is part of the Kansas Small Business Development Center Network, which has regional and associate centers located throughout the state of Kansas.

Kansas Small Business Development Center

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is partially funded by the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Kansas Department of Commerce (KDOC).  For SBA and KDOC programs and services, go to sba.gov or kansascommerce.com.

SBA’s and KDOC’s funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. A partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Kansas Department of Commerce.

Entrepreneurship

JCCC features a comprehensive set of entrepreneurship courses that are offered for college credit. These courses are now open to non-credit, continuing education students who are interested in the subject matter, but not necessarily interested in receiving college credit. Students in the business entrepreneurship program will learn the fundamentals of starting and operating their own business.

Students in the entrepreneurship program will learn the fundamentals of starting and operating their own business. Students interested in college credit may earn an associate or applied science degree or complete the business entrepreneurship vocational certificate or business plan certificate.

Coursework covers preparing a business plan, obtaining financing, financial management, market research, marketing a product or service and developing an accurate accounting system. Students also will complete internships in small businesses.

For more information about the entrepreneurship program at JCCC, contact Donna Duffey, professor/career program facilitator, Marketing and Management and Entrepreneurship, at dduffey@jccc.edu.

Other helpful links:
Association of Small Business Development Centers
Kauffman Foundation
Kansas Business Center
IRS
Missouri Small Business Development and Technology Center

For more information or to set an appointment, e-mail the KSBDC at ksbdc@jccc.edu or call (913) 469-3878.

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*The JCCC Kansas Small Business Development Center operates in a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Kansas Department of Commerce. The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through such funding does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of the opinions, products or services of any co-sponsor or participant. Programs are nondiscriminatory, and reasonable accommodations will be made, upon request, for persons with disabilities.