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ANNUAL REPORT 2007

Building the Texas Economy ... One Business at a Time.

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Community Outreach

Contacts

SHANTA KUHL

Seguin Area Chamber

of Commerce

Rhonda Zunker

Bulverde/Spring Branch

Chamber of Commerce

Mike Weberpal

Fredericksburg Chamber

of Commerce

Brad Tipton

Pleasanton Chamber

of Commerce

Jennifer Kolbe

Guadalupe Valley

Electric Cooperative

Evelyne Barbutti

Hondo Area Chamber

of Commerce

Brian Bondy

Kerrville Chamber

of Commerce

Ruth Pollard

Castroville Area Chamber

of Commerce

Kari Ring

Greater La Vernia

Chamber of Commerce

Rita Kauffman-Powell

New Braunfels Chamber

of Commerce

Paula White

Greater Boerne

Chamber of Commerce

Jesse Perez

Floresville Economic

Development Corporation

Jaynellen Ladd

Canyon Lake Chamber

of Commerce

Cerise Ripps

Bandera Chamber

of Commerce

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

501 W. Durango Blvd.

San Antonio, TX 78207-4415

(210) 458-2460 Fax (210) 458-2464



Corporate

Affiliates

The SBDC gratefully acknowledges the support received from our Corporate Affiliates. The

support we receive from these institutions makes it possible for us to provide the best possible

service to our clients through improved counseling and training activities, program improvement

initiatives, and professional development opportunities for our staff. If your organization is

interested in becoming a Corporate Affiliate, please contact Morrison Woods at (210) 458-2460.

Silver Level Corporate Affiliates

Ken Raymie

Business Banking

210-283-6500

Peter Cavazos

Area Manager, Citibank Texas

210-308-2236

Business Banking

Business Banking

210-220-6873

Jennifer Kolbe

Economic Development

Representative 800-223-4832

Kevin Rodriguez

210-637-3618

Marilyn Hartmann

210-476-4594

Ed Somers

210-207-3949

Jennifer Moriarty

210-856-5133

Photography by Roberta Barnes, San Antonio, Texas (210) 829 - 5641

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CO N TAC TS & CORP OR AT E AF F I L I AT E S

A Message

Director

from the

DEAR STAKEHOLDERS,

Fiscal year 2007 was another successful year for the San Antonio Small

Business Development Center. Through the support of our stakeholders

and the hard work of our counselors, clients, and partners, the SBDC

was able to make significant strides in the development of small

businesses in the San Antonio area. This year, the San Antonio SBDC

served a total of 1,181 clients with confidential, professional business

advising. We were also able to provide 3,633 workshop attendees

with quality training to help them achieve their business goals. We are

proud to report that the SBDC assisted clients in obtaining more than

$19 million in loans to start or expand their business, resulting in the

creation of 898 jobs.

The next several pages further outline our accomplishments in fiscal

year 2007. Please pay special attention to the last section of our report

in which we share the stories of just a few of our client¡¯s successes. It is

these stories that truly articulate the value and mission of our program.

We are very proud of these clients successes.

On behalf of the staff of the San Antonio SBDC, we look forward to

another year of hard work and dedication to the development of the

San Antonio area economy. Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Morrison Woods

DIR EC TOR ¡¯ S M ES S AGE

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Morrison Woods, Director¡ªExpertise: management,

marketing, and marketing research.

David Baenziger, Senior Certified Business Advisor/

Counseling Coordinator¡ªExpertise: retail

businesses, sales and customer service, financial

analysis, budgeting and financial projections.

Yanet G¨®mez, Training Coordinator¡ªExpertise:

curriculum development and design,

organizational training and education.

Richard Sifuentes, Senior Certified Business Advisor¡ª

Expertise: business management, business

plan development, business operations,

government contracting.

Wayne Looff, Senior Certified Business Advisor¡ª

Expertise: restaurants, retail and service

industries, real estate.

SB D C S TAFF MEMBERS

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Benito Garza, Business Advisor¡ªExpertise:

international and domestic consulting,

intellectual property and technology

development, strategic planning, marketing,

accounting and finance.

7 Laura Waldrum, Administrative Analyst

8 Anna Borrego, Administrative Associate

9 Jaime Martinez, Certified Business Advisor¡ª

Expertise: business and financial planning,

Spanish-speaking clients, international business,

banking experience, and sales.

10 Tom Hansis, Senior Certified Business Advisor¡ª

Expertise: Spanish-speaking clients, daycare

businesses, fitness centers, budget projections.

11 Laura Gilliland, Assistant Training Coordinator

12 Lisa Hindley, Certified Business Advisor¡ªExpertise:

business plans, financial planning and analysis,

Quickbooks, retail and franchise businesses.

13 Mark Ahrens, Certified Business Advisor¡ªExpertise:

franchising, marketing, business planning and

site analysis, e-commerce.

Not Pictured:

14 Mike Reyes, MBA, Senior Certified Business

Advisor¡ªExpertise: business and financial

planning, strategic growth planning, cash flow

management, bank lending experience.

15 Erica Campos, Administrative Assistant

Our

Services

The San Antonio Small Business Development Center provides professional,

confidential one-on-one advising to small businesses and prospective business

owners in the San Antonio area. In addition to the advising services provided in

San Antonio, a high priority of the SBDC continues to be community outreach.

Collectively, advisors invest at least twenty-four days per month working with

clients in ten counties surrounding Bexar County. The hospitality and support

offered by the institutions that provide sites for SBDC advisors to directly

serve businesses in their community is greatly appreciated.

In addition to business advising services, the SBDC offers training workshops

for both experienced and prospective business owners. These workshops cover

a variety of topics from how to start a business to how to manage the finances of

an existing business.

SBDC CLIENT SERVICE TOTALS

Number of Loans

Amount of Loans

Average Loan Amount

Projected Additional Sales of Client Companies

Jobs Created by Client Companies

Jobs Retained by Client Companies

Number of Counseling and Training Clients

2006

56

$7,770,549

$138,406

$32,686,406

574

551

4833

2007

94

$19,483,479

$207,271

$186,409,002

898

453

4814

SERVICE AREA

11 Counties

10,641 Square Miles

1.98 Million People

40,183 Businesses

OUR S ER V IC ES

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