By providing entrepreneurs with the tools they need to build and grow successful businesses, the SBTDC positively impacts North Carolina's economy.
Each year, the SBTDC participates in a national Impact Assessment Study of clients who receive five or more hours of business counseling. The 2005 study of SBTDC clients shows:
	JOBS CREATED....................		4,210
	COST PER JOB CREATED.......		$1,076
	JOBS SAVED.......................		3,161
	SALES GROWTH..................		$567.1 million
	TAX REVENUE GENERATED...		$31.2 million
	For every $1.00 spent on the SBTDC program, our clients generated $6.88 in tax revenues.
SBTDC clients significantly outperform the average North Carolina business in the number of jobs created and in sales growth (compared to the previous year's average).
And the SBTDC's impact runs 'round the clock...
		EVERY THREE HOURS:
		SBTDC clients create a new job in North Carolina
		EVERY HOUR:
		SBTDC clients leverage $16,950 in financing
		SBTDC clients generate $27,000 in sales growth
		SBTDC clients generate $2,970 in incremental tax revenue
a business development service of The University of North Carolina    operated in partnership with the US Small Business Administration
Please visit our website at www.sbtdc.org