Center for Business and Community Partnering
Montgomery Campus

The Center for Business and Community Partnering conducts applied research and provides services to businesses and government agencies throughout Alabama. The Center, an administrative unit of the Sorrell College of Business, was founded in December 1974. Activities include applied research, educational activities, management consulting, and publishing the Troy University Business and Economic Review semiannually. The Center supports the economic development of small businesses through two subsidiary programs – the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Small Business Institute (SBI). The SBDC offers one-to-one consulting, training, information and government bidding opportunities to small businesses in a ten-county area of southeast Alabama. The SBI links business students and faculty together with businesses to provide research projects for small firms. Students receive practical knowledge and earn class credits.

Director

Past Projects

• Pay Surveys for not-for-profit Organization.
• Economic impact and market analysis for clients such as Montgomery Jubilee, CityFest, Troy University Montgomery Campus, Montgomery Biscuits Baseball and Montgomery Chamber of Commerce.
• Marketing assistance for the statewide "Transportation Means Business" conference, April 18, 2007