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Del Mar College Approves Small Business Services Contract With City
The City of Corpus Christi and Del Mar College are pleased to announce that the college has approved a contract with the City for expanding and enhancing small business services in Corpus Christi. Under the contract, selected business organizations, including ACCION Texas, the Westside Business Association, the Black Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Contractors Association will join Del Mar College’s Small Business Development Center and Procurement Technical Assistance Center at Del Mar’s new South Campus, which is scheduled to open in August, 2005.
In addtion to bringing these business organizations together at one location, the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center will provide additional outreach to historically underutilized businesses, increase technical assistance to businesses needing microloans, create a state-of-the-art plan review room, and enhance access to professional services.
Business owners are invited to contact the Small Business Development Center to obtain information about the services and to register for them. All of the center’s services are free of charge, confidential and professional.
Del Mar College and the City of Corpus Christi began preparing for the contract through a separate short-term contract for outreach to targeted businesses. Since this contract began in September of 2004, 302 new Corpus Christi business clients have been assisted by the center, and 146 jobs have been created as a result of business startups, expansions and contracts obtained by the businesses. Local clients have reported contracts totaling $8,384,991 and investments totaling $2,926,129 since September 2004. In addition, the center has conducted 38 seminars and conferences, which were attended by 604 individuals.
The City of Corpus Christi and Del Mar College both look at this agreement as a foundation for building future support of local business growth and job creation.
Contact: Patricia Garcia, Sr. Management Analyst, City of Corpus Christi 361-844-1785 or Ann Fierova, Director, Small Business Development Center 361-698-1964