Buffalo State Small Business Adviser Wins National Award Jerry Silberman CEO and Founder, Corporate Turnaround, sponsor, ASBDC State Star Reception, Jerry Cartwright, Chair, ASBDC 2009 Board of Directors and State Director, Florida SBDC Network, B.J. Paprocki, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Jim King, State Director, New York SBDC, William Grieshober, New York SBDC 2009 State Star, Antonio Doss, Associate Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Small Business Development Centers The Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) has announced that William Grieshober, Business Advisor at the Buffalo State College Small Business Development Center (SBDC), has been selected as the 2009 State Star of the New York State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network. Buffalo State College is part of the State University of New York. “I am pleased to make this announcement, and to recognize Bill Grieshober for his extraordinary contributions to small businesses in Western New York,” said Buffalo State SBDC Regional Director Susan McCartney. “Bill excels in providing outstanding service to all of his clients and is a valued member of the SBDC team here in Buffalo.” The State Star designation recognizes outstanding achievement in high quality business counseling and distinguished, long-term service in terms of economic development. Grieshober was honored as part of the ASBDC National Conference this past September in Orlando, Florida. As a Certified Business Advisor for the New York State SBDC, Grieshober has counseled 1,976 new clients over the past 10 years. His commitment to excellence has enabled many of his clients to start and grow their businesses, creating jobs and generating economic impact for the Western New York region. Over the course of his career, Grieshober’s business counseling produced more than $45,000,000 in economic impact, and created or saved 2568 jobs. Numerous clients have praised his dedication and hard work, and have stated they wouldn’t be in business today without his advice and support. In addition to counseling business owners, Grieshober is also a certified Public Accountant, and maintains his certification. He also teaches evening classes in Business Communication at Buffalo State. Grieshober holds two Master’s Degrees – one in Adult Education and one in Creative Studies. He is also active in the Western New York economic development community. America’s Small Business Development Center Network is a partnership uniting private enterprise, government, higher education, and local nonprofit economic development organizations. It is the Small Business Administration’s largest partnership program, providing management and technical assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their own businesses. With more than 1,000 centers across the nation, the SBDC network assists about 600,000 small businesses every year in face-to-face counseling and training. About the SUNY SBDC: The SBDC, administered by the University at Albany, the largest unit of the State University (SUNY), has 24 regional service centers located throughout the New York State on SUNY, City University of New York (CUNY) and private university campuses. Since inception in 1984, the SBDC has provided small business advisement services to more than 279,000 New Yorkers. The SBDC also provides training and business research to existing business owners and entrepreneurs. SBDC clients have invested over $3.6 billion in NY, impacting 131,000 jobs. The SBDC is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New York, local communities and host campuses. As a result of this leveraged support, the SBDC staff provides confidential one-on-one business advisement services at no direct cost to the citizens and entrepreneurs of New York. For more information about the SBDC, visit www.nyssbdc.org. Newer Story Return To List Older Story