SPARC is the home of the Four Corners Regional Small Business Development Center (SBDC) main office. The Four Corners Region serves Grand County, San Juan County, Ute Mountain Reservation, and Navajo Nation. Understanding that many of those we serve can live hours away from our offices throughout the region, we work with our partner centers throughout the region to bring our services and training closer to home.
Locations
- Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah - USU Satellite Campus
- Kayenta, Arizona – Kayenta Township
- White Mesa, Utah - Ute Mountain Learning Center
- Montezuma Creek, Utah – USU Satellite Campus
- La Sal, Utah – BEAR Center
- Moab, Utah – USU Moab Campus
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The SBDC client experience matters to us. We want to make sure that each person who works with us has the tools and support to succeed.
SBDC business consultants are available to aid in a wide range of services. Our client experience is practical and includes education and training courses that complement the one-on-one business consultations. Coaching with an SBDC Business Consultant is a thought-provoking, introspective, and creative process. Business Consultants help clients start and scale a business.
We offer a variety of meeting options to meet you and your business needs. If you would like to meet in person in one of our region's many offices or schedule a virtual meeting through Zoom, we look forward to working with you.
SBDC can help with market research and competitive analysis, structuring your business plan, and calculating your startup costs. Assisting with finding funding for your business or even buying an existing business or franchise.
Starting a business involves choosing a business structure, securing your business name, registering your business, getting federal and state tax ID numbers, applying for licenses and permits, opening a business bank account, and getting business insurance. But you don't have to do it alone. SBDC Business Consultant’s goal is to support our emerging startups and connect you with experts who can help you.
Our client experience is practical. We have created Entrepreneur Fundamentals, Your Roadmap to Business based on community feedback and with industry professionals. Our clients will receive a breakdown of business concepts and how-to instructions for a business's technical aspects. These courses complement the one-on-one Business Trainers to help clients start a business.
San Juan's local artisans will receive the information and expertise to address the urgent need to become established businesses.
Artisans also acquire the skills necessary to develop an online presence and global sales through e-commerce. We are striving to help our local artisans in recovering from the pandemic and establish sustainable sales year-round, that are not dependent on the tour or farmer's market season.
Our SBDC has curated experts and resources in legal and tax compliance, marketing and sales, and e-commerce, securing local funding to get artisans online.
Research shows that small businesses are the significant drivers of job growth. Business Retention is our proactive approach to strengthening existing small businesses to create a thriving local economy.
Practical training is available to upskill your current workforce to meet day-to-day business shortages and find funding resources and grants for the workforce, and business development to take your business to the next level is our passion. There is no one size fits all solution when it comes to business. Let us help you create a specialized plan that fits our business.
Business Expansion is approached through actively contacting, connecting, and listening to local business needs.
Supporting local businesses through access to education, training, Custom Fit funding for training owners and their employees, and developing a network of expertise to help them grow and bring jobs to the Four Corners Region.
SBDC can assist owners interested in becoming federal contractors. Expanding to a new location, merging, or acquiring a business, the exportation of products, and walking business owners qualify for Certification of minority and underserved communities.
