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=Regional and Local Economic Development=
'''The Georgia Avenue, Development, Growth, and Enterprise Transformation Center''' ''' (GADGET Center) ''' at '''''Howard University School of Business''''' is located on Georgia Avenue, and staffed by graduate students and counselors from the '''''DC SBDC at Howard University'''''. GADGET provides free consulting services to local businesses and will focus on growth and development of the commercial district adjacent to Howard University.
More broadly, '''the District of Columbia Small Business Development Center Network''' (DC SBDC), an outreach program of Howard University, has joined forces with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), other District of Columbia universities, and community organizations. This collaborative provides free management, technical assistance, and affordable training in all phases of business development to small businesses based in the District of Columbia.
DC SBDC provides confidential, one-on-one management assistance at no cost to DC-based small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. Business consulting services include but are not limited to cash flow analysis, financial forecasting, market research, procurement assistance, proposal cost analysis, overall business assessment "the business health checkup," startup feasibility analysis, business plan assessments, strategic planning and business start-up information.
In addition to the above mentioned initiatives, Howard University also confers a '''Minor in Community Development''' which is an interdisciplinary program intended to provide students with the knowledge, tools, and practical experience to play a proactive role in community revitalization in cities throughout the world.
