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<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Southern Illinois Research Park</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span>The Southern Illinois Research Park (SIRP) is a non-profit corporation affiliated with Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU Carbondale) promoting technology and knowledge-based enterprise development within the Park and the southern Illinois region. As a knowledge-based, high-tech and research-oriented business park, SIRP is a member of the Association of University Research Parks (AURP).</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Office of Economic and Regional Development –Serves as the university’s primary business and community development outreach arm. &nbsp;OERD has a history of success in enhancing growth and building prosperity throughout southern Illinois. &nbsp;SIU has been supporting the region’s entrepreneurs in job creation, enterprise development and expansion, and strengthening the rural southern Illinois economy since 1985 with the establishment of the Small Business Development Center. Technology entrepreneurship training, youth and collegiate entrepreneurship, and the Saluki Innovation Lab are key successes of this unit. Additionally, Community Development and Outreach efforts are focused on making communities more prosperous and healthy through collaborative engagement and greater connectivity in Southern Illinois. </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Small Business Development Center (SBDC)</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span>Provides small business owners and entrepreneurs with the tools, guidance and support necessary to start, manage and grow successful and sustainable businesses. Resources include a full range of business development assistance for entrepreneurs, including one-on-one consulting, workshop and training events, and business plan development.</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">Small Business Incubator</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span>The mission of the Small Business Incubator Program, managed by the SBDC, is to accelerate the start-up and expansion of small businesses in southern Illinois. The program is here to provide the guidance and consulting necessary to make sure those start-up and expanding firms have the tools necessary to succeed. This program has assisted more than 50 organizations start and expand their operations since its inception in 1990.</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></span> <span>Campus Programs</span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-size:larger;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Southern_Illinois_University_Student_Priorities <span style="font-size:larger;">SIU Student Priorities</span>]</span></span></div><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-size:larger;">&lt;/div&gt;</span></span>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</div>