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Longwood SBDC outlines entrepreneurship and small-business services, seeks continued county backing
Summary
Dana Knott of the Longwood Small Business Development Center briefed the board on services that supported 700+ regional clients and created dozens of jobs; she urged continued Amelia County support for SBDC programs and the Seed Innovation Hub.
Dana Knott (S8), director of the Longwood Small Business Development Center (SBDC), described no-cost consulting, training and capital-access assistance available to entrepreneurs and small businesses across a nine-county service area. She gave regional impact metrics (e.g., roughly 700 clients in the service area, 33 new businesses, 147 jobs created) and highlighted programs such as commercialization mentoring, capital pathways for small firms and an AI-for-business class offered locally.
Knott asked supervisors to continue funding the SBDC—s work and the Seed Innovation Hub, noting that Longwood SBDC helped clients secure private capital and supported projects that yield measurable regional economic impact. Supervisors praised outreach but also observed challenges in ensuring county businesses know to use the resource; Knott offered to increase local outreach and materials distribution.
Why this matters: SBDC support can help small local businesses grow and access capital, which in turn affects local employment and tax bases.
