Notes from ‘Design for Additive Manufacturing’ (DfAM) Accelerator. Penn State 9/27-9/28/22 I went to the event believing that additive manufacturing (AM) was the future of industrial production, that ten years from now batch production would be dying and companies would be able to print everything as they needed it. No inventory. High customization. Not so. AM won’t be used for making thousands of identical parts for a long time. AM is a wonderful tool to be used in conjunction with others, or to solve a specific problem, but it is not yet, and may never be, the ‘killer app” for […]

The Chiropractic ART of Lewisburg Sport & Spine For Lonni Ernst Dancy, entrepreneurship is a fairly new venture. After graduating from chiropractic school in 2013, she moved to northern Virginia to start her career. There, she worked for an established practice alongside other doctors for several years. However, when her husband accepted a position at Bucknell University, they relocated to Lewisburg, PA. Originally from nearby Milton, Lonni knew that returning back home would be the perfect time to start her own chiropractic practice. Lonni quickly discovered an ideal location on Market Street in bustling downtown Lewisburg and sought out the services […]

After years of working for big box pharmacies Bradley Gill decided it was time to take the plunge into starting his own pharmacy where he could truly serve his customers with individualized attention. While networking with an area pharmacist, Brad heard how the Bucknell SBDC had assisted them and decided to contact the center. The SBDC reviewed his preliminary business plan, compiled industry research, and helped him prepare financial projections. With the business plan complete, his next challenge became finding a suitable location. As luck would have it, downtown Lewisburg recently experienced the closing of a location of a major […]

National Small Business Week events with the SBDC highlight the impact of high achieving entrepreneurs and small business owners who are driving big innovations to the market.

In 2016 so far, Bucknell’s SBDC has assisted 25 entrepreneurs to start their own small business: Support them by shopping on Small Business Saturday!

Students, educators, and leaders from the business community will join the SBDC to celebrate the Grand Opening of a MakerSpace.

State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver to host SBDC staff to offer one-on-one consulting sessions in Sunbury.

Bucknell SBDC receives accreditation from the Association of Small Business Development Centers, the national accrediting body for Small Business Development Centers.

For Pennsylvania and for the country; small companies are big business, and the importance of small businesses to the American economy and our local communities has long been known…

Bucknell’s SBDC works hard to provide entrepreneurs with the guidance to help them think critically and creatively, to design prototypes of their business concepts and ideas, and to launch and grow successful businesses.