UT Tyler-Longview Small Business Development Center Marshall Office Moves to Synergy Park

April 24, 2023

UT Tyler-Longview Small Business Development Center Marshall Office Moves to Synergy Park

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April 24, 2023

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The University of Texas at Tyler-Longview Small Business Development Center announced its Marshall satellite office has moved to a new location in downtown Marshall.

The new location in Synergy Park, at 100 North Bolivar Street in Marshall, is provided through a partnership with East Texas Baptist University and the Marshall Economic Development Corporation. The SBDC Marshall office will share the second floor with MEDCO.

“Small businesses are the lifeblood of Marshall. Starting a business is tough and taking an existing business up a notch is a daunting task. Many ask if their business concepts and efforts are worth the risk. If business owners are questioning that, I can’t recommend enough that they talk to the SBDC,” said Rush Harris, MEDCO executive director. “The SBDC is an essential partner foreconomic development. We love that they chose to be in Marshall within Synergy Park and next door to Marshall Economic Development.”

The UT Tyler-Longview Small Business Development Center provides no-cost consulting and advising services to budding entrepreneurs and small businesses in Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Rusk, Panola and Upshur Counties. Office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday by appointment only.

Synergy Park was created by ETBU to serve as a new education-business pathway that effectively engages business leaders, employers, community-based organizations and educational institutions.

“The UT Tyler-Longview SBDC fits perfectly within the mission of Synergy Park and will help ensure Synergy Park has a lasting impact on the economic development of East Texas. As a graduate of UT Tyler, I am excited to partner with my alma mater for the benefit of Marshall’s entrepreneurial community,” Dr. Blair Blackburn, ETBU president, said.

This kind of regional partnership will impact entrepreneurs and small business owners in Harrison and surrounding counties in a positive way and lead to real economic impact for the region, according to Day Shelmire, director of the UT Tyler-Longview SBDC.

“I can’t thank Scott McCurdy of ETBU and Rush Harris of MEDCO enough for making sure the UT Tyler-Longview SBDC is an integral part of this effort,” he said.

For additional information about the SBDC, contact Shelmire at dshelmire@uttyler.edu or visit uttyler-longviewsbdc.org/. For more information about Synergy Park, contact Scott McCurdy, director, at 903.923.2830.

With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. UT Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as UT Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.