James Graham is New
Director of Maryland Small Business
Development Center Network
College Park, MD - December 3,
1996 - James N. Graham has been
appointed director of the Maryland Small
Business Development Center (SBDC)
Network, effective January 6, 1997. The
Maryland SBDC Network is administered by
the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship,
a major unit of the Maryland Business
School, University of Maryland at
College Park.
Since 1993, Graham has served as
executive director of the Small Business
Finance Corporation in York, PA. Since
1992, he has directed the Office of
Small Business & Corporate Growth, York
(PA) County Chamber of Commerce. His
other past positions include coordinator
for economic development for the
Economic and Community Development
Commission of Frederick, MD; director of
finance and development for the
Pennsylvania Directors' Association for
Community Action; and administrator for
the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce.
"It's a particular pleasure to
announce the appointment of James Graham
as director of the Maryland SBDC
Network," said Charles Heller, director
of the Dingman Center. "James brings to
Maryland a wealth of experience in the
financial community, economic
development, and assistance to small
business. He will lead the effort to
bring the SBDC Network to a new level."
Maryland's Small Business Development
Centers provide free individualized
business consulting, low-cost business
training seminars, workshops and
conferences, and targeted research in
support of small business concerns. In
addition to the Maryland SBDC lead
center at the Dingman Center, regional
centers are located in Baltimore,
Salisbury, LaPlata, Landover, and
Cumberland.
For more information about the
Maryland Small Business Development
Center Network, please call (301)
405-2147.
About the Robert H. Smith School
of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of
Business at the University of Maryland
is an internationally recognized leader
in management education and research for
the digital economy. The school offers
cross-functional study options in its
six academic departments, which include
accounting and information assurance;
decision and information technologies;
finance; logistics, business, and public
policy; management and organization; and
marketing. More information about the
Robert H. Smith School of Business can
be found at
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu.
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For more information:
Jeff Heebner
Robert H. Smith School of
Business
University of Maryland
(
301.405.9469
jheebner@rhsmith.umd.edu |
