The Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads, Inc. is the service provider of first choice for the region’s small business community. By offering free, confidential one-on-one business counseling, low-cost training, research through SBDCNet and referrals to top-flight service providers, we assist in maintaining and growing this vitally important segment of the region’s economy.
Confidentiality is one of the hallmarks for the SBDC. Since the most practical advice can only be given when the counselor knows all the details of a situation, it is imperative for the client to provide a complete description o f his/her situation to the counselor. To encourage the free and frank exchange of information, the client is assured that any and all information provided to the counselor will not be disclosed outside the meeting unless so directed in writing by the client. On an annual basis each counselor executes a Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement with the state SBDC office that reinforces this guidance.
