Holmes To Staff New Penn State
Small Business Development Center

12-08-97
University Park, Pa. --- Donna A. Holmes, business counselor/analyst, has been appointed to staff the new Small Business Development Center (SBDC) located in Penn State's Research Park.

The new Penn State center, established Oct. 30 as a satellite office of Bucknell University's SBDC, will provide one-on-one business consultations and information to prospective, new and established small businesses in Centre and Mifflin counties.

Holmes will provide management assistance and business consulting services to current and prospective small business owners at no cost. The business consultation services include business plan development, financial projections, sources of financing, financial analysis, marketing and advertising, market research, information system, human resources, starting a new business and other business-related topics.

A Centre County resident since 1981, Holmes has more than 14 years of experience in finance including more than seven years of commercial banking experience with local financial institutions. She is a graduate of Penn State and of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association (PBA) School of Commercial Lending and the PBA School of Banking.

The new center is a member of the statewide Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers network. It is a cooperative effort of the private sector, the educational community and federal, state and local governments to enhance economic development. The telephone number is (814) 863-4293.

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EDITORS: A photo of Donna Holmes is available on request. Call Barbara Hale, (814) 865-9481 or the SBDC at (814) 863-4293.

Contacts:
Barbara Hale (814) 865-9481 (office) (814) 238-0997 (home) bah@psu.edu
Vicki Fong (814) 865-9481 (office) (814) 238-1221 (home) vyf1@psu.edu