Scott Skodnek Business Development Center
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In the early 1990s, Hofstra University
founded the Scott Skodnek Business Development Center . The mission of the Scott Skodnek Business Development Center is to help businesses, public entities and community organizations on Long Island and in the metropolitan area succeed in their various enterprises, while simultaneously enhancing the opportunities for Hofstra University and its students.
The BDC is a multidisciplinary center offering human and technological resources for business support and education, as well as community service. It also supports government agencies in their own endeavors and in their efforts to assist businesses in the metropolitan area. The primary mission of the center is to offer assistance with people's business endeavors, (I.E.- start a new business, expand and/or diversify current business and develop new skills to help one run their business).
In cooperation with the Frank G. Zarb School of Business
, the center provides a comprehensive package of expertise and services promoting economic development and job creation for the Hofstra community and Long Island
. Combining the most respected members of academia and the Hofstra student body with the business community and governmental agencies, the center can provide the resources and services to fit individual and specific needs. The Business Development Center is located within the Axinn Library on Hofstra University
's campus.
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
founded the Scott Skodnek Business Development Center . The mission of the Scott Skodnek Business Development Center is to help businesses, public entities and community organizations on Long Island and in the metropolitan area succeed in their various enterprises, while simultaneously enhancing the opportunities for Hofstra University and its students.
The BDC is a multidisciplinary center offering human and technological resources for business support and education, as well as community service. It also supports government agencies in their own endeavors and in their efforts to assist businesses in the metropolitan area. The primary mission of the center is to offer assistance with people's business endeavors, (I.E.- start a new business, expand and/or diversify current business and develop new skills to help one run their business).
In cooperation with the Frank G. Zarb School of Business
Frank G. Zarb School of Business
The Frank G. Zarb School of Business, located at Hofstra University, is noted for its dual AACSB accreditations in business and accounting. The school is named after alumnus Frank G. Zarb, '57 B.B.A., '62 M.B.A., who was the chair and CEO of the National Association of Securities Dealers and a...
, the center provides a comprehensive package of expertise and services promoting economic development and job creation for the Hofstra community and Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. Combining the most respected members of academia and the Hofstra student body with the business community and governmental agencies, the center can provide the resources and services to fit individual and specific needs. The Business Development Center is located within the Axinn Library on Hofstra University
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
's campus.