Who We Are The Business Resource Center (BRC), an affiliate of the Small Business Development Center at Del Mar College, provides education and training for micro-entrepreneurs. A microenterprise is defined as any business with less than five employees and start up costs of less than $10,000.

Mission To assist individuals and small businesses in the Texas Coastal Bend, increase income, create wealth and foster job creation utilizing microenterprise strategies.

Vision Within five years become the recognized provider of micro-entrepreneurial business development services to individuals and small businesses in the Texas Coastal Bend.

Physical Address
3209 S. Staples St. CED-114
Corpus Christi, TX 78411

The Business Resource Center is located at the Center for Economic Development at the corner of S. Staples and Kostoryz. (Across from Ray High School)

Mailing Address
Del Mar College SBDC
Business Resource Center
101 Baldwin CED-114
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Phone: 361.698.2222
Fax: 361.698.1024

Services Offered
The BRC provides confidential one-on-one business counseling as well as small group and individualized training.

Personal Financial Management
Debt Reduction and Saving
Understanding your Credit Report
Starting Your Business Step by Step
Importance of Business Planning
Basic Bookkeeping
ABC’s of Accounting
Financial Statements
Marketing on a Shoe String Budget
Cash Flow Projections
Pro Forma Financial Statements
Texas Sales Tax

Specialized Training

QuickBooks
Operation JumpStart: First Step®
Creating a Small Business Website

Small Firms, Big Impact

• 89%, (2.1 million), of Texas’ 2.4 million businesses, are classified as a microbusiness.
• “1-in-3”— Nationally, if one in three microbusiness hired one additional full time person, the U.S. economy could achieve full employment.
• Nationally 80% of small businesses that receive training and technical assistance from a microenterprise development organization are still in business after five years. This compares to an overall five year survival rate of less than 50% for those businesses who do not seek assistance