Meet Our Team

Director’s Message

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Sul Ross Small Business Development Center where you will be assisted by one of our knowledgeable and experienced business advisors.

“Helping Small Businesses Start and Grow” is the goal of the SRSU-SBDC. We accomplish this goal by assisting established firms, growth companies, and start-up enterprises meet the challenges in today’s evolving global marketplace. Our primary focus is on delivering business advising and management training to small businesses in our 8 counties in The Big Bend Region.

SRSU-SBDC’s confidential business advising services are provided at no cost to the client by our two certified advisors in our Alpine Office. Advising sessions are designed to help clients address start-up issues, marketing, managing a business, business planning, financing, accounting, strategic planning, human resources, taxes, and many other areas. In addition to our business advising services, the SRSU-SBDC offers a diverse range of free to low-cost live seminars and no-cost online training that is accessible 24/7.

The SBDC is a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Texas South-West Network at UTSA, and Sul Ross State University. Our main office is located in Alpine, Texas. We have trained business advisors waiting to assist you with any business related questions.

We welcome you as a client and encourage you to access our valuable training and advising services. Explore the business advising services and training sections of our Website to learn the next steps to access SRSU-SBDC’s services.

We wish you the best of success with your entrepreneurial efforts and appreciate the opportunity to help you along the way! – Elizabeth Peña.