Susan A. McCartney - Curriculum Vitae

 Director, Small Business Development Center

School of the Professions – Buffalo State College

Grover Cleveland Hall 206, 1300 Elmwood Avenue

Buffalo, New York 14222

Phone: (716) 878-4030  Fax: (716) 878-4067

Sue_mccartney@yahoo.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

National expert in small business development. Assists and advises small business owners. Leads  an award winning team of small business advisors. Advocates for the Small Business Development Center program in Washington, DC and Albany, N.Y. Twenty years of experience providing one-to-one entrepreneurial counseling, small business education, workshops, and key- note presentations.

Passionate about helping individuals actualize their dreams of owning a business.    Committed to creating opportunities for entrepreneurs to attain the knowledge and financing needed to achieve economic sustainability.  

COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Planning
• Business Plan Development
• Small Business Financing
• Public Speaking/Teaching
• Human Resource Management
• Leadership
• Facilitation
• Advocacy
• Historic and Architectural Preservation
• Marketing and Advertising for small business

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

 State University College at Buffalo, Small Business Development               1984-present

Director   (1990-present)

Manages team of small business development professionals.  Oversees one to one counseling provided to 1000  entrepreneurs annually.  Develops entrepreneurial programs, presents programs, participates in small business forums, and advocates on behalf of small business development. Develops statewide training programs.  Member of advocacy team that represents small business development before members of the U.S. Congress.

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