The purpose of the Southside Business Technology Center (SBTC) is to promote economic development in Southside Virginia.

SBTC helps entrepreneurs enhance their knowledge of business management through the development of high-quality business projects, individual consultations and seminars tailored to specific client needs.  The Southside Business Technology Center also helps businesses obtain data and analysis that is generally unobtainable to them on their own.  The SBTC receives its funding from the Harvest Foundation and the Lucy P. Sale Foundation.

The Southside Business Technology Center (SBTC) was created in partnership with Virginia Tech in 2005 and is located in the West Piedmont Business Development Center (WPBDC) in uptown Martinsville.

Board of Directors

Phyllis Karavatakis,
           Senior Executive Vice-President, Carter Bank & Trust,
           Chairwoman of the SBTC Board of Directors, SBTC Executive, Finance and Fund-
           Raising Committee member;

Kim Adkins,
           Executive Director, West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board,
           Vice-Chairwoman of the SBTC Board of Directors, SBTC Executive and Marketing
           Committee member;

Candace Payne,
           President, Shenandoah Furniture,
           SBTC Board of Directors immediate past Chairwoman, Executive Committee
           member;

Jeff Kohler,
           Director, Virginia Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership,
           SBTC Finance Committee member;

Dr. Ted Settle,
           Director, Virginia Tech Office of Economic Development,
           SBTC Marketing and Fund-Raising Committee member;

Dr. Richard Daugherty,
           Director, Virginia Tech Business Technology Center,
           SBTC Executive Committee member;

Harold E. Thornton, Jr.,
           Executive Vice President, Davenport Energy,
           SBTC Finance Committee member;

Linda Hutson Green,
           President, Dan River Business Development Center,
           SBTC Fund-Raising Committee member;

Connie Nyholm,
           Managing Partner VIRginia International Raceway,
           SBTC Fund-Raising Committee member;

Laurie Moran,
           President, Danville – Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce,
           SBTC Board member

Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics, 2009

Bylaws

Bylaws, updated 2007

SBTC Strategic Plan

SBTC Strategic Plan, 2006

Annual Reports

Annual report for FY 2004-2005

Annual report for FY 2005-2006

Annual report for FY 2006-2007