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
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