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 and Finance
           Committee member;

Linda Hutson Green,
           President, Dan River Business Development Center, 
           Vice-Chair of the SBTC Board of Directors, SBTC Executive and Fund-Raising
           Committee member;

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

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

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

Laurie Moran,
           President, Danville – Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, 
           SBTC Marketing Committee member.

Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics, 2009

Bylaws

Bylaws, Amended on September 29, 2009 

SBTC Strategic Plan

SBTC Strategic Plan, 2006