Centers, Programs and Business Assistance

Employee Handbook Program

Management students create new or revise existing employee or volunteer handbooks.

Idaho Small Business Development Center

The Idaho Small Business Development Center (Idaho SBDC) offers confidential no-cost business consulting and low-cost training to help small businesses and entrepreneurs start and grow.

SBDC Business Accelerators –  Boise and Nampa locations

Small Business Development Center Business Accelerators help emerging companies rapidly grow in the Treasure Valley. The SBDC has two unique accelerator spaces one in Boise and one in Nampa. These spaces offer everything from industrial space to finished office space. Accelerators offer one-on-one business consulting and innovative programs aimed at giving companies the right resources at the right time.

TechHelp – Idaho manufacturing specialists

TechHelp offers a variety of advanced manufacturing services that help Idaho companies adopt continuous product and process innovations that help them drive bottom-line savings and top-line growth. TechHelp is headquartered at the Boise State College of Business and Economics. The studio\Blu programs at Boise State include TechHelp, New Product Development Lab, Venture Capitol.Org (VCO), the Engineering Innovation Studio (EIS) and Engineering Research Support.

Boise State Programs

CAES Technical Assistance Program (C-TAP)

C-TAP engages the vast research expertise at Boise State to assist in difficult to solve problems facing the local and regional industry, strengthening industry-university partnerships while driving economic growth in Idaho.