Are You Looking to Start or Grow Your Small Business?
The Brink SBDC Specializes in…
The Brink SBDC at the University of San Diego offers world-class business consulting including relevant and insightful guidance to growth-oriented, innovation-based entrepreneurs running small businesses.
Innovation & Technology
Join our community of entrepreneurs who specialize in innovative ideas and advanced technology.
San Diego Angel Conference
This annual event bridges the gap for entrepreneurs and investors, offering funding and angel investing.
Equity Funding
Raise capital for your short- or long-term needs and growth goals.
Assistance Available in the Following Languages
We strive to offer SBDC services in languages that will best serve our clients in the San Diego area.
Our Clients Say
“The SBDC’s ongoing support has been nothing short of life-saving! Just a phone call away – they give me the courage to pursue my dreams, knowing there is nothing I can’t do with this incredible team on my side.”
“The Brink SBDC is providing an invaluable service to entrepreneurs by giving guidance and providing connections to both investors and customers. Events such as the San Diego Angel Conference are the icing on the cake, which spreads the spirit of entrepreneurship in the community by bringing entrepreneurs and new investors together, and resulted in an investment of over $100,000 for our company.”
“We moved our company to San Diego from Minnesota, and the SBDC gave us instant access to a huge network of contacts that led to obtaining our startup capital and making other crucial connections. Being the “new guy in town” is never easy, but with their help, we hit the ground running”
“The Brink SBDC and Dr. Martin Kleckner have been invaluable in the success and progress of AccuDava. They dedicated many hours to reviewing and giving advice on our SBIR grant application to the National Cancer Institute, which was successfully awarded $300,000. Their unconditional support continued with extreme efforts that helped us with a $50,000 NIH I-corps grant, which resulted in additional NCI grant funding of $150,000 to extend our diagnostic test application to non-small cell lung cancer.”
Our Team at The Brink SBDC
Our team at The Brink SBDC on the University of San Diego campus is dedicated to empowering your small business.
Our business advisors at The Brink SBDC are highly skilled in their fields and industries as well as knowledgeable in specific business topics.
Amy Duncan
Center Director
Life science, product-market fit strategy, positioning, voice of customer
Anna Kirkpatrick
Marketing Associate
My name is Anna Kirkpatrick and I am excited to be working as the Marketing Associate for the Brink....
Benton Moore
Advisor
Strategy, scale-up, funding, investing
Bobby Edelman
Advisor
Bobby Edelman, a seasoned operator, mentor, and investor with a distinguished career in technology, ...
Dave Churchville
Brink Advisor
Dave Churchville is a long time veteran of the software and medical device industries as a software ...
Jerice O'Malley
Growth Advisor
Data-driven sales & G2M strategy, high-tech start-ups/exits
Jo Polich
Business Advisor
Meet Dr. Josephine Polich, a respected figure in healthcare innovation. With a diverse background sp...
Jonathan Irwin
Advisor
Business strategy, funding, scaling early stage companies
Martin Gleeson
Brink Advisor
Martin is an investor and biotech professional, with a focus in taking technologies from concept to ...
Natalia Pence
Advisor
Intellectual property, business development
Randy Schreckhise
Advisor
Randy is an entrepreneur and biotech finance professional. He co-founded August Therapeutics and is ...
Rangoli Kashyap
Marketing associate
Rangoli Kashyap is currently a Full Time MBA student at the Knauss School of Business at USD and an ...
Stephen Flynn
Program Specialist
Stephen is a multidisciplinary assistant with experience in both retail and educational spaces. Thro...
Troy Moens
Junior Consultant
Troy is currently a full-time MBA student at USD’s Knauss School of Business. He is passionate about...
From 2015-2020, the San Diego & Imperial SBDC team helped strengthen our regional small businesses.
The Brink SBDC Location
The Brink SBDC is located in Mission Valley within the University of San Diego, our host facility.
Due to precautionary measures from USD, no in-person appointments are occurring or being scheduled. One-on-one appointments online or via phone are being provided during this time. Reach out to schedule your appointment.
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 260-4547
[email protected]
Sponsors
We are grateful to the sponsors who have continued to support SBDC programs and entrepreneurs across San Diego and Imperial counties.
