The North Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center (SBDC) recently shared results for 2012 during which it provided business consulting to 415 clients and helped them access over $15 million in business financing. “This is great news for businesses in our region” stated Greg Bergman, North Central SBDC Regional Director, “that is twice as much financing as our clients received in 2011.” In addition, the center assisted in the development of 29 new businesses in 2012.