The SBDC National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCNet) is the official market research program for the nationwide network of America's Small Business Development Centers, which comprises over 1,000 service centers across the U.S. and territories. The SBDCNet's extensive research services assist SBDC business advisors with acquiring secondary market research and business development resources customized to meet the needs of their small business clients. The SBDC National Information Clearinghouse is a partnership program of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the UTSA Institute for Economic Development and America's SBDC. The SBDCNet is dedicated to meeting the needs of the SBDC community by providing timely, relevant research, web-based information and training services to SBDC business advisors and their small business clients. Since its inception in 1998, the SBDCNet has fulfilled over over 86,000 information requests for advisors and entrepreneurs across the nation.