Michael Redpath, president of Redpath and Associates LLC has been appointed as a counselor at the newly-opened Ocean County satellite of the Monmouth/Ocean Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

The Monmouth/Ocean Small Business Development Center, established in 1979, is part of a national network of university/college based centers that provide comprehensive counseling to small business and educational opportunities to small business owners and potential business owners. By linking the resources of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and the private sector with those of Rutgers Graduate School of Management and other college-based centers throughout the state, the SBDC is able to assist the growth of the small business community in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

While the Ocean County satellite of the SBDC just opened on the campus of Ocean County College in Toms River July 26, the SBDC has served the two counties for 22 years. Counseling is provided in a wide variety of topics from initial establishment to expansion. Free assistance is available at the centers or at client businesses. All counseling is confidential and person-to-person.

According to Redpath, "I was very pleased to be recruited to be one of the first counselors for the new SBDC satellite. Tourism is such a major part of our economy in Ocean County and I welcome the opportunity to put my nearly 3 decades of experience in the tourism industry to work assisting area businesses."