The Kansas Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is one of eight regional centers that work in partnership with Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide consulting for both new and existing small businesses. EAE has been working with SBDC since the summer of 2018. In 2022 EAE was awarded the SBDC Kansas Existing Small Business of the Year. Criteria for the award included historical growth, employee retention, marketing/business development and projected growth.