Welcome to your North Central Idaho Small Business Development Center

Kyle earned a Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor of Arts in English from North Carolina Wesleyan College.

Kyle’s relevant work experience includes practicing law for over fifteen years. During that time, he assisted corporations with a variety of issues, including complex commercial litigation, contracts, intellectual property, and day-to-day legal advice.

For over five years, Kyle was a SCORE certified mentor where he assisted businesses in Western Massachusetts start, grow, and succeed through mentoring, advising, and providing workshops on a variety of topics.

Throughout his career, Kyle served on the boards of nonprofits and the board of trustees of his undergraduate institution. In addition, Kyle was an active member of the Massachusetts Bar Association. He participated on many committees, including the Business Law Section, Strategic Planning, and he was the Chair of the Young Lawyers Division. Kyle is a former member of the American Bar Association’s and the Massachusetts Bar Association’s House of Delegates. In those positions, he participated in legislation and contributed to rule changes.

Although Kyle does not practice law in Idaho, and he does not provide legal advice, Kyle looks forward to using his education, experience, and knowledge to help businesses be successful.

Todd has been assisting local area businesses in Latah Country since 2015. In addition to consulting, he teaches a course in Marketing at Lewis-Clark State College and serves as Treasurer of the Latah County Human Rights Task Force. He helps guide entrepreneurial ventures that emerge from the University of Idaho.

His post-secondary degrees are in Marketing and International Management and much of his business career was spent in the high technology sector overseas. His small business experience includes being principal in a couple of software startups. His process with SBDC clients is to raise their business awareness and clarify their vision – so that clients can see their goals and know how to realize them.

When not assisting SBDC clients, the focus of his life is being a parent to his two children. Hobbies include: tai chi, tennis, music, writing, and continuous learning.

Susan has been a small business owner for over 30 years and a business strategy consultant/grant writer in both the for profit and nonprofit world for the past 20 years. In fact, her first business plan was created with help from the SBDC. As a Team Leader for the USA to the 2012 London Olympic, Susan has an extensive background in recreation and recreation-based business models. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and uses that teaching background to help others grow not only their knowledge but true understanding.

In addition to being a rural business consultant, she owns an orchard and wedding venue in the town of Peck, ID. With a passion for helping people develop to their full potential, assisting those folks do the same for their business is as meaningful to Susan as those she serves.

Bryan earned his BA in Finance at Boise State University. He moved to the Lewis Clark Valley to work for a regional accounting firm in the early 90’s and helped their business clients with strategic planning, feasibility studies and general financial help. He then spent the last 20 years as a Commercial Lender with two different national banks. During this time, he helped finance all types of business projects from farms to manufacturing, to regional service businesses. 

Bryan and his son started a small manufacturing business several years ago which now has multiple employees with customers throughout the US and internationally. Starting in their garage and expanding over time, this has been a real-world experience that he can refer to when helping SBDC clients startup and expand.

Knowing how banks look at small to mid-sized business lending and how financials impact decision making will assist SBDC clients as they navigate their banking relationship. Helping to structure their request, assisting with projections that are tied to Business Plan assumptions will better communicate their business opportunity.

Tim earned his Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering and Economics, with a Masters in International Economics all from the University of Washington in Seattle.

He spent his first career decade with the U.S. State Department working as an Engineer/Economist in East Africa. 

His early stateside career was as a Civil Engineer/Project Estimator for two large Northwest heavy construction companies.  He later started his own Engineering Firm and then four different off-shoot small businesses.  (Some did well, others, not so much)

He knows firsthand the difficulties of starting or expanding a small business in these difficult times.  He also knows the wonderful sense of pride and accomplishment owning your own successful business can bring.

Like all others on our SBDC Staff, he wants nothing more than to help you succeed in whatever business venture you choose to undertake.  His thirty plus years as an Entrepreneur and Small Business Owner bring a world of knowledge and experience to our Team.  He would love to share that knowledge with you.

Lauren Cooper was raised in Rathdrum, Idaho. She began working at the Idaho Small Business Development Center in August 2022 through the Work Scholar Program and was soon after promoted to her current role as a Junior Business Consultant.

In May 2025, Lauren earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lewis-Clark State College. During her time at LC State, she served as the President of the Accounting and Business Club and was recognized with the Outstanding Leadership and Service Award for her dedication and impact over four years.

In her role at the Idaho SBDC, Lauren supports entrepreneurs with business planning, financial projections, social media marketing, digital strategy, market research, startup development, and coordination with external agencies. She is passionate about helping small businesses succeed for the life of their business.