Meet Our Team

Tim Wilson is director of the Northeast/Texarkana SBDC at Northeast Texas Community College in Mt. Pleasant, TX with satellite offices in Texarkana and Winnsboro that provide business counseling services to 6 counties in northeast Texas. His career field is management and marketing with background in industrial sales, retail management, construction services and non-profit development. Mr. Wilson has been an entrepreneur since 1988, having started or partnered in 5 small businesses. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Texas A&M University-Texarkana.

Beverly Austin is the SBDC counselor at Northeast Texas Community College. Beverly counsels entrepreneurs needing assistance in starting a business in addition to those wishing to expand an existing business. Beverly has over twenty years experience in the mortgage lending industry as well as community development and real estate sales experience and serves as the center's expert in financing options and related SBA products.