Where can you go when private financing sources turn you down? For many startup entrepreneurs, the answer is the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), whose loans often have less stringent...
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FSBDC Survey: More than half of clients, former clients plan to hire in 2015
By Jeffrey Cassady – jcassady@uwf.edu As reported here previously, recent research by staffing firm Manpower points to strong job creation over the next year in several Florida metro areas. Now...
Celebrating Small Business Week
Meet Our Florida Winners Small businesses are the foundation of our state’s and nation’s economy. The United States is home to more than 28 million small businesses, over 2.1 million of...
Surveys suggest Florida economy is strong, employment picture brightening in parts of state
By: Jeffrey Cassady –jeff.cassady@floridasbdc.org According to a recent national ranking it is a good time to be a business owner or job hunter in Florida. Last month, news website Business...
New data illustrate small firms’ impact on the Florida economy
By Jeffrey Cassady – jcassady@uwf.edu Its no secret that small businesses play a sizable role in the Florida economy. Recent numbers from the U.S. Small Business Administration illustrate that...
New index ranks Florida metros by workforce skill level, finds they lag counterparts in other states
By Jeffrey Cassady – jcassady@uwf.edu Attracting highly skilled and college-educated workers is essential for Florida to get the most out of the knowledge economy. But towns and cities across...
New law strikes language that allowed woman-owned firms to self-certify for set-aside contracts
By Jeffrey Cassady – jcassady@uwf.edu Firms looking to get certified as woman-owned businesses so they can bid for set-aside contracts might want to think twice before they do it themselves....
Apply the Principles of Football to Business
By: Mandy B. Fernandez, Marketing and Office Administrator, Florida SBDC at UWF Northwest Florida has some serious pigskin fans and everyone is knee-deep into football season right now. The same can...
New Year’s resolutions to make your business more fit
By Mandy B. Fernandez, Marketing and Office Administrator, Florida SBDC at UWF (As originally seen in Northwest Florida Daily News) The New Year is here. Almost half of Americans make New Years...
FSBDC at Florida A&M University helps develop payday loan alternative
By Jeffrey Cassady jcassady@uwf.edu Many Floridians without access to other forms of credit rely on payday loans small sums that must be repaid over short periods to cover necessities between...
