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...
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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...
Small Jobs Make A Big Difference
By: Mandy B. Fernandez, Marketing and Office Administrator, Florida SBDC at UWF Recently I watched Bee Movie with my oldest daughter. This animated film is about an ordinary bee who is trying to...
Celebrating Entrepreneurs
By: Michael Myhre, Florida SBDC CEO and Network State Director Concluding with Small Business Saturday, National Entrepreneurship Month is an opportunity to recognize and honor the determination of...
Florida’s Veteran-Owned Businesses
By: Michael Myhre, CEO and Network State Director, Florida SBDC (As published in the Fall 2014 issue of Florida’s Bottom Line) Veterans and entrepreneurship are a perfect match. According to...
Florida SBDC Network State Director On Small Business – Part 3
Michael W. Myhre is the Florida SBDC Network State Director and CEO. In this role, Myhre leads the statewide network of more than 40 offices and nearly 250 employees, providing strategic vision...
Jacksonville Scales Up Entrepreneurial Support Thanks to SBA Contract
The University of North Florida won a five-year contract with the U.S. Small Business Administration, totaling nearly $1.6 million to help fund a new program, ScaleUp America, designed to create...
