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In honor of David Lettermans recent retirement, Florida SBDC at USF Growth Acceleration Specialist David Auxier provides his list of top 10 mistakes to avoid when naming your business. Here we...

In their book Start Your Own Business, the staff of Entrepreneur Media Inc. guides you through the critical steps to starting your business, then supports you in surviving the first three years as a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...