Ever the lifelong learner, Ahmed Cruz was at a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) training class when experts from the Florida SBDC at Florida International University (FIU) gave a...
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Tween Waters Resort Reaches New Growth with Assistance from Florida SBDC at Florida Gulf Coast University
Nestled between Sanibel and Captiva with beach views for miles is Tween Waters Resort, a property holding of Sanibel Captiva Beach Resorts, offering 137 historic seaside cottages, suites, studios,...
Tampa Music School Exceeds 100% Growth in Three Years with Help from Florida SBDC at Hillsborough County
Tampa Music School was opened in 2015 by owner Matthew Maines. Maines was a public education music teacher prior to launching his own business. The reason I decided to launch Tampa Music School was...
Guidance from Florida SBDC at UCF Helps Advanced IT Concepts, Inc. Achieve Impressive Business Growth
Advanced IT Concepts, Inc. (AITC) is a Central Florida-based Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and SBA 8(a) Minority-Owned Business that has, on the strength of its founders...
Dream Becomes A Reality for Owner of Day Spa and Organic Skin Care Line, NAIWBE, with Help from Florida SBDC at UNF
In 2000, with over 20 years of combined healthcare experience as a Registered Nurse and corporate healthcare professional, Sylvia Walker started her business, Natural As I Wanna Be (NAIWBE), in...
Estuary Oysters Navigates Uncharted Waters with Help from the Florida SBDC at FAMU
Rob Olin has held a number of corporate positions including radio announcer, marketing director for Georgia Techs athletic department, and his own public relations and marketing company. However,...
Court Reporting Business Grows with Help from Florida SBDC at USF, Florida PTAC
In 1981, after a week of having no work assigned through the court reporting agency she worked for, Diane Emery decided to make a change. A few hours after quitting her job, she embarked on her own...
Page One Consulting Capitalizes on Growth Challenges with Assistance from Florida SBDC at UCF
The great recession had a devastating impact on the construction industry and businesses like Page One Consulting, Inc. (POC) that serve the industry. An engineering consulting firm, Page One...
Kids Village Arts Preschools Tunes In to Financing Expansion with Help from Florida SBDC at FIU
Emboldened by her passion for cultural and early childhood development, Tailleen Arias opened the Doral Conservatory and School for the Arts because she wanted her kids to enjoy music and arts...
Bridge Loan Helps Winter Park Law Firm Resume Operations Following Irma
Disaster is a team effort. Read this story about the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, and the Florida SBDC Networks partnership to help Floridas...
