Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center Rebrands to Florida APEX Accelerator

PENSACOLA, FLA. – The Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is changing its name to the Florida APEX Accelerator, but its mission to help businesses research and bid on federal, state and local government contracts remains […]

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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 which reside in Florida. […]

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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. The recently signed 2015 National […]

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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Levels Playing Field for Small Businesses

By: Charlene Bostic, PTAC Manager, FSBDC at USF The world of government contracts is a competitive one. For many minority-owned or disadvantaged small businesses, the ability to compete can seem nearly impossible to get into. Luckily […]

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