Kiani’s adventure began with a vision founded based on her upbringing and the principles of unique and impactful Montessori education. Drawing from her Puerto Rican heritage, where the value of bilingualism was instilled from an […]
Category: Business Growth and Development
The Wine Room
Sarah Newcomb, the owner of The Wine Room, has experienced a remarkable success story with the help of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Despite facing the challenges of opening a business during the pandemic, […]
Happy Together: Candelaria Eatery and Café Open and Thriving
Candelaria Eatery & Café – FSBDC at UCF Success Story [J. Meade] Starting, owning, and growing a small business – and serving as the “chief decision maker” – does not have to be a lonesome […]
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Business Owner Drives Success into Downtown Tampa with Indoor Driving Range
Hidden Fairway Golf Club in Hillsborough County Nestled in the heart of North Hyde Park, business owner and University of South Florida alum, Damian Garcia, brings an innovative indoor driving range to downtown Tampa. As […]
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A small business providing ABA therapy is a labor of love, & SBDC at FIU helped it grow
Born and raised in Miami, Jeanne Luis sees her small business as a gift to families in the city she loves. Her business is built around ABA – or Applied Behavioral Analysis – which is […]
Geo Zelaya Brings Fierce Warmth to Entrepreneurship
Few may know the petite restaurant on Pace Boulevard boasting fresh, quality Latin food including tamales and aguas frescas has a mosaic the family created themselves. Tracking down 500 plates and pots across the region […]
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One Business, Triple the Ambition: Acai Express
Florida SBDC at UCF Helps Three Entrepreneurial Sisters Secure Financing, Purchase Franchise & Market to Profitability Nurturing an idea into a profitable business is an entrepreneur’s dream. Turning that dream into a reality can be […]
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Tex-Jax Foods Expands to New Horizons
Tex-Jax Foods started from the love of making pico. Owner Veronica Joy Didelot was making pico for friends and family until one day someone offered to pay her money for it. With encouragement from her husband Veronica […]
Vegan Art by Indira adds SBDC at FIU to its recipe for success
Imagine this. It’s a child’s birthday party and all his little friends are with him having fun and admiring the beautiful, multi-tiered cake. And when that big, magical moment arrives – to sing Happy Birthday […]
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Cosmetic Chemist Helps Protect Waters with Reef-Safe Products
Stream2Sea of Hardee County As an avid scuba diver, Autumn Blum, founder and CEO of Stream2Sea, thought something wasn’t right with the current sunblock products being offered to the public when she noticed an oil […]
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