One of the greatest challenges a small business faces is transitioning from its startup phase to being an established, high-performing second stage company. It is not for the faint of heart. The changes in strategy, […]
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Orlando Company Quadruples Sales with Florida SBDC at UCF Advisory Board Council
For a small to medium-sized business, growth can be as much of a challenge as a revenue decline. For Screenworks USA, a multi-million-dollar screen printing, embroidery and dye sublimation business that supplies theme parks and […]
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Clermont Business Wins Contract with Assistance from Florida PTAC at UCF
No matter what anyone says, it’s unusual to receive an almost instantaneous response when a business calls for assistance. Everyone promises “the best service” but only a few deliver. So you can imagine the surprise […]
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Craig Technologies CEO Carol Craig Named Florida Small Business Person of the Year
Carol Craig has done it all—yet in some ways, her story has just begun. Craig is CEO of Craig Technologies, an engineering, technology and manufacturing business that she founded in 1999 and has built to […]
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Window Interiors Founder, FSBDC at UCF Client Named Small Business Person of the Year
When buildings are constructed today, there is heavy emphasis on energy efficiency, both to lower costs and to be as green as possible. Beyond architectural design and glass treatments, one of the most important tools […]
Hernon, Manufacturing Growth Through Exports
Exporting has been part of the business plan at Hernon Manufacturing, a custom formulator of adhesives, sealants, and precision dispensing and curing systems, since 1999. The company’s president, Harry Arnon, believed there was unrealized potential […]
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Florida PTAC, Florida SBDC Help Kegman Inc. Navigate Operations in Federal Services Market
Kegman Inc. CEO Susan Glasgow had long wanted to grow the small security business that she and her husband had operated part-time since 1999. Glasgow, a 25-year Air Force veteran, worked for one of the […]
A Success Story Worthy of Kings
In late 2009, Arnaldo and Yanet Herrero of Kings Service Solutions first approached the Florida SBDC at UCF (FSBDC at UCF) Advisory Board Council Manager Jill Kaufman about their interest in becoming a client of […]