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Florida SBDC at UNF Client Named 2018 State of Florida Small Business Person of the Year

Mike Zaffaroni traded in his suit and tie for boots and blue jeans when he left his pharmaceutical sales job and purchased a landscape supply business. The business was started in 2005 as Fernandina Mulch […]

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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 Jacksonville. NAIWBE quickly developed into […]

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Bridge Loan Helps St. Augustine-Based Restaurant Recover From Hurricane Damage Once Again

Disaster is a team effort. Read this story about partners working together to help Florida’s small businesses recover from Hurricane Irma. Viola’s Pizza Pasta & Seafood is a family-owned restaurant specializing in New York-style pizza, […]

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Bridge Loan Helps Pediatric Behavioral Services in Orange Park Make Repairs After Hurricane Irma

Disaster is a team effort. Read this story about partners working together to help Florida’s small businesses recover from Hurricane Irma. Pediatric Behavioral Services (PBS) is an applied behavior medical practice in Orange Park, Florida. […]

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Bridge Loan Helps I-Tech Personnel Services in Jacksonville Maintain Payroll for Employees

Disaster is a team effort. Read this story about partners working together to help Florida’s small businesses recover from Hurricane Irma. I-Tech Personnel Service, Inc. is a full-service staffing company established in Jacksonville since 1998. […]

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Bridge Loan Helps Fresh From Florida, Farm to School Company Stay in Business Following Irma

Disaster is a team effort. Read this story about partners working together to help Florida’s small businesses recover from Hurricane Irma. Located in Jacksonville, Fiesta Catering, Inc/ A+ Lunch Company provides National School Lunch Program […]

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Bridge Loan Helps Jacksonville-based Chiropractic Care Center Recover

Disaster is a team effort. Read this story about partners working together to help Florida’s small businesses recover from Hurricane Irma. Located in Jacksonville, Castelli Chiropractic Center offers chiropractic care, massage, specialized nutrition, chiropractic neurology, […]

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Paper Supply Company Succeeds with Help from Florida SBDC at UNF

Hanan Hamed-Furqan has had many successes as a small business operator, including being named the 2017 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) North Florida District and State of Florida Minority-Owned Small Business Person of the Year. […]

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Advanced Furniture Solutions Succeeds in Government Contracting with Florida PTAC at UNF

Advanced Furniture Solutions provides new, used, and remanufactured office furniture and commercial flooring. They fulfill the needs of government agencies, educational institutions, large corporations, small businesses, and home-based entrepreneurs. “Because we represent over 150 manufacturers, […]

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Silver Shores Living Grows with Help from Florida SBDC at UNF

Silver Shores Living was born out of a dream that Ann-Marie Knight held for over 25 years. At that time, Knight, a high school student, served as a candy striper at a local nursing home […]

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