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Florida SBDC Network Announces 2024 Economic Impact: Billions in Sales, Thousands of Jobs, and Over 1,000 New Businesses

Florida SBDC Network State Office (Pensacola, Fla.) – The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, the state’s principal provider…

📅 May 7, 2025

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The Florida SBDC Announces the Annual Summit Agenda

Florida SBDC Network State Office (Pensacola, Fla.) - The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, the state's principal provider of small business assistance, announces the agenda for the Small Business Success Summit, August 17-18 [...]

📅 June 8, 2026

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Celebrate National SBDC Day on Wednesday, March 18!

On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the Florida SBDC Network will celebrate the 10th annual, national SBDC Day, and you’re invited to join in the celebration. What is SBDC Day? SBDC Day is a national, collective [...]

📅 March 2, 2026

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Cathy and the SBDC helped me make a lot of decisions about much needed changes to our business. including the dissolution of a partnership. This was an important part of our plans for growth. And as it turned out, a plan to create a strategy to survive – and thrive – during the impact of COVID.”

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