In 2003, Jeff Turbeville opened the Sunshine Peanut Company, a family-owned company that produces more than 10 million pounds of wholesale peanut butter nationwide annually. He founded the business...
District 13: Representative Tracie Davis
Data Sources: *2020 Impact reported by respondent clients | **2019 Economic Impact Analysis of the FSBDCN by FSU CEFA | District Profile: U.S. SBA Office of Advocacy (Congress only)
Business & Economic Outcomes
| District | Statewide | |
|---|---|---|
| **Sales Generated | $117.4M | $4.4B |
| *Gov't Contracts Acquired | $1.9M | $488.1M |
| *Capital Accessed | $15.5M | $553.5M |
| **Jobs Impacted: Direct, Indirect, Induced | 1,002 | 37,966 |
| *New Businesses Started | 9 | 381 |
| Service Snapshot | ||
| Existing & Aspiring Small Business Owners Consulted | 1,160 | 24,191 |
| Minorities | 355 (31%) | 8,988 (37%) |
| Veterans & Service Disabled Veterans | 127 (11%) | 2,316 (10%) |
| Women | 516 (44%) | 10,123 (42%) |
| Professional Consulting Hours Delivered | 5,761 | 162,519 |
Success Stories
Temple Gym & Fitness Opens with Help from Florida SBDC at UNF
Mitchell Smith is a veteran with a long-time dream of providing mentorship and assistance to youth in Jacksonville. After looking into various ways that he could help the community, Smith arrived at...
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...
