Margaret Johnson, owner of Salon Kyoor, LLC based in Jacksonville, Florida, started her career as a hairstylist in 2009. However, after a health scare, she learned that some chemicals used in the...
Archive: Service
Sole Superstar Finds Success
Florida A&M University (FAMU) student Elijah Rutland, owner of Fix My Sole started his budding business by customizing sneakers. What began as a hobby now boasts big names as Elijah’s work...
Popping Waffles in Pinellas County
In 2017, Sara Fludd and her family relocated from cold-weather Connecticut to sunny St. Petersburg, Florida. What began as an idea fueled by Sara’s passion for baking and past experience in...
Empanadas Factory Finds Help From SBDC Amidst Pandemic
While many professionals warn against close friends going into business together, the Empanadas Factory Latin Fusions success started from a friendship and turned into a brand. In July 2018, Laura...
Pinellas County -based catering company reinvents itself to survive COVID-19
Laurie Simpson, co-owner of Delectables Fine Catering, knew when coronavirus made it to the United States, that it wasnt going to be an easy obstacle to overcome. really depended on large groups of...
Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis: A Small Business Success Story
Pilar Guzman Zavala was still beaming with energy and excitement having just returned from an airport conference in Denver in early March. Her small business,HalfMoon Empanadas, was preparing to...
Veteran-Owned Business Grows with Help from Florida SBDC, Florida PTAC at UCF
John Burns is an accomplished leader. He is a retired United States Army Colonel with a distinguished military career, including as a commander in combat. He built a successful IT consulting business...
Air Force Veteran’s Small Business Flying High with Help from Florida SBDC at UWF
Flying is a family affair for Morris Jarmon, owner and operator of Island Air Express (IAE), and his son Ron. Morris aviation career began just two years out of high school. He recalls, I joined the...
Veteran-Owned Business Awarded First Contract with Help from Florida PTAC at USF
David Hahn decided to take a leap of faith and leave the hospitality industry to follow in his fathers footsteps, as an entrepreneur. He decided to take what hed learned in the hospitality industry...
Army Veteran Achieves First Contract with Help from Florida PTAC at UCF
Resolve. If theres one trait that distinguishes successful entrepreneurs and their small businesses from the rest, it is their determination to accomplish their goals, undeterred by the obstacles...