In 1941, Sparks Pappy Register founded the Register Meat Company in Cottondale, Florida. He worked for a meat processing plant in Marianna previously and told the owner about his great smoked pork...
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Bridge Loan Helps Oyster Farm Navigate Uncharted Waters Following Hurricane Michael
Dotted along the waterways of Oyster Bay float hundreds of oyster cages, home to millions of world-class Panacea oysters. The bay is home to marsh islands, bald eagles and other unique wildlife, and...
Florida PTAC, Florida SBDC Help Tools Man Industrial Supply Face Challenges
Founded in 2000 by owners Rafael and Trina Gonzalez, the Tools Man, Inc. dba The Tools Man Industrial Supply is a wholesale/retail tool company that offers over 25,000 maintenance, repair and...
Bridge Loan Helps Three Volcanoes Farm Retain Employees Following Hurricane Irma
Disaster is a team effort. Read this story about the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, and the Florida SBDC Networks partnership to help Floridas...
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...
Sea Shutters Weathers Storms, Expands with Help from Florida SBDC at UWF
In 1996, Mike Harris founded Sea Shutters after realizing that existing shutters being sold on the market cracked, pealed, and did not stand up to flying debris from gale-force winds. After...
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...
Florida PTAC Helps Veteran-Owned Small Business Succeed
When Hurricane Wilma ripped through South Florida in October 2005, husband and wife duo Michael and Kristen Nevils saw a great need to safely store and dispense safe potable water. Thus, Michael...
