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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 after the Army. […]

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Air Force Veteran Journeys to Business Ownership with Florida SBDC at UNF

As an Air Force Veteran working for big corporate business for over 30 years, Ralph Sevearance knew one day he wanted to be a business owner. Both he and his son Josh knew the owners […]

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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 […]

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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 father’s footsteps, as an entrepreneur. He decided to take what he’d learned in the hospitality industry about […]

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Army Veteran Achieves First Contract with Help from Florida PTAC at UCF

Resolve. If there’s 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 they must overcome. Ashley (Green) Painter, the […]

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Ice Cream Maker Tastes Sweet Success with Help from Florida SBDC at FIU

Success tastes sweet for Fruitique, a Hialeah-based ice cream manufacturer that is expanding beyond the South Florida market. Launched in 2011, this family business has scooped up a niche in the market by focusing on […]

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Florida SBDC at UNF Helps Veteran-Owned Marine Construction Company

During the summer of 2018, Mark Johnson made an appointment at the Florida SBDC at UNF to discuss his plans to start Johnsons Coastal Marine Construction along with his father and his brother. They noticed […]

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Pest Control Company Finds Government Contracting Success with Florida PTAC

McCall Service, Inc. is a family-owned and operated pest control, lawn care, and petroleum distribution company, that has been serving Florida and Georgia since 1928. They take pride in offering the latest, most eco-friendly pest […]

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Entrepreneur Follows Bliss with Help from Florida SBDC at UNF

Relocating one’s family from upstate New York is the perfect time to start a new career, a new profession, and a whole new experience. That’s exactly what Jodi Hague did when she and her husband […]

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Sign Company Grows with Help from the Florida SBDC at UNF

As an immigrant and an Army veteran duo, Franziska and Joseph Scone are no strangers to hard work and dedication. While proud of the family and law practice they raised, the couple knew they wanted […]

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