Success Stories - Florida SBDC

J’s Pastry Shop Finds Sweet Success Thanks to FSBDC at UWF

J’s Pastry Shop is a family-run, full-service bakery/pastry shop located in Pensacola, Florida. First opened in 1946, J’s offers a large variety of cakes, pastries, donuts, etc. In October of 2000, Michael and Katie Neyra, […]

SunFarm Energy Benefits Environment and Consumers with Help from FSBDC at UWF

For Doug Herrick, his experience in the United States Navy was excellent preparation for business ownership. “The military provides fantastic professional training,” he said. “It teaches you leadership, accountability, and discipline. These are all traits […]

Largo-Based Company’s Rapid Growth Leads to New Opportunities in International Markets

When BioDerm first opened its doors in 1991, it was strictly a research and development facility. Over the years, founder, Dr. Dennis Kay and his team developed a proprietary hydrocolloid that the company used as […]

Broward Manufacturer Projects Doubling Production with Export Marketing Plan

Founded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in November of 1950, Surface Logix manufactures and distributes products for the construction industry, including cleaners, clear coatings, and sealers to assist in concrete and hardscape maintenance, as well as […]

H20 International Grows Export Sales 22% with FSBDC Assistance

International expansion of H2O International, Inc. has always been part of the business plan for President Guillermo Guzman. Guzman is a Civil Engineer who, prior to starting H2O in 1993, worked as a structural engineer […]

Radical Cosmetics, Export Plan Opens Doors to Local and International Markets

Fenton Baijnath, CEO of Radical Cosmetics, is a well-known contributor within the cosmetics industry in domestic and international markets, having worked as a packaging engineer at companies such as L’Oreal, Revlon, Calvin Klein and Unilever. […]

Jacksonville Business Journal Names Miranda Contracting Fastest Growing Company

Since 1998, Miranda Contracting, Inc. has provided site and utility contractor services in support of government public works projects, retail and commercial developers, and residential communities. Known as the “hands-on, you can count on company,” […]

Florida PTAC Moves Strategic Business Solutions from Small Startup to Multi-Million Dollar Technology Services Company

In 2009, Strategic Business Solutions (SBS) was just a small startup consisting of four partners and no revenue. It has now turned into a multi-million dollar technology services company that specializes in systems integration, training, […]

Next Stop National for Bishop’s Coffee and Tea

Tionna Bishop opened her first Bishop’s Coffee and Tea shop in Mary Esther in 2007 and has since opened a new Bishop’s Coffee and Tea on Alcaniz Street in Pensacola. Her success has been a […]

Hernon, Manufacturing Growth Through Exports

Exporting has been part of the business plan at Hernon Manufacturing, a custom formulator of adhesives, sealants, and precision dispensing and curing systems, since 1999. The company’s president, Harry Arnon, believed there was unrealized potential […]

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