Mikal “Butch” Kissick served his country in the U.S. Navy for 28 years. He was a naval flight officer who flew the F-14 Tomcat. In Pensacola, he went through flight school then later retired there. […]
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Clermont Business Wins Contract with Assistance from Florida PTAC at UCF
No matter what anyone says, it’s unusual to receive an almost instantaneous response when a business calls for assistance. Everyone promises “the best service” but only a few deliver. So you can imagine the surprise […]
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Pensacola Honey Company BEE-Comes More Successful with Help from Florida SBDC at UWF
In November 2012, Tommy Van Horn stepped down from his position as National Director of Fraternus to become a full-time beekeeper. He had spent many years after his 2007 graduation from Florida State University traveling […]
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Lulu’s Ice Cream Tastes Sweet Success with Assistance from Florida SBDC at FIU
Ice cream has long been one of Luisa Santos’ favorite things. As the nitrogen-frozen ice cream trend intensified, she made her first batch during her last semester at Georgetown University. In November 2014, she also […]
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Export Marketing Plan Propels Pompano Beach Company to International Success
David Rosen, who immigrated to the United States from Melbourne, Australia, started Kira Labs in 2001 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Offering over 200 premium formulations, they specialize in natural, quality skincare products. In just 14 […]
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Pinellas Park Company Utilizes SBDC Services Over 18 Year Span
Nancy Crews, Ph.D., started working with the Florida SBDC Network 18 years ago, with just an idea and licensing in hand for her new business, Custom Manufacturing & Engineering (CME). CME, started in Pinellas County […]
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Export Marketing Plan Positions Fort Myers Company for Success
Polygon Solutions, Inc. is a south Fort Myers-based company that specializes in making cutting-edge manufacturing technology, specifically a revolutionary rotary broach tool holder, and also forward-thinking rotary broaching tools of different shapes and sizes for […]
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Freebees Buzz Around Miami in New Way Thanks to FSBDC at FIU
A new form of advertising and a new method of transportation – FREE transportation – has been wowing the Miami and Miami Beach areas since 2012. A fleet of fully customized open-air electric cars, called […]
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Florida Autism Center Opens Doors for Children
Founded in 2005, the Florida Autism Center serves the Florida Panhandle, Central Florida, and Florida’s Central East Coast. Owned and operated by Board Certified Behavior Analysts, the center provides treatment for children based on the […]
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Navy Veteran, Synergy Construction Owner Named Veteran-Owned Small Business Person of the Year
Synergy Fabrications LLC., DBA Synergy Construction, was founded in 2001 by Jeff Rawls, a service-disabled veteran of the United States Navy, and his partners. By 2006, Rawls bought out his partners and was on his […]










