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Category Archives: Hillsborough County
Eileen Rodriguez, featured in Gaceta Latina
Eileen Rodriguez was recently profiled in the Gaceta Latina, a local Spanish newspaper. Read the full article in Spanish now!
Posted in Hillsborough County, Press Releases
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SBDC Directors Featured in St. Pete Times, Discuss Financial Challenges for Florida Small Businesses
Financial Challenges for Small Businesses
Eileen Rodriguez and Jim Parrish, regional director and deputy director, recently spoke with The St. Pete Times about the prevailing credit crunch concerns for local small businesses. In a half-page in-depth article, the pair explained what key issues continue to Full Story
Posted in Featured Articles, Financing, Hillsborough County, Press Releases
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Exporting Alternative Energy Products and Services to Latin America
A Growth Opportunity to Generate Revenue for the next 20 Years! Why export to Latin America? The International Energy Agency estimates energy demand in Latin America and the Caribbean to increase 50% by 2030. The agency also estimates installed energy
Posted in Hillsborough County, International Trade, Past
Tagged importing and exporting, International Trade, training and seminars
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Eileen Rodriguez Profiled in the Tampa Bay Business Journal
This Tampa Bay Business Journal featured Eileen Rodriguez, Regional director, Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida. Full Story
Posted in Economic Development, Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Video
Tagged economic recovery
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Tampa Bay SBA 7(a) Loans plummets by 73%
Who is still doing SBA 7(a) loans? In June, the number of business loans in the Tampa Bay area guaranteed by the Small Business Administration in its 7(a) loan program fell by 73% dropping to 12 loans from the 44
Contest Ends July 30th This is a Golden Opportunity for a Business Owner that has a great small business idea, but just doesn’t have enough resources. Please see the Tampa Bay Small Business Jumpstart website for all the details and
Posted in Hillsborough County, Start-up Assistance
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SBDC Consultant Provides Training for Medical Practices in Tampa
Mario Iezzoni, CPA MBA and health care business assistance consultant at the USF Small Business Development Center recently presented at two health care venues. Mario presentation covered two new topics: The Nuances of Fees Schedules presented to Suncoast Healthcare Executives & The Entrepreneurial Nurse Practitioner presented to Florida Nurse Practitioners Annual Clinical Conference. Full Story
Posted in Health Care, Hillsborough County
Tagged health care practice, public engagement
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Grant Proposal Preparation Workshop
Small businesses receive more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts each year through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. This workshop helps businesses develop higher quality proposals that can lead to
