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Category Archives: Start-up Assistance
Networking with Purpose
You might enjoy networking, meeting new people, learning about their businesses and purposes but there is more to networking than just showing up with a well intended stack of business cards. Networking is not as much about introducing yourself or
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Starting your Own Business: Can you work for you?
With unemployment at record highs, many consider self-employment as an alternative to unemployment. But, starting a business requires that you make a serious commitment of time, talent and money. Most of all, it requires that you make a commitment to
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Looking for the Magic Formula? 4 Characteristics Every Successful Entrepreneur Possesses
Google ‘what does it take to be an entrepreneur’ and you’ll get 62,900,000 results. It seems that everybody has an opinion. But if you delve deeper, certain key elements begin to surface. The first is that
Is Your Idea Patentable?
Fledging and established entrepreneurs alike come to the SBDC at USF seeking assistance in determining if their next great idea can be protected. Some of the most common questions asked are: What can be protected? What does it cost?
New Products – Success or Failure
New products continue to be introduced, some with greater success than others. Where do new products originate and what makes some introductions more successful than others? Most New Products Originations are not New It is estimated that only 10% of
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Tagged Consulting, marketing, product development
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Small Businesses Turn to SBDC for Help
Local small business owners express talked to WUSF recently about their appreciation for the value provided by the Small Business Development Center at USF. Full Story
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Tagged Consulting, start-up, training and seminars
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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
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Small Business Training – Sarasota County
The Small Business Development Center at the State College of Florida will be presenting two very useful training seminars on April 28th and 29th. Register now before it is too late!
Posted in Marketing, Sarasota County, Start-up Assistance
Tagged business plan, marketing
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Business Plan Workshop – St. Petersburg
The St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center will host a workshop from 6 to 8 tonight (April 14, 2010) on “How to Write a Business Plan” by the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida. To register
