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Category Archives: Success Stories
New Franchise in Wesley Chapel Creates 4 New Jobs
The desire to own a small business runs in Beatriz Cardona’s veins. Originally from Venezuela, she comes from a family of entrepreneurs and followed that passion by earning a bachelor’s in entrepreneurship and business management. Beatriz and her husband, Roberto,
Cutting Through the Red Tape
Tricia Ricke, VP and COO of Federal Contracts Corp. (FCC) knows all too well about the red tape hysteria that comes with the prickly process of selling heavy machinery to government organizations. That’s why she turned to the Small Business
SBDC Client Gets SBA Loan to Expand Business
Karen Conroy, President of Fundraising for a Cause, Inc. came to the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida (USF SBDC) for assistance in finding the financing necessary to expand her business. Although Conroy had met with several bankers already, she had not yet found a lender willing to make her company the loan because of their concerns regarding the economy. Full Story
Walt’s Seasonal Cuisine : A Pinellas County Success Story
SBDC recently helped a Pinellas Restaurant gain access to an emergency loan fund. Walt’s Seasonal Cuisine, a Pinellas county restaurant, has benefited from Florida’s Emergency Bridge Loan program. The loan program, coordinated locally by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Posted in Disaster Response and Recovery, Pinellas County, Success Stories
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ASTE Trade International – A Hillsborough County Success Story
Tuncay Esitmez launched ASTE Trade International, LLC. in 2009, a firm supplying construction materials, computer equipment and chemicals to private contractors serving the U.S. government overseas, and in just 12 months made nearly $300,000. Esitmez’s 27-years as Chief Operations Officer
Virginia Carter a Hillsborough County Success Story
Plant City Law Firm Creating Jobs, credits SBDC who “provided me the education, training, and assistance needed to accomplish my dream!” Established in March 2009, Virginia C. Carter, P.A. is a small business that created two new jobs in 2009
Posted in Hillsborough County, Success Stories
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Tagged business counseling, business loans
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SDVOSB Group a Hillsborough County Success Story
Awarded Contract with James A Haley VA Hospital in Tampa! Government Contracting Consultant assisted with federal certifications and government contracting strategies. GFH Enterprises, Inc., DBA SDVOSB Group is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides mechanical and technical
The Gray Building LLC a Highlands County Success Story
New Business Started in Avon Park! In the fall of 2007, Avon Park resident Brenda Gray had the idea to turn one of the city’s vacant buildings into a business enterprise. Through a referral from the Highlands County Economic Development
Small Business Clients Grow the Economy
Research from America?s Small Business Development Centers shows that clients who received five hours or more of business consulting in 2007 created 58,501 new jobs, saved 88,889 existing jobs, started 12,124 new businesses, obtained $3.1 billion in financing and increased
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Garden Montessori School – A Pasco County Success Story
Financial Assistance helps USF SBDC Client Open the First “Certified Green Pre-school” in USA! After the birth of her first child, Patricia Gutierrez became interested in helping children achieve a better education. In 2006, she met Stefani Ruskin. Both of
