SBDC in the Media
Since opening its doors in 1980, the SBDC at USF has helped more than 168,000 small business owners and entrepreneurs in West Central Florida create and retain close to 45,000 jobs and win government contract awards worth over $1 billion. The Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida serves Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, Hardee, Sarasota, Desoto, & Highlands Counties.
Tampa Bay Business Journal
USF SBDC Counselor Charlene Bostic was quoted in the Tampa Bay Business Journal in an article discussing Federal Contracts
Assistant Director Jim Parrish was quoted in the Tampa Bay Business Journal in an article discussing the SBA Stimulus Loan Programs
Tampa Bay Online – TBO.com
Certified Business Analyst Bill McKown, was featured in an article in Highlands Today on helping entrepreneurs succeed even in tough economy.
Maddux Report
Counselors contribute to the Maddux Report in the column “Ask the SBDC” addressing a range of issues impacting small businesses in the Tampa Bay area
Ask the SBDC, December 2009SBA.gov
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Recovery Act
SBA Programs to Get the Economy Moving Again for Small Businesses
Frequently Asked Questions
Small Business Resource Network
For information and assistance outside the SBDC’s scope, the Small Business Resource Network (SBRN), a public-private partnership of the Florida Small Business Development Center Network and member firms, is a free information clearing-house to connect small businesses with government and non-profit agencies and the fee-for-service professional expertise they need to achieve their business goals.
SBRN professionals assist in the areas of accounting, banking and commercial lending, finance, insurance, law, human resources, marketing, management, technology and other business consulting areas. Agency members specialize in a variety of small business assistance programs.