Friends of the SBDC

An Investment in Small Business is an Investment in Your Business

Your Opportunity to Join
"Friends of the SBDC/SBRN"

Click here to Donate Online

A Proven Record of Economic Development

The mission of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UNF is to provide counseling, training, information and, through its Small Business Resource Network (SBRN), professional resources for potential and existing business owners.

Serving 18 counties, the SBDC has a 31-year record of sustained economic impact in the form of access to capital, business starts, job creation, and sales increases.

The SBDC depends on financial support from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the University of North Florida, local government, and contributions from businesses and individuals to operate.

Investment in the SBDC and its SBRN
provides a significant return to the community:

Economic Development

Small businesses comprise more than 90% of all businesses in Northeast Florida. To sustain job growth and support economic development efforts to attract large companies to the area, we need a healthy small business community.

Leverage

Investment in SBDC and its SBRN more than triples, as it attracts matching federal dollars and leverages other contributions.

Economic Impact

An independent study shows that businesses assisted by SBDCs grow at three times the rate of unassisted firms.

Return on Investment

By joining "Friends of the SBDC," your contribution will assure the continuation and expansion of the proven SBDC counseling and training programs that are fueling economic growth in Northeast Florida. Your investment will also result in helping the SBRN achieve its mission of connecting small businesses with the business and professional resources they need to grow and prosper.

Whether you have directly benefited in the past from SBDC or SBRN assistance or you simply share the vision of building a strong support network for small business, please consider becoming a"Friend of the SBDC".

Your tax-deductible donation in any amount will serve as matching funds to attract federal funding.

Giving is Easy
Please make your investment today.

The University of North Florida, for tax purposes, is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Online:
With a credit card, Click here to Donate Online.

By phone:
Please call 904-620-2476 and have your credit card available.

By mail:
SBDC/SBRN at UNF
12000 Alumni Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32224

Please be sure to include your name and affiliation as you would like it to appear in the Friends of SBDC/SBRN roster.

Level of Investment

Platinum
$5,000 or more
• Member of the Platinum Club
• Complimentary admission to all Platinum Club events, including UNF Business Affiliates and Distinguished Business Leaders events, select UNF VIP events, and the Annual Small Business Week Awards event
• Private luncheon with UNF Coggin College of Business Dean and select faculty
• Your contribution publicized at SBRN events and in its electronic and print publications.
• Listed on Friends of the SBDC plaque displayed in the SBDC office.
• Listed on the SBRN website under Friends of the SBDC/SBRN

Gold
$2,500
• Member of the Gold Club
• Complimentary admission to all Gold Club events including UNF Business Affiliates and Distinguished Business Leaders events
• Your contribution publicized at SBRN events and in its electronic and print publications.
• Listed on the SBDC website under Friends of the SBDC/SBRN
• Listed on the SBRN website under Friends of the SBDC/SBRN

Silver
$1,000
• Member of the Silver Club
• Complimentary admission to all Silver Club events including UNF Business Affiliates event
• Listed on the www.sbdc.unf.edu web site under Friends of the SBDC
• Listed on the SBRN website under Friends of the SBDC/SBRN
• Listed in current issue of SBDC and SBRN electronic and print newsletters.

Bronze
$500
• Listed on the SBRN website under Friends of the SBDC/SBRN

All investments are acknowledged.