Although the economy is recovering from the effects of Covid-19, it is doing so faster in some sectors than others. While many businesses are on the rebound, some business owners tell me they are still just surviving, earning enough to meet expenses but not generating a profit. If you are in that predicament, here are […]

Filed under: Business Plans, business strategy, Business Success Tour, credit, Entrepreneurship by Small Business Resource Center Friday, March 18th, 2022
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Business Success Tour 2012… If you are in a position to make a career change and realize the dream of owning your own business, this lunch and learn workshop is for you.Join us for a unique LIVE event. Hear from a panel of experts on business ownership and meet influential franchisors coming to town specifically […]

Filed under: Business Success Tour, Entrepreneurship, UNF SBDC by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, March 8th, 2012
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The 6th Annual Teen Entrepreneurship Conference-It’s HER Business is a one-day conference designed to encourage teenage girls to take control of their financial future at an early age by broadening their understanding of the business world, starting businesses, managing personal finances and highlighting the advantages of financial independence. As part of the conference successful local […]

Filed under: education, Entrepreneurship, managing budgets, managing finances, mentor, SBDC at UNF, women business owners, youth by Small Business Resource Center Monday, February 7th, 2011
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Nice link in Candace Moody’s WorkSource post about working at home. She discusses an apparently legitimate website called FlexJobs that matches you with real work you can do at home. read her post below. http://atworkjax.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/work-from-home-really/

Filed under: Candace Moody, Entrepreneurship, Jacksonville, WorkSource by Small Business Resource Center Monday, July 19th, 2010
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Perhaps you saw the article today in the Florida Times Union, talking about the lack of job opportunities for veterans. Here is an excerpt from the article: Jacksonville is a good place, employers figure, for companies looking to hire veterans. For military veterans looking for work, though, sticking around the area doesn’t seem to be […]

Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Service Disabled Veterans, Small Business, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, Training, UNF SBDC, Veterans, WorkSource by Small Business Resource Center Friday, June 12th, 2009
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Two Inexpensive Laptops Needed The Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida (UNF SBDC) has received funding from WorkSource to run two classes to teach up to 40 veterans and service disabled veterans how to run their own businesses. These classes will provide participating veterans with strong exposure to business basics while […]

Filed under: Entrepreneurship, nonprofits, Service Disabled Veterans, UNF Small Business Blog, Veterans by Small Business Resource Center Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
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The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation last week released its latest Index of Entrepreneurial Activity. The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity indicated that overall entrepreneurial activity increased in the United States last year. In 2008, an average of 0.32 percent of the adult population, or 320 out of 100,000 adults, created a new business each month. […]

Filed under: ASBDC, Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida by Small Business Resource Center Friday, May 8th, 2009
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