The process of transforming your idea into an operating organization can be complicated. This workshop will provide the information you need to start a nonprofit organization in Northeast Florida ‐ begin with an understanding of why you may or may not want to start a nonprofit organization and what opportunities may be available to you. […]

Filed under: nonprofits, Northeast Florida, Small Business Blog by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, May 19th, 2011
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Eight Florida SBDC Network Clients and Nominees are2011 U.S. SBA Small Business Week Award Recipients Pensacola, FL: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) annually celebrates the vitality of business leaders and champions for their dedication, achievements and contributions to the economic prosperity of our nation. The Florida Small Business Development Center Network (FSBDCN) is pleased […]

Filed under: Florida Small Business Development Center Network, FSBDC, Northeast Florida, SBDC at UNF by Small Business Resource Center Friday, May 13th, 2011
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Jay Goltz is a frequent contributor to the New York Times small business section. He runs three businesses in Chicago. In this article, he encourages small business owners to pause for a little self examination in mid 2009, and urges coming out for the second half of the year with an aggressive attitude. This is […]

Filed under: Cash Flow, Enterprise Florida, Jay Goltz, New York Times, Northeast Florida, Sales, Small Business, Small Business Blog, Staffing, UNF, UNF SBDC, Unfsbdc Blog, University of North Florida by Small Business Resource Center Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
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Each year the SBDC at UNF asks the winners of the annual Small Business Week Awards to share their tips for success.  This year, our winners had these thoughts to share: Mary Tappouni, Breaking Ground Contracting Company Florida Small Business Person of the Year Have a Vision that Infuses Every Day:  Everyone needs something to […]

Filed under: Andy Harold, Kim Knapp, Manish Kothari, Mary Tappouni, Northeast Florida, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, UNF Small Business Blog by Small Business Resource Center Friday, May 22nd, 2009
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Small business executives remain optimistic about the long term despite global recession Yet most remain very worried about the short-term outlook and say that governments are doing too little to support them, according to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit It is nice to get a worldwide perspective on the state of small business […]

Filed under: Economist Intelligence Unit, Northeast Florida, SBDC, Small Business, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, The Economist by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, May 21st, 2009
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