Here is a look at the 40 plus year old Regency Square Mall in Jacksonville. It was hard to believe how many empty stores there are. Someone who works at the mall told me there are 36 vacant stores in the main mall anchored by Belk, Sears, J.C. Penny and Dillard’s. The Regency Square website […]
Filed under: Jacksonville, MSNBC, Newsweek, Planetizen, Regency Square Mall, Small Business Blog, St. Johns Town Center, UNF SBDC, UNF Small Business Blog, Wall Street Journal by Small Business Resource Center Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
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Raymund Flandez of the Wall Street Journal continues to keep us informed on program changes in SBA financing. The SBA 504 program has recently been changed to allow for refinancing. SBA 504 is a popular fixed asset financing program that is guaranteed and requires a smaller cash injecture from the borrower than normal. Contact the […]
Filed under: ARRA, Coleman Publishing, Karen G. Mills, Raymund Flandez, SBA 504, Small Business Blog, Small Business Loans, UNF SBDC, Wall Street Journal by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, June 25th, 2009
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Known participating banks in the SBA ARC loan program as of June 20th: Wachovia Wells Fargo & Co. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Banco Popular North America Regions Bank Suntrust BB&T Here is a Wall Street Journal article written by Raymund Flandez that adresses the current Arc lending situation. SBA […]
Filed under: Arc Loans, BBandT, Raymund Flandez, Regions Bank, SBA, Small Business Blog, Small Business Loans, Suntrust Bank, UNF, UNF SBDC, Wachovia Bank, Wall Street Journal by Small Business Resource Center Saturday, June 20th, 2009
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We see lots of people who are considering a business startup. They are either creating a business out of a hobby they love, desire to get out of the rat race and spend more time at home, have discovered a better way to do something, or are “accidental entrepreneurs” who lost their job and feel […]
Filed under: Enterpreneurship, Enterprise Florida, Small Business, UNF Small Business Blog, Wall Street Journal by Small Business Resource Center Sunday, May 24th, 2009
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The SBDC at UNF & WorkSource present:17th Annual Small Business Week CelebrationFeaturing Tom Szaky, CEO of Terra Cycle Tom Szaky is co-founder and CEO of TerraCycle, Inc., producer of the world’s first products made from, and packaged in, waste. Although he is only 26, Szaky has been featured in virtually every major media outlet from […]
Filed under: Inc. Magazine, Revolution in a Bottle, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, Small Business Week, TerraCycle, Tom Szaky, Wall Street Journal by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
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The lawmakers in the British Isles seem to understand the value of their nonprofit community. To that end, the British government has created a nonprofit stimulus package that will have a large ripple effect in their social sector. Perhaps, now that we have taken care of Wall Street, we can do the same thing for […]
Filed under: AliStair MacDonald, The Third Sector, United Kingdom, USA, Volunteer, Wall Street Journal by Small Business Resource Center Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
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Examples of Glenn Ivie’s work. Glenn Ivie started a business in Jacksonville called Your Photo to Painting with the idea of taking photographs that mean something to people. Through his special process, he creates a highly realistic digital painting to a customers preferred size, from 8 x 10 up to 24 x 36, printed with […]
Filed under: Doug Wilder, Florida Times-Union, Glenn Ivie, Kevin Monahan, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, University of Florida, Wall Street Journal, Your Photo to Painting by Small Business Resource Center Friday, January 16th, 2009
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There are many names being batted around for SBA Administrator. The SBA desperately needs a shot in the arm and the right leadership would be critical. This Wall Street Journal article by Kelly Spors handicaps the front runners. As President-elect Obama unveils his Cabinet members, some small-business owners and organizations anxiously await who he’ll pick […]
Filed under: SBA, SBA Administrator, Small Business, U.S. Small Business Administration, UNF SBDC, Wall Street Journal by Small Business Resource Center Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
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