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Local Small Business Resource Partners
LOCATION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Avon Park
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Avon Park Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Belle Glade
Enterprise Development for Glades Entrepreneurs (EDGE) Center, Inc.
A not-for-profit resource-center and incubator serving Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay, and the outlying unincorporated areas of Western Palm Beach County....
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Boca Raton
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Boca Raton
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Boca Raton Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Bradenton
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Bradenton Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Brooksville
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Brooksville Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Clearwater
Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc
Provides start-up and expansion business loans to prospective, small business borrowers and backed by the US SBA.
Executive Director: Isay M. Gulley
Micro-Loan Contact: John J. Moloney...
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Clearwater
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Clearwater
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Clearwater Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Daytona Beach
Central Florida Community Development Corporation
Provides start-up and expansion business loans to prospective, small business borrowers and backed by the US SBA.
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Daytona Beach
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Daytona Beach Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Eustis
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Fort Lauderdale
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Fort Lauderdale
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Fort Lauderdale Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Fort Myers
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Fort Pierce
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Fort Pierce
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Fort Pierce Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Fort Walton Beach
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Fort Walton Beach Serving Okaloosa & Walton Counties.
The SBDC works with start-up and existing business owners providing
free counseling services on issues such as business planning, registering a
business, financing, regulations, licensing,...
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Fort Walton Beach
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Fort Walton Beach Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Ft. Myers
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Fort Myers Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Gainesville
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local Chapters or Online Counseling.
SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities and...
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Gainesville
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Gainesville Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Groveland
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Groveland Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Hollywood
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Jacksonville
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Jacksonville
Small Business Administration (SBA) Jacksonville District Office
The SBA works to support small business interests at the federal, state and regional level. Services include a number of financial assistance programs offered through local financial institutions,...
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Jacksonville
Small Business Administration(SBA) Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD)
OVBDs mission is to assist veterans, service-disabled veterans, reserve component members, and their dependents or survivors by helping them to learn about, access and effectively utilize all...
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Jacksonville
Small Business Center
Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce
Works to provide comprehensive support, training and assistance to Jacksonville's small business community. Entrepreneurs and business owners have access to a personal business advisor, research...
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Jacksonville
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Jacksonville Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Kissimmee
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
UCF Kissimmee Office
The SBDC works with start-up and existing business owners providing
free counseling services on issues such as business planning, registering a
business, financing, regulations, licensing,...
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Kissimmee
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Kissimmee Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Lake City
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Lake Wales
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Lake Wales Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Lake Worth
Florida Business Development Corporation
A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.
Contact:...
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Lakeland
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Lakeland
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Lakeland Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Lecanto
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Melbourne
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Melbourne
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Melbourne Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Miami
Micro-Business
Provides small loans ranging from under $100 to a maximum of $25,000 to prospective, small business borrowers and backed by the US SBA.
Executive Director: Diane Silverman...
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Miami
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Miami
Small Business Administration (SBA) Miami District Office
The SBA works to support small business interests at the federal, state and regional level. Services include a number of financial assistance programs offered through local financial institutions,...
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Miami
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION(SBA) OFFICE OF VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (OVBD)
OVBDs mission is to assist veterans, service-disabled veterans, reserve component members, and their dependents or survivors by helping them to learn about, access and effectively utilize all...
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Miami
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Miami Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Mount Dora
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Mount Dora Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Naples
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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New Port Richey
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Ocala
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Ocala Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Orlando
Minority/Women Business Enterprise Alliance, Inc
Provides small loans ranging from under $100 to a maximum of $25,000 to prospective, small business borrowers and backed by the US SBA.
Executive Director: Rosina Seip, Director of Access...
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Orlando
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Orlando
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Orlando Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Palm Coast
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Palm Coast Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Panama City
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Panama City Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Pensacola
Community Enterprise Investments, Inc (CEII)
CEII operates five different small and micro business loan pools. Loans are available throughout NW Florida and Southern Alabama in amounts ranging from $2,500 to $105,000. CEII developed and...
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Pensacola
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Pensacola Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Pensacola
Women's Business Center of Northwest Florida
SBA's network of more than 60 Women's Business Centers (WBC) provide a wide range of services to women entrepreneurs at all levels of business development.
Contact: Diane Sisson, Chairperson...
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Port Charlotte
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg Certified Development Corporation
A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.
Contact:...
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Sanford
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Sanford Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Sarasota
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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South Florida
Enterprise Development Corporation (EDC) of South Florida
Enterprise Development Corporation (EDC) provides business assistance to companies throughout South Florida to promote venture creation and high growth. Services include support with product...
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South Palm Beach
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE offers free, confidential small business advice for anyone looking to start, grow and succeed in business. With a national volunteer network of over 10,500 business counselors and 389 chapters,...
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St. Petersburg
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) St. Petersburg
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Tallahassee
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Tallahassee Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Tampa
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Tampa
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Tampa Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Tampa
Tampa Bay Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO)
TEDCO offers a variety of loan products and services tailored to small business needs. As a U.S. Small Business Administration certified development company (CDC), TEDCO offers access to the...
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The Villages
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Venice
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Venice Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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West Palm Beach
Center for Enterprise Opportunity
The chartered purpose and mission of the Center for Enterprise Opportunity is to improve economies in distressed communities by lending to small business owners and sponsors of community development...
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West Palm Beach
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE mentors provide free & confidential business mentoring through local
Chapters or Online Counseling
. SCORE helps entrepreneurs develop business plans, explore growth opportunities...
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Statewide and Nationwide Small Business Resource Partners
LOCATION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Statewide
Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc
Florida First Capital Finance Corporation is a statewide Certified Development Company that collaborates with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term,...
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Statewide
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) State Office
The SBDC works with new venture and existing business owners providing free counseling services on issues such as business planning, access to capital, registering a business, financing, regulations,...
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Statewide
Veterans Business Outreach Program (VBOP)
The Veterans Business Outreach Program (VBOP) is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and mentoring, and referrals for eligible veterans...
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Nationwide
Foundation for the Advancement of Marketing Excellence in Entrepreneurs ( FAMEE)
FAMEE is a nonprofit organization that offers online marketing courses tailored to the interests and needs of small and medium sized businesses. Access to online courses, support materials and...
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Nationwide
SBDCGlobal.com
SBDCGlobal.com is a free, multicultural, web-based trade platform that links the advisors and small business clients of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) networks in the United States,...
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Nationwide
SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE offers free, confidential small business advice for anyone looking to start, grow and succeed in business. With a national volunteer network of over 13,000 business mentors and 350 chapters,...
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Nationwide
Veterans Virtual Incubator (VetBizGo)
VetBizGO is a resource and referral community tailored to supporting Veterans in Business. Content promotes awareness, access and use of thousands of no and low-cost federal, regional and local...
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