Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
By Michelle Lopez / FIU Florida Small Business Development Center at FIU teamed up with OpenAI recently to host a hands-on workshop in Wynwood to help 200+ small business leaders learn practical ways to use ChatGPT and related tools in their day-to-day work, from writing marketing copy and organizing schedules to […]
The Florida SBDC at FIU Business (FSBDC), the small business development center at FIU’s College of Business, opened its doors in January 2014. Since that time, it has helped countless small businesses in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties access capital to start and grow their businesses. Recently the center celebrated a […]
The Florida Small Business Development Center at FIU Business recently opened recruiting for South Florida participants for Santander’s Cultivate Small Business (CSB) Program. The kickoff event was hosted by CSB alumna Alejandra Sandoval with Autentica Taqueria in Kendall and served as an annual reunion for the robust Florida alumni network. Since […]
By Michelle Lopez Alden Chance began working in the kitchen almost 20 years ago, after he and his family came to the U.S. from Jamaica in 2005. He started as a dish washer and eventually worked up the ranks to becoming a chef. In 2010, after a night out with […]
Florida International University’s College of Business has been selected as the regional administrator for the newly named Florida APEX Accelerator. Part of the national APEX Accelerator program and the statewide Florida APEX Accelerator network, the Florida APEX Accelerator at FIU Business is focused on creating more government contract-ready companies and […]
By Michelle Lopez – FIU News Gaston Taratuta, a Florida International University MBA alum, is eager to share his formula for success with entrepreneurial hopefuls at a presentation, Introduction to Unicorn Entrepreneurship, aimed at developing high-potential ventures. In 2005, he founded Miami-based Internet Media Services, seizing on the explosion of […]
By Cynthia Corzo – FIU News Leaders of the Florida Small Business Development Center at FIU Business and U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) on Dec. 18 launched the Business Growth and Acceleration Program, known as BizGap, for small businesses located in Florida’s 27th congressional district. Funded by a $650,000 Community […]
Tapping resources available to startups is a key to success. This startup founder turned to StartUP FIU for help By Irene Ferradaz – FIU News “How old is my pet?” That’s the question on the minds of those who love and care for animals adoped from shelters or taken in off […]
By Cynthia Corzo and Michelle Lopez – FIU News Hosted at FIU Business, Isabella Casillas Guzman, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), met in July with South Florida small business owners who shared their challenges and offered suggestions on how the organization can improve opportunities for growth. “It’s […]
By Cynthia Corzo The Florida Small Business Development Center (FSBDC) at FIU Business has won the Small Business Development Center for Excellence and Innovation Center Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The award recognizes the accomplishments of one center each year. The FSDBC at FIU Business will be honored […]