10 winners of the Miami Small Business Bootcamp will be showcased at the Holiday Village at the Underline. , Let’s meet them. Running a small business is not something you can learn a set of skills for and you’re done. It’s an always-be-learning process and that’s why resources like the […]
Economy
COVID relief: Time is ticking away for EIDL but we have some other options
Small business owners only have until Dec. 31 to apply for the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan and the $10,000 Targeted EIDL Advance cash grant. Applications up until that deadline will continue to be processed until the agency’s money runs out, according to the SBA. While these SBA […]
Miami area is a sea of microbusinesses, and we have the numbers to prove it
We’ve always known that South Florida is a small business economy. Florida SBDC at FIU even put out a report, Small Business, Big Impact, about that just before the pandemic, a report that showed just how important small businesses are to the economy. But did you know that Miami is […]
Why we all should “Shop Small” and “Local” this holiday season
Shopping Small this holiday season can have a profound impact on Small Businesses. According to the American Express Shop Small Impact study, consumers shopping small this holiday season have the potential to contribute an estimated $695B into the U.S. small business economy. As we all know, the pandemic has impacted […]
Why do veterans make good entrepreneurs?
According to a study by the Small Business Administration, military veterans are 45 percent more likely to own a small business than non-veterans. While veterans represent 7.6 percent of the country’s population, they make up a larger percentage of business owners at 9.1 percent. In honor of Veterans Day, Growbiz asked […]
Wells Fargo awards StartUP FIU Food grant to help local food entrepreneurs recover from pandemic
More than 1,000 small business owners will receive assistance This week, Wells Fargo awarded an Open for Business Fund grant to Florida International University to launch a robust, virtual platform at StartUP FIU Food, a small business incubator that serves food and beverage micro-entrepreneurs in South Florida. The $750,000 grant […]
Florida SBDC at FIU has helped over 3,000 small businesses survive the pandemic
During the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis, FSBDC at FIU triples its average caseload and also helps launch 116 new businesses Over the past 18 months the Florida SBDC at FIU Business has helped more than 3,000 local businesses in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties survive the COVID-19 pandemic and continue on the path […]
How small retailers are reaching customers in more ways than ever before
The death of the small retailer has been greatly exaggerated. A new study shows that, contrary to popular belief by some economists and analysts, there is tremendous fluidity and plenty of options when it comes to how small businesses reach customers. The extent that small retailers are using their options may […]
Broad coalition of organizations ask South Florida small businesses to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations
The Health Foundation of South Florida, Miami-Dade County, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the Coalition of Miami-Dade Chambers of Commerce have joined forces to launch the “We Did It,” a pledge program that calls on the region’s small businesses to encourage employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The […]
Trend to watch: Amid pandemic, new businesses are being created at the fastest pace on record
While there is not much positive to say about the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic locally and nationally, there is at least one silver lining. And with what we have gone through, we’ll take it. According to new economic data, new businesses are being formed at the highest […]