Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
As 2025 comes to a close, small businesses can set themselves up for even more success in 2026 by pursuing key educational opportunities. Right now, your small business can apply for exceptional grant-funded small business programs taking place next year. Don’t delay: For two of the programs, applications close in […]
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 […]
More than 500 small business owners, Florida SBDC consultants and small business resource providers gathered at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay last week for the sold-out Small Business Success Summit. There, experts – including consultants representing Florida SBDC at FIU – shared valuable information to help small business owners take […]
We don’t mean to scare you, but Hurricane Season is already in full swing and we’re headed into the most active part of the season, which extends until Nov. 30. Fortunately, we have some tips to help you prepare you – and your small business – for what’s ahead. According […]
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 […]
If you crave knowledge, individual coaching and capital to help you grow your early-stage food-related small business, here’s an opportunity you’ll want to apply for today. For a third year in a row, Florida SBDC at FIU has partnered with Santander Bank on their largest philanthropic initiative. Santander’s innovative program, called Cultivate Small […]
Even some of Pilar Guzman’s mentors advised her not to expand her Miami small business nationally, yet she persisted. Today, the tasty creations of this entrepreneur’s Half Moon Empanadas can be savored in locations across the US, particularly in airports, with more expansion on the runway. With trial and error […]
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 […]
When it comes to raising capital, Florida SBDC at FIU consultant Ricardo Weisz has experience in the trenches on both sides of this entrepreneurial challenge. While an executive at The Walt Disney Company, he launched operations in multiple countries, and over the years he has headed and or invested in […]