Think your business is too small to be target of the cyber bad guys? Think again. It seems like we are always hearing reports of cyberattacks and breaches. This week, it’s Kaseya, a cybersecurity services provider to companies of all sizes, from SMBs to large companies, and its clients that […]
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HERE WE GO AGAIN: WITH A HURRICANE SWIRLING OUT THERE, IS YOUR BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN UP TO DATE?
This post was written last year and has been updated. While we hope South Florida will be spared from the worst of Hurricane Elsa now headed toward Florida, it’s time to dust off your business and personal hurricane plan. It is also a good reminder about the importance of disaster […]
Recipe for restaurant success: Adaptability, creativity, community
The COVID-19 pandemic was tough for many businesses – that is an understatement — yet few industries felt the wallop as much as restaurant owners and their workers. But the restaurant businesses that were successful in navigating the crisis were flexible and adaptable. They were not afraid to pivot and […]
Race car driver turned entrepreneur finds winning team at FSBDC at FIU
Starting over in a new country with a business of any kind is difficult. Setting up a manufacturing company in a new country for both exports and domestic sales is even more challenging. Now throw in a global pandemic. Despite it all, Carmine Colarusso, owner of Ultra1Plus, maker and seller […]
Keep your customers engaged and you’ll reap rewards. Find out how.
To find a new customer, it takes time, effort and money – all in short supply for most small businesses. Yet in the hunt for new leads, many businesses miss a sounder strategy: growing engagement, and business volume, with the customers they already have. From social media strategies and maximizing […]
FSBDC at FIU helps Creativo Dance Studio make the right moves toward full recovery
Daysi Cepeda never thought about closing her Creativo Dance Studio before 2020, when the pandemic shook her to her core. Since 2002, Cepeda had been teaching young students dance in her studio locations, watching them blossom into happy, self-confident girls and boys. She adjusted the programming over the years and […]
Just 35% of Florida small businesses can maintain payroll without additional PPP, Goldman Sachs survey says
While America’s Main Street businesses are reopening as the vaccine rollout makes serious headway, small businesses are still very worried about maintaining payroll through the summer without additional relief, says a new national survey of small business owners called Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices. Its part of a series […]
Smart strategies help Alpha Behavior Solutions survive COVID – and grow
Jessica McClung always had the passion to succeed as a business owner. As a former high school teacher and now the founder and clinical director of Alpha Behavior Solutions and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, McClung has devoted her life to helping children with special needs. Alpha Behavior Solutions, based […]
Resources on growing your business through exports are plentiful
Small business owners, do you need more information to make better decisions about exporting? Of course you do, and a recent Webinar by Florida SBDC at FIU provided a wealth of good advice about how to do just that. Here are some of the resources available through Florida SBDC at […]
For Jones Benitez Corporation, it’s all about building a company on a strong foundation
If you live in South Florida, you’ve likely walked on or driven over the work of Jones Benitez Corporation. Jones Benitez Corporation, or JBC, is a construction company specializing in highway and heavy civil construction projects. The company’s work has included highway bridge widening projects, sea wall reconstruction, roadway improvements […]