Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Is your company appropriate for venture capital investors? Ricardo Weisz, a Florida SBDC at FIU consultant, knows a thing or two about this topic. He’s been a business operator multiple times and has invested in dozens of startup companies over the years. First you need to determine that your company […]
By Susan Guillory – Guest Contributor Do you dream of owning your own business? There’s more than one way to make this dream come true. Some entrepreneurs launch a business from scratch, while others buy an existing business. There are certainly advantages to buying a business that’s already established…but is […]
Did you know that in 2021, Canada accounted for 17.5% of the USA’s total export sales, while countries in Europe comprised another 21.2%? These markets come with clear opportunities but also unique challenges for exporters, including legal differences, languages, units of measurement, and currencies. When it comes to sales in […]
By Gisela Valencia – FIU News FIU and the city of Miami have partnered to help businesswomen of color get the attention of venture capitalists. Led by alumna Kenasha Paul ’10, an attorney and founder of the Black Professionals Network, the new initiative aims to fix a problem that threatens […]
In a major investment in Miami-Dade County’s small business community, Wells Fargo announced today a $20 million grant to the Miami Foundation. Through the grant, the Miami Foundation’s largest grant ever, the nonprofit foundation will use the funding to support diverse small businesses and nonprofits through a combination of grants, […]
If you’ve got an early-stage, South Florida-based startup, you still have two weeks to get your pitch deck ready to enter the 23rd annual Miami Herald Startup Pitch Competition. The contest has both a FIU Track and a Community Track, and entering the competition can give you valuable media coverage […]
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 […]
The COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs are coming to an end. Here is what small businesses need to know. The programs still have billions of dollars available to help small businesses hard hit by the pandemic, the US Small Business Administration says. More than 3.8 million […]
By Gerri Detweiler – Guest Contributor The end of the year is often seen as a perfect time of year to reflect and plan for the year ahead. But the reality for most business owners is that it’s crazy busy and it may feel like all you can do to […]
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 […]