Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
How do you balance what your business requires to safely sell products overseas against the needs of your foreign buyers? Many firms struggle to capture foreign sales, simply because they are unaware of the options available. As an exporter, you face risks most businesses never consider. Banks often hear “export” […]
If you ever wondered how your small business can increases your chances for success winning contracts for local anchor institutions like Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade Schools, Florida International University, University of Miami or Miami Dade College, read on. This post is for you. Florida SBDC at FIU offers a range of […]
Knowledge is power. With that in mind, GrowBiz tuned into the second of a series of panel discussions hosted by Florida SBDC at FIU and StartUP FIU Food in which small business owners and branding experts shared their advice about starting an F&B business. (You can read about the first […]
The Small Business Administration wants all eligible small businesses to apply for its Economic Injury Disaster Loans and its Targeted EIDL Advance grant program — and it is trying to get the word out. In recent months, the SBA had been inviting small businesses who had previously been shortchanged by […]
The Florida SBDC at FIU Business (FSBDC) has increased its support to the small business community in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, getting funds into business owners’ hands, developing strategies for recovery from the impact of COVID-19, and setting the stage for growth. Since January, the organization has secured $9.9 million in contracts […]
Axis Helps Miami, a one-stop-shop connecting small business owners with the resources they need during COVID-19 and beyond, has a new look – and new resources. Launched at the beginning of the pandemic as an information hub, AxisHelps.org. now offers extensive opportunities – from grants to loans and technical assistance […]
The Small Business Administration kicked off its Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant program this week. On day one, Monday, it delivered more than $2 billion in grants to more than 16,000 applicants. The SBA said approved grant recipients could see the money in their accounts are early as the next day. […]
Following the recent announcement of its new Virtual Business Matchmaking program, Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) is launching another resource to help Florida small and medium-sized companies safely build their international business connections. The Virtual Trade Show Grants Program will allow companies to identify international clients and generate new export opportunities. “The Virtual Trade Show […]
COVID relief: New low-interest loan program available Here is another resource for small businesses on the road to pandemic recovery. Small businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 50 empoyees in Florida can apply to the recently launched Southern Opportunity and Resilience Fund for the lesser of $100,000 or 100% of […]
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 […]