Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Businesses in most parts of Florida – excluding Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach at the moment because of the high numbers of COVID-19 cases – are already beginning to reopen, per an executive order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. That doesn’t mean, of course, that you must reopen now – […]
Most U.S. small businesses expect to be out of business within 6 months. That’s from new research released today by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) warning that the state of small business could go from bad to worse. The survey examines the impact of COVID-19 and identifies significant, widespread […]
The City of Miami is launching two new small business assistance programs to provide relief to City businesses affected by the COVID-19 economic downturn: the Business Continuity Micro-enterprise Assistance Program and the Small Business Emergency Loan Assistance Program. The application period for both programs begins Monday, May 4th and is open only to […]
Florida SBDC at FIU has been closely following developments with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and from time to time has been updating a list of resources for small businesses. We bring them to you: SBA Disaster Assistance Due to the hardships that so many of our country’s small businesses are suffering, […]
Roberto Castellon is a consultant at Florida SBDC at FIU who has been helping about 80+ small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 crisis apply for forgivable loans through the government’s Paycheck Protection Program over the past three weeks. That includes fielding the small business owners’ questions nonstop and learning about […]
As the coronavirus crisis has continued to wallop small businesses, small business owners now have a second chance at getting a loan that could help them keep their companies afloat and pay their employees. After Congress approved it, President Trump signed into law a relief package today that includes a […]
Like you, the team at Florida SBDC at FIU, the small business development center within the university’s College of Business, has been following developments with the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Here is some updated information the organization is sharing on COVID-19-related resources. We’ll start with some important updates on SBA financial assistance […]
The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, the county’s official public-private economic development partnership, is working closely with Miami-Dade County and other community partners to alleviate economic stress on the community as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Two resource sites, have been launched and will be updated continuously: BizHelp.Miami is a one-stop online portal that […]
Pilar Guzman Zavala was still beaming with energy and excitement having just returned from an airport conference in Denver in early March. Her small business, Half Moon Empanadas, was preparing to expand nationally, and the interest at the large tradeshow was “amazing.” But what seemed like overnight, she and her […]
This FIU BizNews report was republished here with permission. This report has been updated. The coronavirus has delivered a serious blow to small businesses throughout South Florida, and many are afraid of what the future holds. Amidst this crisis, the Florida SBDC at FIU Business (FSBDC), the small business development center at […]