Last month, Growbiz reported on Key West Marine Hardware, a family business through and through. Business owner Nick Formico says his grandfather opened the store in the 1960s and then raised Formico’s mother and uncle in the business, as well as himself. “I grew up in the store. I used […]
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Keeping your small business cyber safe should be top of mind
How safe is your small business from the cyber bad guys? Cyber criminals, scammers and ransomware groups can take aim at small businesses, costing companies in time and money. The costs of doing nothing to protect your small business can be high. A successful cyberattack can include downtime for your […]
Key to small business growth: Learning how to sell, create sales processes and track progress
A small business owner wears many hats, including chief salesperson. And in many ways, it may be your most important hat. How do you improve at selling? Here is some advice from our Growbiz experts. Start by understanding what you are selling. It’s not your product, it’s what the benefit […]
How can working capital loans help retail businesses grow? We answer some common questions
By Gerri Detweiler – Guest Contributor Retail businesses often take a lot of risk. Business owners manufacture or buy products hoping to sell them in the future. Sometimes sales come quickly, and sometimes it can take weeks or months (and some deep discounts or heavy promotion) to make a sale. And […]
Small business grants from the $20M Miami Foundation Open for Business Program are now available. Here’s how to apply
The Miami Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic institutions in South Florida, announced today that its Miami Open for Business program is accepting loan and grant applications from historically underserved small business owners in Miami-Dade County. Funded with a $20 million grant from Wells Fargo announced earlier this year, the program aims […]
New to government contracting? Here are some keys to success, including a double header of webinars
If you are new to government contracting, Florida SBDC at FIU can help you get started. As a first step, you need to look at whether it makes sense for your business. Does the government buy what you sell? What value are you bringing to them? You need to be […]
Get prepared now for the storm – we provide some resources that will help
In light of what may be in store for our area next week with a tropical storm or potential hurricane threatening, this is the time to prepare your business. Here are a few key things you can do right now: Update employee contact information. Make sure that includes emergency contacts […]
Is an ecommerce fulfillment service right for your small business?
By Gerri Detweiler – Guest Contributor If you have an ecommerce business or a bricks and mortar business that also sells items online, you know that one of the biggest challenges (after making the sale) is getting the item your customer purchased delivered to them quickly and smoothly. You may […]
A new generation of small businesses was born during Covid. Here’s what they’re like.
It’s official – the next generation of small and medium-sized businesses is here, and they are on the rise. Riding on the back of the 2020 work-from-home revolution, digital acceleration, and the great resignation, we saw a new type of founder (and a new type of SMB) rise from the […]
Why your small business needs systems and processes in place
Why do you need to improve the systems you are using? You know the saying: You don’t want to be working in your business, you want to be working on your business. To create or improve your systems and processes, you need to get your mind on what you need […]