It’s getting festive at your Florida SBDC at UWF, and not just because of the office decor. 😉 We’ve been impacting, improving, and always striving to give our region the best small business consulting. We hope all of you have a fantastic season — and connect with us in the new year to see how we can help you best. 🎁 Thank you to Crestview Chamber Of Commerce and Task Force Pizza Co. for making our annual holiday team meeting that much better. And shout-out to client Shot In Focus Portrait Studio for your business mug cameo! 💼 Christa Tiffany-Wilson, you also made a cameo of course. 😄✨
Florida SBDC at UWF
Business Consulting and Services
Pensacola, Florida 792 followers
Providing Northwest Florida small businesses the expertise and resources to succeed. 📈
About us
Through certified professionals, the Florida SBDC at UWF delivers no-cost consulting, training, and information to help. Our professionally certified business consultants deliver thousands of hours of free consulting to small business owners and entrepreneurs across our service area, which includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington counties. We have offices in Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, and Panama City, with circuit offices located throughout the region to provide Floridians access to our full suite of business services including: • Strategic Market Research • Business & Strategic Planning • Market & Revenue Growth Strategy • Capital Access & Loan Packaging • Financial Analysis & Assessment • Accounting & Financial Literacy • Feasibility Analysis & Start-up Assistance We’re a member of the Florida SBDC Network, a statewide service network funded in part through cooperative agreements with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, the State of Florida, and other private and public partners. We’re also hosted by the University of West Florida and nationally accredited by the Association of SBDCs (www.asbdc-us.org). Florida SBDC services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals. The Florida SBDC’s government contracting services also offer high-value, confidential, one-on-one consulting at no cost to help Florida businesses prepare, research, and bid on government contracts. Our contracting specialists are knowledgeable, experienced, and eager to assist you in making procurement, or selling to the government, less complicated and more profitable. We are State Designated as Florida’s Principal Provider of Business Assistance [288.001, Fla. Stat.]
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http://www.sbdc.uwf.edu
External link for Florida SBDC at UWF
- Industry
- Business Consulting and Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Pensacola, Florida
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1976
- Specialties
- Business Planning, Marketing, Accounting, Government Contracting, Finance, Intellectual Property, Business Loans, International Trade, Social Media, Manufacturing, Operations, Human Resources, Start-up, Procurement, Contracting, Restaurants, Retail, eCommerce, Valuation, and Sales
Locations
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11000 University Pkwy
Bldg 76, Suite 109
Pensacola, Florida 32514, US
Employees at Florida SBDC at UWF
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Aly Lawson
Assistant Director of Marketing and Training Programs at the Florida SBDC at UWF
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Jennifer Rohus MBA, SHRM-CP
Business Consultant @ Florida SBDC at the University of West Florida | Master's in Business Administration
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Joshua Hartigan, M.B.A.
Entrepreneur & Assistant Director at Florida's SBDC
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John Carey
Curriculum and Training Coordinator @ Florida SBDC at UWF | MEd
Updates
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Florida SBDC at UWF reposted this
✨ Support small businesses during the #SeasonOfSmallBiz!
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🎯 Launch your innovative idea this new year! Join our team at TechFarms in #PanamaCityBeach at the end of January, where you'll hear valuable insights and get key business start-up steps from Dr. Len Eichler. Aim your entrepreneurial journey for success. REGISTER NOW (limited spots)❗ https://lnkd.in/eCVvMdHe #StartUpLife
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Power Hours are returning to our great partner the Walton Area Chamber of Commerce this January! Contact Jennifer to schedule a time that works for you when she's covering the Santa Rosa Beach area. (You can also use her booking calendar here! https://lnkd.in/e8jSxeYR) ⏰
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🎆 Turn your business dream into reality in 2025! Join our 3-hour workshop in January at the Pensacola Chamber and transform that idea rattling around in your mind into an actionable plan. Learn how to launch your small business, get advice for success, and connect with a no-cost business consultant. Your entrepreneurial journey starts here: https://lnkd.in/e6TReUuf #NewYearNewGoals #PensacolaStartUp
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Sidney Mathis and team at #VesselPowersports are "staying deep" into powersports and entrepreneurship in Holt, Florida and beyond. Give a read to catch business inspiration and insights wise beyond Sid's years. ⚙️🌄 (Also a big thank you to small business banking partner Vitalii Pysarenko with Wells Fargo!) #OffRoadBusiness https://lnkd.in/edeW3-bq
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Check out insights and trends from the Main Street America 2024 Small Business Success & Support survey results, from inflation and AI to successes combatting challenges. https://lnkd.in/eaTXe3v4
Survey Insights on What’s Worrying Main Street Entrepreneurs and How You Can Help Your changes have
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Need an evening start-up workshop in the #FortWaltonBeach area? And ready to turn passion into profit? 🎊 Our entrepreneur workshop at UWF Emerald Coast with Jennifer is your launchpad. Three hours one evening this January to validate your idea, understand market potential, and get follow-up, no-cost business consulting. Transform your vision into something concrete you can build on — with help along the way. (Seats are limited!) https://lnkd.in/eJgpyy-v #SmallBizLife
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👏 We're so proud of our Assistant Director in Panama City Beach, Marina Boeira, and fantastic partner #Conexion and David Triana for a robust latest issue — and for Marina and others' contributions in this Spanish-speaking resource. Having Marina as a valuable asset on our team, and the Conexion group making a difference in our region's communities, impacts our area small businesses and entrepreneurs. #ShopSmall #ShopLocal 🤝 https://lnkd.in/e-V2bcTH
December 2024
https://conexionflorida.com
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📍A big thank you to First Federal Bank for our new outreach location this year in #MariannaFL on Lafayette Street! Our Business Consultant Zach G. is on-site and ready to assist Marianna area small businesses and beyond. Learn more about this office and our other outreach locations, so we can best serve you as an entrepreneur where you are. https://lnkd.in/e49ihZ3M #JacksonCountyFL
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