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2012 Growth Conference May 23 11:30AM- 4PM

Wednesday, May 23 2012      News, Seminars, Uncategorized

2012 Growth Conference Wednesday May 23, 2012 11:30AM - 4PM In honor of National Small Business Week, the Small Business Development Center hosts its annual Growth Conference, so you can gain the tools and learn the strategies to…

SBA Small Business Profile

Monday, May 7 2012      News, Uncategorized

Small businesses totaled 2 million in Florida in 2009.  They represent 98.9 percent of all employers and employ 42.3 percent of the private-sector workforce.  Being such a large part of the state’s economy, these businesses…

Export News

Wednesday, May 2 2012      News, Uncategorized

For business owners, expanding into a foreign market can be a difficult decision.  The uncertainty of whether or not your product will be successful is just one of many questions you may have when it…

Exporters’ Roundtable May 23rd 8AM – 12PM

Wednesday, May 23 2012      News, Seminars, Uncategorized

Wednesday May 23, 2012 8:00AM - 12:00PM This is an opportunity to meet companies like yours who are interested in expanding their sales into international markets.  You may also network with the roundtable experts and members of…

President Highlights the Importance of Small Business Development Centers in Helping Businesses Expasnd Globally

Monday, April 23 2012      News

click below for full story: President Highlights the Importance of Small Business Development Centers in Helping Businesses Expand Globally

USFP & Blue Sky presents “Raising Money From Angels”

Friday, March 30 2012      News

Is your small business in need of financing?  Have you considered Angel Investing?  This workshop will teach you what you need to know about Angel Investing by a firm who represents entrepreneurs, emerging entities, and…

Google Offers Free Websites to Florida Businesses

Wednesday, March 28 2012      News, Uncategorized

A new partnership between Google Inc. and the state of Florida will bring free websites to small businesses statewide. Click here to read more.

1st PolySTEM Conference-April 9, 2012

Friday, March 2 2012      News

Building the STEM capacity will have a long term positive economic impact!  Innovation, economic prosperity, and education are the mission of STEM initiatives.  We at the University of South Florida Polytechnic are dedicated to building STEM capacity. …

IRS-Revised Payroll Tax Form Now Available to Employers

Thursday, February 23 2012      News

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today released revised Form941 enabling employers to properly report the newly-extended payroll tax cut benefiting nearly 160 million workers.  Click below to read entire story. IR-2012-27 Payroll Tax Cut

25th Annual Government Small Business Conference- May 2-3, 2012

Tuesday, February 21 2012      News

Dancing with the Government:  The Pathway to Winning Government Contracts The Small Business Development Center and Procurement Technical Assistance Center at the University of South Florida make your pathway to winning government contracts easy by…