Karen Mills, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration affirms in a USA Today interview that small businesses are indeed the backbone of our economy and need access to capital to continue growth and create jobs. She continues to urge Congress to pass the small business aid bill in front of them.
SBDC at UNF employees receive CBCP designation
August 9th, 2010 The Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida announced today that Robert Myers and Cathryn Hagan have received their Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) Designation from Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), whose certifications are recognized worldwide as the professional credential in business continuity management.
In order to obtain certification, applicants must complete a two-part process that includes a qualifying examination and an application that is reviewed by a panel of experts in business continuity.
Entrentrepreneurship lessons to be learned from Miami Heat
August 2nd, 2010 
Useful Fundraising Strategies
July 30th, 2010 Every single charity in existence relies on fundraising to stay afloat. This is the main way that charities bring in money before redistributing it to help their cause – whatever the cause might be.
But if you want to make the most of every single situation you use to raise funds from, you need a proper strategy to back you up. A strategy is merely a way of focusing on your needs and wants.
An interview with Peter Schönning, president, Polyhistor International
July 27th, 2010 Polyhistor international is a Jacksonville company that helps people and companies take an idea and turn it into a product. We caught up with UNF SBDC client Peter Schönning and asked him to tell us more about his unique company.
How did you come up with the name Polyhistor for a company name?
Polyhistor (?pä-l?-?his-t?r) = A person with broad knowledge, from Greek poluist?r, very learned
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition).
Can you work from home? Really?
July 19th, 2010 Importance Of A Professional Business Plan
July 15th, 2010 Getting into business is not an easy task; it requires enough time and cost. There are many entrepreneurs in corporate world, who have good ideas for business in their head, but do not have the capital to start it. There are a lot of investors seeking for entrepreneurs who have good ideas for business, but all they need is a solid business plan.
In order to acquire funds it is necessary to impress potential investors and lenders.
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