USA Today interviews the SBA’s Karen Mills

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












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.

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Entrentrepreneurship lessons to be learned from Miami Heat













Nice article in the Miami Herald about the management team of the Miami Heat.

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Useful Fundraising Strategies

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.

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An interview with Peter Schönning, president, Polyhistor International







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 (?-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).

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Can you work from home? Really?

Nice link in Candace Moody’s WorkSource post about working at home. She discusses an apparently legitimate website called FlexJobs that matches you with real work you can do at home. read her post below.

Importance Of A Professional Business Plan

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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An interview with Crissie Cudd, Manager, Watson Realty, Southside








Crissie is a dynamic marketer and networker for all things Watson.

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