Archive for the ‘Small Business Tips’ Category

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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SBDC small business counselor featured

You may not know this, but the SBDC at UNF covers an 18 county territory in Florida. We have additional offices in St. Augustine, Gainesville, Ocala and Citrus County. One of our newest counselors, Mike Orlito, has a great profile in the Citrus County Chronicle today. They gave him 1/3 of the front page! It’s under “Lead Stories” in “News” on www.chronicleonline.com.

Pet Shots Cheap Partners with Winn Dixie to Provide Pet Clinics

David and Patricia Watkins have big hearts when it comes to pets. That’s why they started their business, Pet Shots Cheap. They set up pet clinics staffed with veterinarians and techs at Winn Dixie and Advance Auto stores on weekends to provide inexpensive shots and brief physicals for dogs and cats. It’s a simple business model but takes a lot of planning and organization to make it work.

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2 Secrets From The International Business Guru

Tough business times require tough measures. New consulting for business firms secrets from the international business guru highlights business growth & business development strategies like free business listings or a free business plan utilised by an individual business consultant working for well known business consultancy firms.

Business consulting has never been in greater demand so learn the secrets of new consulting for business firms.

New Consulting For Business Firms Secrets From The International Business Guru #1 Business Consulting Free Business Listings

With the advent of the Internet and its accessibility even in the most remote parts of the world, a vast number of opportunities have opened up for businesses throughout the world.

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Why Business Management Consultants Are In Such Great Demand


Business management consultants have a very varied and interesting career, and are in great demand. Whereas managers in a traditional business situation are tied to one place of work, consultants get to work in a variety of situations.

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How to Become a Strategic Planning Consultant


How to Become a Strategic Planning Consultant

By Angela Stringfellow, eHow Contributing Writer

Strategic planning consultants help businesses evaluate their abilities and goals in comparison to the trends of today and the future.

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Use organizational development or lose your company


Colorado Springs Business Journal, Jan 15, 2010 by Rebecca Tonn

Organizational development is the ability to build healthy and high-performance organizations, and to successfully manage change.

The concept might seem simple enough, but experts say leaders sometimes forget the fundamentals.

Organizational development is literally the field for the times,” said Donald Warrick, professor of management and organizational change at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ College of Business.

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