Minetta and Neal Crosier were just such entrepreneurs. Building upon successful business careers and a passion for popcorn, they had a vision for a gourmet popcorn company like no other, one with extraordinary flavors found nowhere else, made with the highest quality ingredients, and handcrafted and made fresh daily. Their question was: where to start? […]
Assistance from the FSBDC at UCF Turns Nightmare into Dream-Come-True August 17, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, FSBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@ucf.edu Orlando, FL – Sharon Madison had a plan. She purchased two franchises in Delaware with the goal of having a small business that would employee her neighbors and […]
There is no one formula for building a successful business. Certainly not one that creates the #1 digital news website in The Villages®, America’s premier active adult retirement community located in central Florida and the fastest growing metropolitan statistical unit in the United States. And Meta Marie Minton and Jeremiah Delgado, co-owners of Villages-News.com, will be the first […]
Humility is not a quality always associated with entrepreneurs. Especially if theirs is an IT services and solutions company with a goal of delivering “Innovation through Strategic Thinking.” But when a self-effacing attitude is present, it can be an important part of a formula for long-term success. Vijay Krishnan and Arathi Rajagopalan, husband and wife […]
Florida SBDC in Lake County Assists Digital News Company Become Industry Leader August 9, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, FSBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@ucf.edu Orlando, FL – There is no one formula for building a successful business. Certainly not one that creates the #1 digital news website in The Villages®, America’s […]
Managing a small- to medium-sized business is all about challenges: some big, some small, some harrowing, some pleasing. But whatever size or shape they come in, they are still challenges and must be met or consequences will ensue. Midstate Caulking & Construction Services LLC, and its founders and principals Brenda and Leon Clement, faced a […]
Managing a small- to medium-sized business is all about challenges: some big, some small, some harrowing, some pleasing. But whatever size or shape they come in, they are still challenges and must be met or consequences will ensue.
IT Services and Solutions Company Benefiting From Full Suite of Services Offered by FSBDC at UCF July 20, 2107 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, FSBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@ucf.edu Orlando, FL – Humility is not a quality always associated with entrepreneurs. Especially if theirs is an IT services and solutions company with […]
Florida SBDC at UCF Assists Local Company Selling and Servicing Fresh Vegetable Box Gardens July 13, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, FSBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@ucf.edu Orlando, FL – Finding the work-life balance you seek inevitably means making choices. Sometimes there are hard choices and sometimes not so hard choices. For […]
Finding the work-life balance you seek inevitably means making choices. Sometimes there are hard choices and sometimes not so hard choices. For Amber Harmon, the founder and owner of My Nona’s Garden, her choices weren’t so hard. Yes, she gave up a lucrative career. But it required extensive travel and time away from the young […]
The Florida SBDC at the University of Central Florida is a member of the Florida SBDC Network, a statewide partnership program nationally accredited by the Association of America’s SBDCs and funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Department of Defense, State of Florida and other private and public partners, with the University of West Florida serving as the network’s lead host institution. Florida SBDC services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals.
