Entries by sbdcorlandosandy

Florida SBDC at UCF in Lake County Helps Local Realtors Realize their Dream

Local Couple Assisted in Purchasing Coldwell Banker Camelot Realty February 11, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, FSBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@bus.ucf.edu Orlando, FL –    Florida residential real estate has been a tricky proposition since the end of the last decade’s great recession, and its reduced property values has affected all […]

Furry Tails Pet Grooming Benefits from Assistance by FSBDC at UCF in Osceola County

Co-Founders Follow Their Passion with FSBDC’s Help January 7, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, SBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@bus.ucf.edu Orlando, FL –    Making your passion your life’s work sounds like a good plan but often is filled with challenges and obstacles. For Carlos Hernandez and Lesly Miranda, co-founders and owners […]

FSBDC at Daytona State College Guides Loads of Smiles, LLC to Happy Place

January 2, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, SBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@bus.ucf.edu Orlando, FL – Christine Belz, like many entrepreneurs, identified an underserved market and she wanted to be the one to create the business that would meet its needs. Her challenge was that she had never run her own business, and […]

SBDC at UCF Fuels Hernon Manufacturing’s International Expansion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, SBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@bus.ucf.edu Orlando, FL – Exporting has been part of the business plan at Hernon Manufacturing, a custom formulator of adhesives, sealants, and precision dispensing and curing systems, since 1999. The company’s president, Harry Arnon, has long believed there was unrealized potential in […]

FSBDC at UCF Hosts Strategy Workshops for Growing Business

Seminars Focus on Improving Local Businesses’ Sales Strategies and E-Marketing & Social Media Orlando, FL – Helping local entrepreneurs at businesses large and small obtain better results from their sales efforts and their e-marketing & social media activities are the goals of two workshops being announced by the Florida Small Business Development Center at the […]

Florida Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

FSBDCN State Office: The Florida SBDC Network is proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting a sampling of its successful Hispanic-owned client businesses that are making history.  In 2013, there are a projected 3.16 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States. According to a recent study by Geoscape and the United States Hispanic […]

FSBDC at UCF Assists Haitian Quality Services Obtain Needed Capital Investment

December 4, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, SBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@bus.ucf.edu Orlando, FL –    Meeting the needs of your community and building a successful business can sometimes be accomplished simultaneously, especially with assistance from the Florida Small Business Development Center at UCF (FSBDC at UCF). Mr. Jacquelyn Daquin came […]

Sterling Building Services, Inc.: The American Dream In Progress

FSBDC at UCF’s Growth Acceleration Services at Work November 26, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hal Thayer, Communications Director, SBDC at UCF, 407.420.4850 or hthayer@bus.ucf.edu Orlando, FL – Achieving the “American Dream” demands, in equal measures: hard work, passion, subject matter expertise, patient and caring leadership; characteristics that accurately describe Cesar and Yazmin Bermudez, founders and […]