Rugged Events co-founders Rob Dickens and Brad Scudder went on Shark Tank hoping for nothing more than some publicity. Instead, they left with $1.75 million—and, more importantly, the backing of mega-entrepreneur Mark Cuban. Rugged Events sets up hard-core obstacle courses, including “The Rugged Maniac Obstacle Race” and “The Great Bull Run” (which is exactly what the name […]
Small Business Week Committee will award 4 businesses at the Big Bend Regional Match Maker and 31st Annual Small Business Week on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the Augustus B. Turnbull Center. [lightbox link=”https://www.sbdcfamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-Small-Business-Week-WINNERS.jpg” thumb=”https://www.sbdcfamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-Small-Business-Week-WINNERS-194×300.jpg” width=”194″ align=”right” title=”2014 Small Business Week WINNERS” frame=”true” icon=”image”] 2014 Small Businesses of the Year WINNERS
[lightbox link=”https://www.sbdcfamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Chelsea-Beneby1.jpg” thumb=”https://www.sbdcfamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Chelsea-Beneby1-300×214.jpg” width=”300″ align=”right” title=”Chelsea Beneby1″ frame=”true” icon=”image”]Chelsea is a Business Analyst with the FSBDC at FAMU. Chelsea received her Masters degree in Business Administration from Florida A&M University in 2012. She temporarily served as the Training Coordinator for the 2012-2013 Construction Management Development Program/Bond Guarantee Program (CMDP-BGP); where she worked closely with Florida […]
Join us on May 19 – 23, 2014 for the 31st Annual Small Business Week & Big Bend Match Maker. This years Guest Speaker will be Phyllis W. Newhouse, CEO and Co-founder of Xtreme Solutions, Inc. Bio – Phyllis Winchester Newhouse Schedule of Events SBW
You call it making your money work for you. The Internal Revenue Service calls it unearned income. Regardless of the name, the tax collector wants to know how much you make each year on earnings from your savings accounts, stocks and bonds, certificates of deposit or mutual funds. Just how you report your investment income, […]
A Bright Future For Women-Owned Small Businesses Today, women-owned businesses are the fastest-growing segment of new businesses in our economy. In fact, an analysis by American Express suggests that the number of women-owned businesses has risen by 200,000 over the past year alone, which is equivalent to just under 550 new women-owned firms created each […]
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Monthly CALENDAR of EVENTS
[lightbox link=”https://www.sbdcfamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LaTanya-White.jpg” thumb=”https://www.sbdcfamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LaTanya-White-200×300.jpg” width=”200″ align=”right” title=”LaTanya White” frame=”true” icon=”image“]The ASBDC at Florida A&M University welcomes LaTanya White, our newest member to the Small Business Development Center team. LaTanya White joins the FAMU SBDC as a Business Analyst with a background in teaching, speaking and consulting. Her focus on entrepreneurial education includes such global thought-leading concepts […]
As we begin the New Year, the prospects for small businesses in search of capital seem to be brighter than they were even a year ago. Last year was a good year for small business lending, and 2014 looks to be better. A big reason is because non-SBA loans by big banks are on the […]
Across Florida, private sector entrepreneurs and researchers at state and private universities are constantly developing products and ideas that can be commercialized, and the economic impact of developing the startup companies born from those ideas within the state can be significant. Florida is currently expanding its capacity to keep startup companies in the state and […]
