🎉🇺🇸 We are thrilled to be part of Vet Fest today at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland! 🎖️ Our business consultant, David Vargas, is on-site to connect with veterans and share how the Florida SBDC at USF can support veteran-owned businesses and other entrepreneurs. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to learn more! 🙌 If you couldn’t make it, visit SBDCTampaBay.com to explore our services.

🌅✨ Yesterday morning's Government Contracting Networking Breakfast was a great success! Attendees had the incredible opportunity to gain insights and advice directly from two successful and seasoned business owners. Their experiences in government contracting offered invaluable guidance, equipping everyone with strategies to plan for a prosperous 2025. 🗓️💼 Thank you to our presenters and all who joined us for this insightful session! ➡️ Stay tuned for more GovCon Networking events that fuel growth and success in the upcoming year by visiting our training calendar at SBDCTampaBay.com 💪🚀 #SBDCatUSF #GovernmentContracting #Networking

Financing your business dreams can become a reality! 💰✨ Our exciting Florida SBDC at USF finance event, which was held at the USF Research & Innovation building yesterday, connected attendees with local #bankers and funding experts in the #TampaBay region. 🌟 ROY also stopped by and made his rounds, chatting with every banker at their expo tables and soaking up valuable insights during the panel discussion. 👏 From networking to learning about funding opportunities, it was a day full of growth and possibilities! 🚀 💼 Thank you to our sponsors and all of the bankers that participated in this event! 🤘 #WhereIsROY #SmallBusinessFunding #FinanceYourFuture

#WhereIsROY 🏆 ROY had an incredible time at the Tampa EDC Annual Meeting at Hard Rock last week, proudly joining our Regional Director, Carl Hadden, to celebrate Tampa Bay’s bright future 🎉 Today, he’s back in action at a USF Muma College of Business 🤘 meeting, soaking up insights from Dean Blackwell as he addresses the staff and highlights Florida SBDC’s role in hurricane relief. 😎 🚀 Keep following along as ROY stays on the move, representing our award-winning Florida SBDC at USF team! 💼🌟 #SBDCatUSF #GoBulls

Join the Florida SBDC at USF, in collaboration with the City of Tampa, for a two-part webinar series, Path to Recovery: Relaunching Your Business After a Disaster 🌀 designed to guide small businesses through disaster #recovery and relaunch. Each 30-minute session will provide valuable insights and practical strategies for navigating financial relief and business rebuilding after a disaster. Join us! 🚀 ➡️ Register today at bit.ly/RelaunchYourBiz

It's National Veterans Small Business Week! 🎖️👔 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 11th annual National Veterans’ Small Business Week Celebration (NVSBW) is taking place this week from November 11 to November 15, 2024. Let's support our local veteran-owned businesses by shopping small and sharing about our favorite small businesses. ➡️ Learn more about this week at sba.gov/nvsbw

🇺🇸 This Veterans Day, we honor and thank all veterans for their service, sacrifice, and dedication to our country. A special salute goes out to the veteran business owners and entrepreneurs who continue to serve our communities through their businesses. We encourage everyone to show their support by shopping at and partnering with veteran-owned businesses today and every day! In observance of the holiday, the Florida SBDC at USF office will be closed today. We’ll resume regular business hours on Tuesday, 11/12.

🌟 On Wednesday, our Florida SBDC at USF team came together for an inspiring quarterly regional meeting and potluck! 🦃 We were thrilled to share a meal with fantastic partners and colleagues, including representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration North and South districts, the City of Tampa, USF Research and Innovation colleagues, Florida SBDC at FGCU's regional director, and Florida SBDC Network state director, Greg Britton. 🍽️🤝 ROY even joined the fun—enjoying the delicious food and a slice of pumpkin pie while listening in on the regional updates and even taking the podium! #WhereIsROY 🏆 With a table full of delicious dishes and a room filled with great minds, we discussed exciting new developments on the horizon. Here's to stronger partnerships and big things to come for our small business community!🌱💼🍂 #FloridaSBDCatUSF #SmallBusiness

Congratulations to our Florida SBDC at USF client, DirectMail2.0 on being named a 14th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honoree! 👉 View the full list of businesses at bit.ly/GrowFLHonorees

Last week, our Florida SBDC at USF Pinellas County Economic Development sub-center business consultants, Jenee Skipper, SHRM-CP and Yolanda Goodloe, were visited by Clearwater Mayor, Bruce Rector, while assisting businesses affected by #HurricaneHelene and #HurricaneMilton at the Pinellas County Mobile Assistance Center (MAC)‼️ Reminder: If you are in need of disaster assistance in the #Clearwater area, this MAC will be open until Thursday. 🔋 📍 Pinellas County Clearwater Main Library 100 N Osceola Ave, Clearwater, FL 33755 Monday, November 4 to Thursday, November 7 10AM - 3PM ➡️ Learn more about out disaster services at https://lnkd.in/e4uVkQpz