Deepwater BP Oil Spill Assistance

May 28, 2010

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Activated
In response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, the SBA has authorized the activation of the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) program for the counties included in the attached SBA Press Release. The SBA is setting up an office in Pensacola at the SBDC at UWF Center located [...]

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Treasure Coast SCORE & SBDC Form Alliance

May 24, 2010

New synergy will enhance support to the Treasure Coast Small Business Community
George Greenstein, Chairman of the Treasure Coast Chapter of The SCORE Association, and Donna Rivett, Associate Dean of Industrial Education, Indian River State College, announced that they have reached an agreement to combine their respective resources to enhance support to the Treasure Coast Small [...]

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2009 Impact of Your SBDC at IRSC

March 16, 2010

The SBDC at IRSC has had a great 1st year. Below is the Performance and Impact Data as reported the the State SBDC Office.

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The Nonemployer Startup Puzzle

January 7, 2010

Nonemployer firms represent a large percentage of businesses; however, little is known about their dynamics (entry and exit). This report seeks to illustrate basic statistics about the prevalence of entry and exit for nonemployers and the local conditions that led to their entry. Nonemployer start-up rates across states and industries seem countercyclical to labor market [...]

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IRSC Business and Technology Incubator

November 20, 2009

The mission of the IRSC Business and Technology Incubator is to help entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies and turn innovation into commercialization through an array of business support resources and services.
Businesses that can provide cross-fertilization with other incubator clients are welcome, including accounting and financial services, human resources consulting, marketing, business consulting and training, [...]

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