Powerful partners

Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida is the only statewide provider of entrepreneurial and business development services and plays a vital role in Florida’s economic development by assisting entrepreneurs in every stage of the business life cycle. Since 1976, FSBDCs have assisted hundreds of thousands of emerging and growing businesses by providing the professional expertise, tools, and information necessary to make sound business decisions in a complex and ever-changing marketplace. In addition to the FSBDC’s core service offerings of consulting provided at no-cost, training, and business research, the Florida SBDC Network also provides a comprehensive toolkit of specialized services for qualifying businesses looking to accelerate market growth, including: Growth Acceleration, International Trade, Government Contracting, and Business Continuation.

SCORE Jacksonville SBA is a volunteer organization that provides free counseling and advice to small businesses located in Northeast Florida. The Jacksonville chapter has about 50 business mentors with deep experience in a wide range of businesses and industries. SCORE provides support to business owners in several ways, including:

The Jacksonville Women’s Business Center is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the JAX Chamber Foundation, advances the success of women entrepreneurs at every stage of business development. Programs are designed for the woman entrepreneur who is operating an established business located in one of the seven counties in Northeast Florida: Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau, Flagler, St. Johns or Putnam.

Women business owners and entrepreneurs seek out the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center to explore the possibilities of starting a business, find answers to operational and management issues and to connect with a knowledge bank of business experts. The services and programs presented by the JWBC are offered at no cost or low-cost (with a few limited partial scholarships) to clients.