Florida SBDC of the Heartland

Are you interested in…

• • • Increasing Sales?
    • Reducing Costs?
    • Improving Cash Flow?
    • Winning Government Contracts?
    • Obtaining Financing?
    • Improving Managerial Skills?
    • Starting a New Business?
    • Buying an Existing Business?
    • Writing a Business Plan?

If the answer is “yes” to any of the above, the Florida SBDC of the Heartland can help you create a strategy to strengthen and grow your business.

The Florida SBDC of the Heartland provides no-cost confidential consulting as well as business training seminars to current and potential entrepreneurs. No-cost individual consulting is by appointment, and there is a nominal charge for training workshops. Consultations may be held at our office on the SFSC Highlands Campus in Building T or on-site at your location. Services available for local businesses and entrepreneurs include consulting in the following areas:

The Florida SBDC of the Heartland features a two-hour seminar each month on the “Steps to Starting a Small Business.”

If you are ready to jump-start your business, want to attend business seminars, or seek one-on-one consulting, simply contact:

Michael Noel, MBA, CPBA, CPDFA at 863-784-7378 or michaelnoel@usf.edu

And, get started TODAY! Mr. Noel is a professionally certified business consultant at the Florida SBDC of the Heartland, a satellite office of Florida SBDC at University of South Florida Muma College of Business, SBDCTampaBay.com/highlands. The Florida SBDC at USF is a member of the Florida SBDC Network, a statewide service network funding in part through cooperative agreements with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Defense Logistics Agency, State of Florida and other private and public partners; hosted by the University of West Florida; and nationally accredited by the Association of SBDCs.

State Designated as Florida’s Principal Provider of Business Assistance [§ 288.001 Fla. Stat.]

For the most current class schedule, visit southflorida.edu/corpedschedule.