Small businesses can offer job candidates advantages when competing with larger companies BY NANCY DAHLBERG You have the business, you have the production, but you don't have the people to make it all happen. Is this your business? Imagine you've landed a big government contract but you can't find enough workers to execute it. Right [...]
Small business owners' concerns with inflation and lack of workers hit record low BY NANCY DAHLBERG Small businesses are gloomy about their future, with an index of future expectations plunging to a 48-year low. The top concerns: inflation and worker shortages. The National Federation of Independent Business optimism index stood at 93.2 in April. The [...]
Florida SBDC Network urges preparation for hurricane season The Florida SBDC Network, the state's principal provider of small business assistance, urges small business owners to prepare for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins today and extends through November 30. According to a forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 2022 season [...]
Center's guidance designs contract strategy for graphics company in Stuart GDI President Kimberly Amsalem, left, talks new bids with PTAC Specialist Scotty Wilson. LINDA GONZALEZ BY KATIE MULDOON What began as a simple inquiry regarding attracting and acquiring government contracts has quickly grown into a high-value business model for Kimberly Amsalem and her [...]
Center provides multiple training programs for aspiring entrepreneurs, small business owners BY KATIE MULDOON The Florida Small Business Development Center, hosted at Indian River State College, recognizes the top priority for small business owners is to run the business. Dedicating time to attend business training and professional development education is an almost impossible task for [...]
Interruption of supply chain is painful for companies and consumers BY NANCY DAHLBERG If your small business is experiencing supply chain interruptions, you are not alone. Not a week goes by that I don't hear about another small business experiencing supply chain issues. Throughout the Treasure Coast, manufacturers are struggling to keep up with their [...]
FSBDC at IRSC Profit Mastery Program The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Indian River State College (IRSC) will hold another round of Financial Training, formally known as Profit Mastery, on the IRSC Blackburn Campus in Fort Pierce starting Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 6:00 P.M. EST. This is an eight-week program offered [...]
Tips for Managing Cash Flow What's the No. 1 reason small businesses fail? Cash flow, not lack of profits. About 80% of small business failures happen because of poor cash-flow management. Mike Bernard, a consultant at the Florida SBDC at Indian River State College and a financial specialist, says he hears it all the [...]
The Florida SBDC Network, the state’s principal provider of small business assistance, urges small business owners to prepare for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1 and extends through November.
Manufacturing specialist Duane Reiff is the newest member of an expanded business consulting team at the Florida Small Business Development Center at Indian River State College.