Inaugural Treasure Coast Women Who Rock Awards to be held March 28th in celebration of National Women's History Month The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Indian River State College (IRSC) has partnered with weVENTURE Women's Business Center (WBC) at Florida Tech's Bisk College of Business and presenting sponsor PNC Bank to host the [...]
SBA offers disaster assistance to businesses and residents of Florida affected by Hurricane Nicole Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to businesses and residents in Florida following the announcement of a Presidential disaster declaration due to damages that occurred Nov. 7-30 from Hurricane Nicole. "SBA's mission-driven team stands ready [...]
The City of Fort Pierce seeks small business poll input The City of Fort Pierce Economic Development Division releases new Small Business Development poll to gauge the state of the small business community within the city. The purpose of the program is to garner feedback from small business owners in an effort to create new [...]
Comcast Opens Xfinity store in Port St. Lucie Comcast today announced the opening of a new Xfinity Store in Port St. Lucie. The store is designed entirely around the needs of Comcast customers, allowing them to experience the latest Xfinity services firsthand, plus handle account-related tasks like signing up for new services or exchanging [...]
Ribbon cutting at House of Leafs Cigar Lounge On Nov. 30 at 9 a.m., join members of the St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon cutting ceremony at House of Leafs By Groovy Cigar Lounge. The ribbon cutting will take place at 5190-5192 Turnpike Feeder Road in Fort Pierce and is open to the [...]
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Florida First Capital remains top SBA lender Florida First Capital Finance Corporation (FFC) is pleased to announce it is once again the top Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in Florida for fiscal year 2022. This is the 7th consecutive year FFC has been #1 statewide. Florida First Capital provided $348,713,000 in SBA dollars to small businesses [...]
Bank of America finds 66% of small business owners expect revenue increases; 52% plan to expand their businesses New report spotlights women and minority business owners, including challenges and overall business and economic outlook Despite headwinds from supply chains, inflation and labor shortages, small business owners are forecasting a strong year ahead, according [...]
SBA adds central and north Florida counties to disaster declaration for Hurricane Ian The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the addition of several Florida counties to the disaster declaration for Hurricane Ian that began Sept. 23. This expands eligibility for more businesses and residents to apply for SBA's low-interest disaster loan program. [...]
Bank of America payments and spending data shows continued small business resiliency Small business payments per client increased 11% year over year in August; Card spending per client increased 13% year over year The Bank of America Institute released a new publication which finds continued resilience in small businesses. New Bank of America small business data [...]