Business owner turns nutritional lifestyle into financial opportunity
Paleo Simplified of Pinellas County
Approximately eight years ago, Eileen Forte was in her 50s and 60 pounds overweight. She knew it was time for a lifestyle change.
Read More →Company reaches out to SBDC to manage growth
Ferrera Tooling of Polk County
Tyler Stagner, General Manager of Ferrera Tooling in Lakeland, knew the company needed something to help manage expected growth.
Read More →Local company’s rapid growth leads to new opportunities in international markets
BioDerm, Inc. of Pinellas County
When BioDerm first opened its doors in 1991, it was strictly a research and development facility.
Read More →Pello focused on the future with capital access
Jepco Enterprises of Pinellas County
Jim Pello started working with a property and casualty insurer as an employee in 1999, after graduating from University of Central Florida with a degree in finance. “I went into doing sales and business development which worked really well until the company I was working for went bankrupt,” he said.
Read More →Local favorite uses resources of the Florida SBDC to expand
Ice Cold Air of Hillsborough County
Eight years ago, Ashley Butler bumped into the founder of Ice Cold Air. At the time, he was looking for entrepreneurial-driven people to join his team and expand his business.
Read More →Woman business owner no stranger to challenges
Caladesi Wash Bowl of Pinellas County
Georgette Vance has encountered a few hardships throughout her life. An emigrant from Lebanon, she has already overcome throat cancer and a partial blindness.
Read More →