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Small Business Procurement Scorecard Shows Progress Toward Meeting 23 Percent Goal For Small Business Contracting  Not rated yet
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Small Business Procurement Scorecard Shows Progress toward Meeting 23 Percent Goal for Small Business ...

SBA To Conduct Small Business Export Matchmaker Conference as Part of President's National Export Initiative  Not rated yet
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Huges Group, LLC, of Lakewood, Wash. Named National Minority Small Business Of The Year 2010  Not rated yet
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Washington Firm Named National Minority Small Business of the Year at MED Week 2010 Conference
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Bank of America With SBA Are Helping Inner City Entrepreneurs Access Capital  Not rated yet
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Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Bank of America Team With SBA to Help Inner City Entrepreneurs ...

Gainesville Based Prioria Robotics Presents Innovation "Single-Man Portable And Operable UAS"  Not rated yet


www.eflorida.com.com presents in its innovation newsletter, August 2010 edition, Gainesville based Prioria Robotics with its innovation "Single-man ...

ChargePoint America program chose Orlando, Florida to launch the national program for its electric vehicle charging stations.  Not rated yet
eFlorida.com announces in its monthly innovation newsletter, July edition, that ChargePoint America program chose Orlando, Florida to launch the national ...

New Loan Poolers will Help Jump-Start Secondary Market for 504 Loans  Not rated yet
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New First Mortgage Loan Poolers Will Jump-Start Secondary Market
For SBA 504 Loans, Make Credit More ...

U.S. Small Business Administration: SBA, Russia Ink Agreement to Cooperate on Small Business  Not rated yet
SBA, Russia Ink Agreement to Cooperate on Small Business

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SBA, Russian Ministry Join Forces to Strengthen
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SBA Expands Outreach to Small Business Owners  Not rated yet
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SBA Expands Outreach to Small Business Owners,
Establishes Alliance with CompTIA to Increase Small ...

New SBA Podcasts Can Help Small Businesses Break into Global Markets  Not rated yet
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SBA Offers New Podcasts to Help Small Businesses
Break into the Global Market
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eFlorida Economic Bulletin Presents Florida Quarterly Economic Indicators Spring 2010  Not rated yet
eFlorida Enterprise Florida presents the "Florida Quarterly Economic Indicators" in their spring 2010 Florida Economic Bulletin issue. It includes

Gross ...

FORBES MAGAZINE NAMES PALM BAY 11TH MOST INNOVATIVE CITY IN AMERICA  Not rated yet
CITY OF PALM BAY, FLORIDA - NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Yvonne Martinez, Public Information Coordinator, 321-426-5194

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Dawn Dish Soap Actively Helps Saving Wildlife In The Oil Spill Catastrophe Gulf Of Mexico  Not rated yet
Dawn Dish Soap is a well-known brand that's been active in helping save wildlife for 30 years.

It just reached its $500,000 donation goal to the MMC ...

Oil Spill Gulf Of Mexico: Not Only Oil Is Polluting Our Gulf Coast Region But Also "Sharks" Appearing  Not rated yet
The oil spill Gulf of Mexico's catastrophe is destroying wildlife, environment, businesses, fisheries, tourism, and so much more. It is already horrible ...

A. Duda and Sons Named Under The State's Most Influential Business Executives By Florida Trend  Not rated yet
A. Duda and Sons is named under the state's most influential business executives for natural resources and agriculture in the June 2010 edition of Florida ...

Port Canaveral Will Double Cruise Ship Visits in 2011  Not rated yet
Port Canaveral will have 126 cruise ship visits next year. This is double to the number of visits in 2009 total. The boats are expected to bring 310,000 ...

United Space Alliance Is Planning To Lay Off 100 Employes at Kennedy Space Center This Month  Not rated yet
United Space Alliance is planning to lay off 100 employees of their workforce at the Kennedy Space Center to almost 5,400. Due to the end of the space ...

Free Statewide Microsoft Technology Training And Certification  Not rated yet
Brevard Workforce and Economic Development Commission of Brevard County, Florida, USA informed the Brevard County small business community of a free statewide ...

New Jersey, Texas Firms Take Top Prize as National Contractors of the Year at National Small Business Week  Not rated yet
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New Jersey, Texas Firms Take Top Prize as
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Florida Company Named National Small Business of the Year  Not rated yet
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Computer Simulation Company from Florida Is National Small Business of the Year - State winners from ...

SBA Honors National Small Business Champions  Not rated yet
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SBA Honors National Small Business Champions
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Release Date: May 25, 2010
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SBA Makes Economic Injury Assistance Available In More Louisiana Parishes For Small Businesses Affected By Deepwater BP Oil Spill  Not rated yet
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Small Businesses Can Also Request Deferment Of Existing SBA Disaster Loans
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SBA Administrator Offers Economic Injury Assistance To Alabama Small Businesses Affected By Deepwater BP Oil Spill  Not rated yet
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Small Businesses Can Request Deferrals On Existing SBA Disaster Loans
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Release Date: May 14,...

SBA Administrator Offers Economic Injury Assistance To Florida Small Businesses Affected By Deepwater BP Oil Spill  Not rated yet
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SBA Administrator Offers Economic Injury Assistance To Florida Small Businesses Affected By Deepwater BP Oil ...

SBA Administrator Offers Economic Injury Assistance To Mississippi Small Businesses Affected By Deepwater BP Oil Spill  Not rated yet
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SBA Administrator Offers Economic Injury Assistance To Mississippi Small Businesses Affected By Deepwater ...

May Web Chat Features Delaware Small Business Person of the Year  Not rated yet
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Thriving Business Owner to Share Tips and Advice
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President Obama Proclaims National Small Business Week  Not rated yet
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President Obama Proclaims National Small Business Week, Highlights Small Business Growth and Job Creation
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Hispanic-Owned Business Recognized at National Small Business Week  Not rated yet
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National Small Business Week Recognizes Outstanding Hispanic-Owned Businesses

Twelve Firms Acknowledged ...

SBA Offers Free Tools to Help Small Businesses Go Global  Not rated yet
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SBA Offers Tools to Help Exporters Succeed as Part of World Trade Week

Release Date: May 18, 2010
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Chris Norton Now Part Of Greater Palm Bay Chamber Leadership Team  Not rated yet
Chris Norton, former City of Palm Bay city planning and development director, has been hired from the Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce to support the ...

Small Business Week Town Hall, Forums Open to the Public  Not rated yet
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SBA's National Small Business Week Forums
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New Business Clustering in U.S. Counties, 1990-2006  Not rated yet
Economic developers in regions across the United States often want to support entrepreneurial activity, but find it difficult both to develop
suitable ...

Research On Small Business Use Of Internet Marketing  Not rated yet
Drs. Annie Becker and Donn Miller-Kermani, Florida Institute of Technology, are conducting research on small business use of Internet marketing to promote ...

SBA’s National Small Business Week Free Forums  Not rated yet
The small business public is encouraged to take part in the National Small Business Week town hall forum and business forums addressing key small business ...

SBA Proposes Higher Surety Bond Guarantees in Disaster Areas  Not rated yet
SBA NEWS RELEASE: SBA Proposes Higher Surety Bond Guarantees To Help Small Businesses Secure Larger Contracts in Disaster Areas


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SBA, AEO Microenterprise Conference in D.C.  Not rated yet
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2010 National Microenterprise Conference And Training Institute
Co-Presented by the Association for Enterprise ...

SBA Announces $2.5 Million in Grants to Veterans Outreach Business Centers  Not rated yet
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SBA Adds Eight New Veterans Business Outreach Centers to Assist Veteran Entrepreneurs, Small Business ...

Florida Tech Is Hiring And Has Full-Time, Part-Time, And Temporary Employment Openings  Not rated yet
Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida announced job openings and is asking all interested applicants to complete a Florida ...

Press Release: SBA Awards Grants to Help Veteran Small Business Owners  Not rated yet
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Release Date: March 31, 2010
Contact: Cecelia Taylor (202) 401-3059
Release Number: 10-10
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Enterprise Florida launched new eflorida.com knowledge center  Not rated yet
Enterprise Florida announced with an e-newsletter to its e-members on April 7, 2010 that a one-stop portal, satisfying economic data and information needs,...

Press Release: SBA to Revise Format For Small Business Procurement Scorecard  Not rated yet
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Release Date: April 9, 2009
Contact: Tiffani Clements (202) 401-0035
Release Number: 10-13
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SBA Offers Free Webinar Series to Help Small Business Owners Get Fiscally Fit  Not rated yet
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Advisory Date: April 5, 2010
Contact: Cecelia Taylor (202) 401-3059
Advisory Number: MA10-...

Visa Announces New Customer Service Center in Miami-Dade County, Florida  Not rated yet
Visa Announces New Customer Service Center in Miami-Dade County, Florida
March 10, 2010
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SBA Recovery Lending Extended Through April 30, 2010  Not rated yet
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SBA Recovery Lending Extended Through April 30, 2010

Administrator Mills urges longer-term extension ...

MyFloridaCFO.com Press Release: CFO Sink Opens Helpline After Storms Strike Oakland Park  Not rated yet
Original online published 03/29/2010 by
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http://www.myfloridacfo.com/PressOffice/ViewMediaRelease.asp?ID=3488

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SBA Salutes Small Businesses Who Drive America’s Economy  Not rated yet
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SBA Salutes Small Businesses Who Drive America’s Economy At National Small Business Week May 23-25, 2010
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California firm says its purchase of Okeechobee plant will create jobs  Not rated yet
Published Online By TC Palm , Feb 3, 2010

TC Palm sub title: Okeechobee facility to become 'largest advanced biodiesel demonstration plant in the ...

Interview with Rilous Carter, Vice President Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ Front and Center: The Quality Service Difference  Not rated yet
Published Online In The Disney Institute Newsletter "Talking Point"

The inventory could be identical, the displays and designs the same… but when ...

SBA Proposes Women-Owned Small Business Rule To Expand Access to Federal Contracting Opportunities  Not rated yet
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SBA Proposes Women-Owned Small Business Rule
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The United States Chamber of Commerce awarded the Melbourne Regional Chamber with a 5-Star Accreditation  Not rated yet
The Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida announced on Friday, February 26, 2010, at its Facebook page that the United States Chamber of Commerce ...