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SBA Offices, Disney Entrepreneur Center, Small Business Development Centers and SCORE Chapters

| 3/2/2009

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program offers one-on-one counseling and is funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration and, in Florida, by some state universities, community colleges and counties. In addition to counseling, there are workshops on business planning, marketing, government contracting, finance and international trade. SBDCs also help businesses apply for federal Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grants.

SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit, volunteer small business counseling association. Retired executives provide advice and assistance on topics such as writing a business plan, buying and selling a business and managing cash flow. Most SCORE offices are open only on a part-time basis.

Small Business Administration, Florida Offices

South Florida District Office
(305) 536-5521
100 S. Biscayne Blvd., 7th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
www.sba.gov/fl/south

North Florida District Office
(904) 443-1900
7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 100B
Jacksonville, FL 32256
www.sba.gov/fl/north

Disney Entrepreneur Center

Disney Entrepreneur Center
(407) 420-4848
One Landmark Center
315 E. Robinson St., Suite 100
Orlando, FL 32801
www.disneyec.com

Florida Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) www.FloridaSBDC.org

State Director’s Office
(866) 737-7232 Toll Free
(850) 473-7800
401 East Chase St., Suite 100
Pensacola, FL 32502-6160

Florida A&M University
(850) 599-3407
2035 E. Paul Dirac Drive
Morgan Building, Suite 130
Tallahassee, FL 32310-3700
www.sbdcatfamu.org
Perry (850) 584-5366
Madison (850) 973-9409

Florida Gulf Coast University
(239) 745-3700
Lutgert College of Business
10501 FGCU Blvd. S., Unit 2320
Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
cli.fgcu.edu/sbdc
Cape Coral (239) 573-2737
Clewiston (863) 517-0097
Immokalee (239) 658-3327
Port Charlotte (941) 627-2222

Gulf Coast Community College
(850) 271-1108
2500 Minnesota Ave.
Lynn Haven, FL 32444-4815
www.northfloridabiz.com

Indian River State College
(772) 462-7296
(888) 283-1177
3209 Virginia Ave.
Building E, Room 123
Fort Pierce, FL 34981
www.floridasbdc.org
Stuart (772) 419-5694

Palm Beach Community College
(561) 862-4726
3000 Saint Lucie Ave., Suite AD408
Boca Raton, FL 33431-6418
www.floridasbdc.org

SBDC in Broward County
(954) 762-5201
111 E. Las Olas Blvd., Room 530
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-2206
www.floridasbdc.org

SBDC in Miami-Dade
(786) 360-4139
8500 SW 8th St., Suite 224
Miami, FL 33144-4002
www.floridasbdc.org
Key West (305) 809-3156

University of Central Florida
(407) 420-4850
315 E. Robinson St., Suite 100
Orlando, FL 32801-1698
www.sbdcorlando.com
Clermont (352) 536-2224
Daytona Beach (386) 506-4723
Kissimmee (407) 847-2452
Melbourne (321) 433-5570
Sanford (407) 321-3495

University of North Florida
(904) 620-2476
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224-2677
www.sbdc.unf.edu
Gainesville (352) 334-7230
Ocala (352) 622-8763

University of South Florida
(813) 905-5800
1101 Channelside Drive, Suite 210
Tampa, FL 33602-3613
www.sbdc.usf.edu
Avon Park (863) 784-7378
Lakeland (863) 667-7913
Sarasota (941) 363-7219
St. Petersburg (727) 873-4753
Temple Terrace (813) 914-4028
Venice (941) 408-1412

University of West Florida
(850) 473-7830
401 East Chase St., Suite 100
Pensacola, FL 32502-6160
www.sbdc.uwf.edu
Fort Walton Beach (850) 833-9400