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Small Business SOUTHFLORIDAEDITION2020 resource guide How to Grow Your BUSINESS in South Florida 1

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CONTENTS

South Florida Edition 2020

Local Business Funding

Assistance

Programs

8 National Success Story

Jerado and Joyce Reynolds know their local landscape for entrepreneurship support.

11 Local SBA Resource

Partners

13 10 Steps to Start

Your Business

14 How to Start a Business

18 Your Advocates

19 Opportunities for Veterans

20 Entrepreneurial

Opportunities

22 Write Your Business Plan

24 National Success Story

Jennifer and Jeff Herbert's meadery has expanded into a multimillion dollar enterprise thanks to SBA assistance.

27 SBA Lenders

31 Need Financing?

32 Go Global with

International Trade

34 R&D Opportunities for

High Growth Startups

36 National Success Story

Cheeseburger Baby owner Stephanie Vitori persevered through a financial storm and a natural disaster.

42 Surety Bonds

Contracting

44 National Success Story

Jennifer Rahn steers the course for Admiral Engineering, succeeding as a small business subcontractor.

47 Government Contracting

48 SBA Certification

Programs

49 Woman-Owned Small

Business certification

ON THE COVER Stephanie and Gabrie

Vitori, courtesy of the SBA, by Kirk Francis

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Loans from the

SBA lender

in our region.

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SBA South Florida District Office

51 SW First Ave., suite 201 Miami, FL 33130 (305) 536-5521 Fax (305) 536-5058 southflorida @SBA_SouthFL

Tampa Office

501 E. Kennedy Blvd., suite 1210 (813) 228-2100

Fort Pierce Office

505 S. Second St., suite 225 (772) 466-1944

District Director Victoria Guerrero (305) 536-5533 victoria.guerrero@

Deputy District Director Jonel Hein (305) 536-5527 jonel.hein@

Lead Lender Relations Specialist Debra Salas (305) 536-5835 debra.salas@

Senior Area Managers Tampa Hipolito Castro (813) 228-2100 x24 hipolito.castro@

Ft. Pierce Vincent LoPresti (772) 466-1944 vincent.lopresti@

Lead Economic Development Specialists Miami Area Althea Harris (305) 536-5828 althea.harris@

Fort Pierce Area Leon Koyama (772) 466-3176 leon.koyama@

Economic Development Specialist Tina Davis (305) 536-5528 tina.davis@

Business Opportunity Specialists Ray Lewis (772) 466-3176 rabon.lewis@

Aimee Perez (305) 536-5981 aimee.perez@

Ronald Brunner (305) 536-5899 ronald.brunner@

Gustavo Vergara (305) 536-5839 gustavo.vergara@

Public Affairs Specialist Heather Hines (305) 536-5844 heather.hines@

District Support Assistant Maritza Perez (305) 536-5522 maritza.perez@

Administrative Officer Diane Haag (305) 536-7561

District Counsel Natalia M. Batista V?zquez (305) 536-5540 natalia.vazquez@

Regional International Trade Manager Mary Hernandez (305) 536-5835 or (305) 526-7425 x21 mary.hernandez@

Office of SBDCs Program Analyst Traci Giddens (305) 536-5982 traci.giddens@

Office of Government Contracting General Business & Industry Specialist Ivette Mesa Bascumbe (305) 536-5749 ivette.mesabascumbe@

Procurement Center Representative Scott Nirk (305) 536-5769 scott.nirk@

PHOTO BY VISIT FLORIDA

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LOCAL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

How We Did It

Made to Last

Joyce and Jerado Reynolds used SBA support to succeed.

Written by Micaela Morrissette

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COURTESY OF SHANA SURECK PHOTOGRAPHY

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