Business information, Business Statistics, Demographic information, Business Educational Resources.
Useful links for Gainesville and surrounding counties as well as State and National links for Business Information.
Links and Local Alliances 
Gainesville has relationships with many local agencies, businesses and organizations. The following alliances help strengthen our services to small business clients in the community
www.sbdc.unf.edu SMALL BUSINES DEVELOPMENT CENTER Our local SBA loan experts
Perhaps you watched Mr. Paul Giannone's story on the Today show discussing his departure from a successful information technology career to starting his own pizza shop in Brooklyn NY.
SCORE CEO Ken Yancey joined Paul and Jane Pauley on the Ask Jane radio show to discuss what people like Paul need to consider before making the transition to small business ownership.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY
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Published Mar. 12, 2012
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My Successes
In 2007, AlphaGraphics launched a direct marketing campaign to introduce businesses to our one-to-one direct marketing capabilities. Called the Rubber Duck campaign, this crusade included a flyer and little rubber ducks that were mailed in a tube directing people to a PURL (personalized URL) where, after answering a few basic questions about their marketing strategies at the moment, they were entered to win dinner for 2 to a local restaurant.
In 2008, we won a Bronze Addy Award for this campaign, proving that in the advertising field, we can handle all aspects of marketing a business.
What's Great About My Mentor?
How SCORE Helped
Lehigh Valley SCORE (LVSCORE) provides a valuable “reality check” and “sounding board.” Like many other small businesses, Tom O'Hara is partnering with LVSCORE helping Tom plan an effective marketing strategy in expanding his business in a new location.
Here are 12 of the most popular web-based services that are being used by small businesses to keep the time commitment in check, while leveraging the power of social media.
Small business owners who are successful at marketing through social media often have help from a growing arsenal of time-saving tools and services that make it easier and more effective. Taking advantage of these tools can mean the different between having time to make social media marketing work for your business or not.
About the Author
Daniel Kehrer, Founder & Managing Director of BizBest Media Corp., is a nationally-known, award-winning expert on small and local business, start-ups, content marketing, entrepreneurship and social media, with an MBA from UCLA/Anderson. Read more of Daniel's tips at
www.BizBest.com, follow him at
www.twitter.com/140Main and connect on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/in/danielkehrer.
Everybody is a salesperson whether they realize it or no: selling their ideas, their image, their persona, or their products or services. Don't like to sell? You will after attending our seminar, conducted by our own extraodinarily empathetic trainer. Taught by Jim Joyce, Sales Partners, Inc.
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No matter what type of business you run, having a “mentor” to help guide you can increase your odds of success. Having a wise, loyal advisor – especially one who’s “been-there, done-that” – is like money in the bank.
By Daniel Kehrer
Founder, BizBest.com
No matter what type of business you run, having a “mentor” to help guide you can increase your odds of success. Having a wise, loyal advisor – especially one who’s “been-there, done-that” – is like money in the bank.
About the Author
Daniel Kehrer, Founder & Managing Director of BizBest Media Corp., is a nationally-known, award-winning expert on small and local business, start-ups, content marketing, entrepreneurship and social media, with an MBA from UCLA/Anderson. Read more of Daniel's tips at
www.BizBest.com, follow him at
www.twitter.com/140Main and connect on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/in/danielkehrer.
As business owners think about hiring, however, there’s a strong desire to keep costs down. Many have been optimistic about hiring before, only to scrap those plans when the economy failed to improve. When they do hire, small businesses have a strong desire to get the best people possible in the most cost-effective fashion.
By Daniel Kehrer
Founder, BizBest.com
According to the latest Gallup Small Business Index poll, local businesses are more optimistic about hiring now than at any time in the past four years. Business owners planning to increase jobs over the next 12 months outnumber those planning to cut jobs by nearly three to one.
About the Author
Daniel Kehrer, Founder & Managing Director of BizBest Media Corp., is a nationally-known, award-winning expert on small and local business, start-ups, content marketing, entrepreneurship and social media, with an MBA from UCLA/Anderson. Read more of Daniel's tips at
www.BizBest.com, follow him at
www.twitter.com/140Main and connect on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/in/danielkehrer.
ALACHUA COUNTY
Requires an occupational license. If you are doing business from your home, you must also have this license. Contact Code Enforcement www.actcfl.org Click on Local Business Tax.
Home Based Business Affidavit, and Home Based Business General Application.
Also required is a tax receipt. Also, may call 352-337-6227. Three forms required and fees vary according to the size and type of the business. ($52.50-$525.00).
Published Feb. 6, 2012
SCORE ExpertAnswers
Entrepreneur, author and nationally syndicated columnist Rhonda Abrams provides expert tips on planning effectively for your small business.
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About the Author
Entrepreneur, author and nationally syndicated columnist Rhonda Abrams has provided business planning expertise to hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and businesses. Her USA Today column, “Successful Strategies,” is the nation’s most widely distributed column on small business and entrepreneurship. Rhonda also keeps busy with her latest successful start-up, The Planning Shop, which offers books and tools for business planning, entrepreneurship, and new business development.
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