Small Business resources
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MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Urban League of Broward County
560 NW 27th Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
954-584-0777
https://www.ulbroward.org/EntrepreneurshipCenter
SCORE
299 East Broward Blvd., #123
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-56-7263
Jim Moran Institute
1401 E. Broward Boulevard, Suite 304
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
954-210-4654
http://jimmoraninstitute.fsu.edu/programs/small-business-executive-program
SBDC
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
954-762-5235
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
110 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 1990
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-524-3113
Miami Minority Business Development Agency
9499 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 204
Miami, FL 33138
305-751-2907
https://www.mbdamiamicenter.com
Alliance of Entrepreneur Resource Organizations
Bi-lingual Spanish Services
8280 NW 27th Street, Suite #517
Doral, FL 33122
786-329-5830
https://prosperausa.org/services
Accion
2828 Coral Way, Suite 200
Coral Gables, FL 33145
866-245-0783
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HOW TO START A BUSINESS
Choose a business structure
https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/launch-your-business/choose-business-structure
Register your business
https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/start-business/
Department of State
Division of Corporations
Section Name
P.O. Box 6327
Tallahassee, FL 32314
https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/contact/address-phone-numbers
Get Tax ID Numbers
3301 N University Dr
Coral Springs, FL 33065-4149
954-346-3000
https://floridarevenue.com/taxes/eservices/Pages/registration.aspx
Get certified
https://www.broward.org/EconDev/SmallBusiness/Pages/Certification.aspx
Get Licensed
850-487-1395
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR
Business Support
700 NW 19th Avenue,
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33311
954-828-5130
https://fortlauderdale.ecdev.org
Miami Dade Beacon Council
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2400
Miami, FL 33130
305-579-1300
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FUNDING
Urban League of Broward County
560 NW 27th Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
954-625-2605
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CERTIFICATIONS
Broward County Certifications
115 S. Andrews Avenue, A-680
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-357-6400
https://www.broward.org/EconDev/SmallBusiness/Pages/Certification.aspx
Broward County School District
600 SE Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
754-321-0000
https://www.browardschools.com/Page/40360
Palm Beach County School District
3300 FOREST HILL BOULEVARD
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33406
561-434-8000
https://www.palmbeachschools.org/careers/certification
HUBZone
409 Third St. SW suite 8800
Washington, DC 20416
800-877-8339
https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/hubzone-program
Minority Business Enterprise Certification
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
2601 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1027
850-487-1395
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR
Woman Owned Small Business
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
202-872-5515
https://www.wbenc.org/government
Veteran Owned Small Business
5405 Cypress Center Dr.
Tampa, FL 33609
855-336-9695
https://federal.famr.us/veteran-owned-business
Miami Dade Office of Economic Opportunity
1450 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 428
Miami, FL 33132
305-995-1307
DBE Certification
Mr. Sammy Febres
DBE & Small Business Development Programs Manager
605 Suwannee St. MS 65
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-414-4745
https://www.fdot.gov/equalopportunity/dbecertification.shtm
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BUSINESS INCUBATORS
Florida Trend
https://www.floridatrend.com/article/17616/floridas-business-incubators--2015
Creation Station
100 S. Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-357-7444
http://www.broward.org/Library/csb
Broward College Innovation Hub
6400 NW 6th Way
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
954-201-7981
https://flvec.com/broward-college-innovation-hub
Economic Gardening Incubator Center
9499 N.E. 2nd Ave., Suite 201
Miami, FL 33138
305-762-6151
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OTHER
SBA Surety Bonds
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/surety-bonds
Florida Women’s Business Center
6241 N Dixie Hwy # A
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
561-265-3790 x111
SBA Guide
https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/resourceguide_3109.pdf
Community Redevelopment Agencies - Broward County (Central County CRA)
115 S Andrews Avenue, Room 329
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-357-6634
https://www.broward.org/CentralCRA/Pages/default.aspx
CRA List by Cities
https://www.broward.org/CentralCRA/Pages/CommunityRedevelopmentAgencies.aspx
Alliance of Entrepreneur Resource Organizations (AERO)
Register to do business with the Federal Government
https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf
Comprehensive Market Analysis
https://www.fpl.com/business/resources/small-business-tool.html
Crowd Funding for Creative Projects
https://www.kickstarter.com/learn?ref=nav
Black Owned Bank
