Important Links for Start-Up Businesses
- Apply for a (D.B.A., LLC, Inc., Nonprofit ) Sunbiz.gov
- Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Counseling, Training, and Resources
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Small Business Resource Guide
- Write Your Business Plan
- ASBDC – Alabama Small Business Development Center
- Government & Economic Development Institute | Auburn University Outreach
Banking Partners
SBA Preferred Lenders (PLP)
- Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC
- Florida First Capital Finance Corporation
Economic Development
Business & Workforce Resources
- CareerSource Flagler/Volusia
- CareerSource North Central Florida (Gainesville)
- Volusia Business Resources
Chamber of Commerce
- Palm Coast-Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce
- African American Chamber Central Florida
- Daytona Regional Chamber
- Gainesville Chamber
- US Black Chambers, Inc.
- Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce
- DeLand Chamber of Commerce & Orange City Alliance
- Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce
- Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
Certified Development Companies
University Entrepreneurship Programs
- Alabama State University – Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (NIL) Initiative
- Auburn University Harbert College of Business – The Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship
- Embry-Riddle University – Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- UF Warrington College of Business – Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center
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