 Share your expertise and become a speaker at our upcoming event! Each year, the Florida SBDC Network hosts the Small Business Success Summit to provide small businesses with resources needed to reach new limits and to encour- age success & growth. Submit a proposal to present at the 2025 Small Business Success Summit, hosted at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, August 18-19, 2025. Deadline to submit proposal: April 30, 2025  The Power of Small Business: Driving Change, Creating Opportunity This year’s theme highlights the vital role small businesses play in transforming communities, fostering innovation, and driving economic progress. Small busi- ness owners are changemakers in our communities! Breakout session proposals should align with this theme all while showcasing your knowledge and expertise. Whether you’re sharing actionable advice, cut- ting-edge insights, or tools to drive success, your session will help empower small businesses to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and create mean- ingful change. Things to Note Target Audience: Small businesses, entrepreneurs, state partners and stake- holders. Purpose: To provide small businesses with professional development and net- working opportunities to help them launch, grow and thrive. Dates of Event: August 18-19, 2025 Submit A Proposal To learn more about the event, visit: FloridaSBDC.org/success_summit/   About the Florida SBDC Network: For more than 45 years, the Florida SBDC Network, the state’s principal provider of business assistance [Fl. Stat. 288.001], has nourished a statewide partnership between higher education and economic development to provide existing and emerging small and medium-sized business owners with management and know- ledge resources that enable overall growth, increased profitability, and economic prosperity for Florida’s economy. In 2023, the Florida SBDC Network delivered 111,720 hours of consulting to 14,808 small business clients – resulting in busi- ness owners securing $346 million in capital, $575 million in government con- tracting, impacting 19,263 jobs and increasing sales by over $3.9 billion. With over 40 offices statewide, the Florida SBDC is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Department of Defense, State of Florida and other private and public partners. The Florida SBDC Network, headquartered at the University of West Florida, is nationally accredited by the Association of SBDCs and is a recipient of the President’s E Award for Export Service. Florida SBDC services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory bas- is. Language assistance services are available for individuals with limited Eng- lish proficiency. For more information, please visit www.FloridaSBDC.org. Connect with us!      |
