Business Resource Center

BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTERS

Whether you need business counseling or workforce training on site, you will find many people and resources available at your fingertips.

Serving Charlotte County:

Florida Gulf Coast University Small Business Development Center
24311 Walden Center Drive Suite 100
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
(941) 948-4040 Phone
(941) 948-1814 Fax
www.fgcu.edu

 

This Small Business Development Center offers free business counseling from Naples to Charlotte County using the local Chambers of Commerce. They provide many business seminars at no cost and at convenient times. They also organized a Family Business Conference in April 2002 which offered a dozen sessions pertinent to family run businesses. The SBDC believes it's a great time to be in business in Southwest Florida and we agree!

 

Serving Sarasota County:

Small Business Development Center at Manatee Community College
8000 S. Tamiami Trail
Venice, FL 34293
(941) 408-1412 Phone
(941) 480-3156 Fax
http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/324.asp

Manatee Community College offers business counseling, a resource library, specialized training, and career training. They can tailor course material to suite your particular goals and train your employees on site. And they can deliver on-site computer training with a portable laptop lab. Whether you are just starting out or established, let their support services help develop your competitive edge.

Serving the Tampa Area:

Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida
Check out their training schedule at http://sbdc.usf.edu

Serving the State of Florida:

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Consumer Services
Mayo Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
(800) 435-7352 Phone
www.800helpfla.com

Florida Department of Banking and Finance
Office of the Comptroller
The Capitol, Suite 2102
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0350
(800) 848-3792
www.dbf.state.fl.us

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0750
(850) 487-2252
www.state.fl.us/dbpr

Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000
(850) 488-4805
(850) 488-9334 Environmental Education
www.dep.state.fl.us

Florida Department of Insurance
Division of Insurance Consumer Services
Larson Building
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0322
(800) 342-2762
www.doi.state.fl.us

Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security
Hartman Building, Suite 303
2012 Capital Circle, S.E.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2152
(850) 499-4398
(800) 342-1741 Worker's Compensation Claims
www.fdles.state.fl.us

Florida Department of Legal Affairs
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Litigation Section
The Capitol, PL-01
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
(850) 414-3600
http://legal.firn.edu/

Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850
(850) 413-6344
(800) 342-3552
www.psc.state.fl.us

Florida Department of Transportation
Burns Building
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
(850) 414-4590
www.dot.state.fl.us

Office of the Governor
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
(850) 488-7146
www.myflorida.com