Weekly Address: Speaking from Louisiana on the Oil Spill

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama underscored his commitment to helping the people of the Gulf Coast recover and rebuild from the BP oil spill that has threatened their livelihoods.   On Friday, the President heard from local residents and small business owners about the hardships that they are facing as a result of this [...]

SBA 2010 Update – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

On May 4th, 2010 between 8:00am and noon, the Small Business Development Center at Indian River State College is offering a free small business workshop.
This informative session will provide Treasure Coast residents and small business owners with an update to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly referred to as the Stimulus. ARRA was [...]

Weekly Address: Health Reform Will Benefit American Families and Businesses This Year

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that Congress owes the country an up-or-down vote on health reform and he described how more American families will have more control over their health care this year after health reform passes.  The proposal the President has put forward includes tax credits for small businesses to purchase [...]

Where Do New Jobs Come From?

Over a recent 15-year period, small businesses created some 65 percent of the net new jobs in the private sector, according to conservative estimates cited in a new report from the SBA Office of Advocacy. In An Analysis of Small Business and Jobs, Advocacy economist Brian Headd notes that many of the new jobs are [...]

Attend the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour

On February 23, 2010, at the Sunrise Black Box Theatre, you are invited to attend the first-ever national entrepreneurship tour and features the country’s top young entrepreneurs and successful local entrepreneurs. This high-energy event has lots of music, movement, opportunities to receive over $300 in prizes and continental breakfast.  And It’s FREE!
The programming is sponsored [...]

Free Seminar: Tax “Secrets” & Business Strategies All Successful Businesses Should Know

On February 17, 2010, you can discover why & how to structure your business to maximize efficiencies and what to know when it comes time to sell.
The IRSC Business & Technology Incubator in partnership with the Entrepreneur Development & Corporate & Community Training Institutes @IRSC, the Economic Council of Martin County, Small Business Development Center [...]

Weekly Address: President Obama Calls for New Steps to Support America’s Small Businesses

In this week’s address, President Barack Obama said that America’s small businesses are key to rebuilding the economy on a new, stronger foundation and creating jobs. He called on Republicans and Democrats in Congress to pass – without delay – a series of proposals that will help American small businesses thrive.  These proposals include using [...]

Free Seminar: Learn and Lunch – Customer Service

On February 11, 2010, learn how you can improve your customer service skills and deliver the excellent customer service that others only talk about. When was the last time someone bragged about the excellent quality of customer service they experienced? The truth is that people brag about receiving excellent customer service because it is rarely [...]

IRSC Small Business Development Center – Free Workshop

On January 19,2010 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the IRSC Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a Free Workshop on what it takes to start a business.
This FREE workshop will help potential business owners face the realities of starting and maintaining a business to determine the feasibility of proceeding with the process of [...]

Weekly Address: Moving Forward On Jobs

Following the best jobs numbers since 2007, the President recognizes that such trends are cold comfort to those who are struggling and pledges to continue pushing forward towards positive job growth. President Obama looks back at the Jobs Forum he hosted days before and looks ahead to further action. He emphatically restates why he ran [...]

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