Statewide entrepreneur help center opens two new offices in region

The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida is opening a pair of satellite offices in the region to kick off 2024. 

The Florida SBDC provides no-cost assistance to aspiring, emerging and established businesses through consulting, training and market research. The Florida SBDC at USF covers 10 counties in the region. 

One location, scheduled to open Jan. 8, according to a statement, is in Manatee County, in the Manatee Chamber of Commerce’s Lakewood Ranch office. That office will be staffed with a Florida SBDC at USF consultant three times a week (every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday). The office is at 4215 Concept Court, Lakewood Ranch, 34211.