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Connect & Learn
Why connect and learn? This new initiative is our opportunity to collaborate with experts to develop articles on finance, marketing, funding, and business development to help entrepreneurs prevail through these times. Be on the look out for new upcoming content!
 High-Tech Startups: Thriving Doing Remote Work
How to Keep your Business on the Rails in an Off-The-Rails Economy
Startups on the Move
IstoVisio Inc. Receives a Federal SBIR Grant of $1.6M
IstoVisio announced it has received a Direct-to-Phase II,  2-year, $1.6 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant through the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative. The SBIR award comes on the heels of their recent acceptance into the University of California at Berkeley’s SkyDeck Accelerator program.  
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Funding and Pitch Competitions
Stay up to date through the county on COVID-19 news for businesses and learn about available resources here. 

Take a look at their most recent information on the Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Loans and the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program here.
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Community Events

Don't Let Fear Steal your Dream of Business Ownership

May 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM
An insightful and encouraging webinar, presented by the CEO of FranNet Jania Bailey, will provide you with many franchise options to consider for bringing your dream of business ownership to life.

Building Employee Community and Engagement Through Wellness

May 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM
Peerfit, a digital health tech company that believes communities can change lives, will speak on integrating wellness into your teams.

How to Find Opportunities and Test Your Ideas When Existing Assumptions are Challenged

May 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM
Head of Marketing Partnerships with Yahoo Small Business Dan Breeden will give you tips from actual small business owners on identifying new business opportunities and target markets
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How to Recession-Proof your Small Business

June 9, 2020 at 3:00 PM
This presentation with cover common reasons small businesses fail, takeaways from large, multi-billion businesses who struggled and made a successful comeback and things you can do to make your business “recession-proof”
Check out our Virtual Resource Library to find helpful resources and guidance to navigate through these challenging times. 

For the latest updates from USF visit www.usf.edu/coronavirus or reach out to COVIDquestions@usf.edu.

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