Supporting local, small, and minority-owned businesses to expand their capacities and create wealth as they scale their companies.
Unlocking economic growth
StartUP FIU Procurement provides technical assistance & capacity building to local, small, and minority-owned businesses including access to capital, financial, marketing, business development, technology, human resources & legal services. StartUP FIU launched this program with seed funding from the Health Foundation of South Florida as part of the Anchor Network initiative.
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WITH OVER 9 MILLION WORKERS, FLORIDA’S LABOR FORCE IS THE 4TH LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES.
(U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR – BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS)
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WITH MERCHANDISE TRADE VALUED AT $162 BILLION FLOWING THROUGH ITS AIRPORTS AND SEAPORTS IN 2012, FLORIDA IS A WORLD LEADER IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
(U.S. CENSUS BUREAU)
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MIAMI IS ONE OF THE NATION’S LEADING CENTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL BANKING. NUMEROUS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC BANKS ACTIVE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE & FINANCE HAVE OFFICES IN FLORIDA.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL BANKERS ASSOCIATION
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2018 Small Business Profile
In the third quarter of 2017, Florida grew at an annual rate of 3.0%, which was slower than the overall US growth rate of 3.4%.
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More than 82,000 small businesses employ 53.3 percent of Miami-Dade County’s workforce, according to a new study commissioned by the Florida SBDC at FIU.
FLORIDA ALSO RANKS THIRD IN THE NATION IN HIGH-TECH EXPORTS, REACHING OVER $16.4 BILLION IN 2011.
(World Institute for Strategic Economic Research and Enterprise Florida estimates)
