The Florida SBDC at UWF provides access to tools, information, and data generally unaffordable or unavailable to existing and aspiring small and medium-sized businesses.
Through our affiliation and partnership with the University of West Florida, our certified professionals have access to high-cost databases and business research resources. Together with our team of support and professional consultants, we put that information to work to help businesses grow and succeed.
Research capabilities include:
- Market research
- Industry analysis
- Financial analysis
- Competitor analysis
- International trade research
- Government contracting research
The below provides links to information related to several organizations. These links originate at sites other than the SBDC. The suitability and content of information accessible from the SBDC website via links is solely the responsibility of the organizations that maintain their own information. Connect with us to explore additional resources including specialized databases. Also, be sure to explore our news blog for additional insights and updates.
Federal Resources
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- U.S. Export Assistance Centers
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- System for Award Management (SAM)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Federal Business Opportunities
- Federal Acquisition Regulation
- Federal Procurement Data System
- BusinessUSA
- Business.USA.gov is the US government’s official web portal to support business start-ups, growth, financing, and exporting. It’s designed to provide access to online resources and services of federal, state, and local government as well as those of nonprofit and educational organizations supporting businesses.
Small Business Development Centers
- Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC)
- Florida SBDC Network
- Florida Entrepreneurial Nexus Resource
- SBDCNet – SBDCNet is the official National Information Clearinghouse of the SBA. SBDCNet provides small business research services to the entire 1,100+ member SBDC Network of SBDCs located in all 50 states, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
State of Florida Resources
- Florida Department of State
- SelectFlorida
- MyFlorida.com
- Florida Photonics Cluster
- Florida’s Business Information Portal – Open My Florida Business – The Open My Florida Business portal is designed to help individuals seeking to start and operate a business in the Sunshine State. By entering the type of business you wish to start, the portal will create a checklist to help you understand State of Florida governmental requirements for your business category. The downloadable eGuide available on the portal contributes basic tools to open your business in Florida, and provides supplementary resources to the portal’s business-specific checklists.
Pensacola/UWF Resources
Market Research
Financial Analysis
- Ratio Analysis (PDF)
International Trade Resources
Government Contracting Resources
- Florida APEX Accelerator at UWF
- SBA Office of Government Contracting
- Federal Acquisition Regulation
- SBA HUB Zone Program
- Doing Business with the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Doing Business with the VA
Disaster Preparedness
Nonprofits
- Technical Strategies for Nonprofits – Though we do not offer our complete services to nonprofit organizations, our partner SCORE organization provides additional support. This on-demand webinar is available as a starting point for nonprofit foundational success.
- Pensacola State College’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence and Philanthropy Certification