Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1453 Florida Small Business Development Center Enhancement Initiative
Requester:	Philip Geist		Organization:		Universitiy of North Florida SBDC
Project Title:	Florida Small Business Development Center Enhancement Initiative		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 2:32:26 PM
District Member:	Anna Cowin		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Jerry Cartwright/State Director, FSBDCN		Contact:		Philip Geist, Area Dir., UNF, SBDC
	19 West Garden Street, Suite 300		Contact Phone:		(352) 622-8763
	Pensacola 32501
Project Description:
The Florida Small Business Development Center Network (FSBDCN) program is a federal partnership program that provides management and technical assistance to existing and potential small businesses through a statewide network of 19 college and university based centers. Federal funds from the U.S. Small Business Administration and existing matching funds from individual colleges and universities through their respective general education budgets have provided a solid foundation and infrastructure to deliver needed one-on-one counseling and training to small business clients. This request seeks state line item dollar for dollar matching funds from the $3.722 million of federal funds currently provided to the program to meet the growing demand for service offerings and increase geographical outreach in rural and under-served areas. No administrative costs are included in this request and funding is directed towards direct counseling and training services to the statewide small and minority small business community.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Matching funds will provide for: * the establishment of four new SBDC's in rural and/or under-served areas of the state*placement of six contracting specialists to assist small and minority businesses in obtaining state, federal, local and private sector contracts for goods and services, *placement of six international trade specialists to assist export ready small businesses to enter the international trade arena, *placement of at least one Certified Business Analyst at each SBDC to meet outreach demand for small business client one-on-one counseling, *placement of five certified energy/facility surveyors and associated building diagnostic equipment, *full participation in federally funded Veterans Business Outreach Center to provide business development counseling and training to veterans, *Internet/Communication technology enhancements to increase rural outreach and service delivery efficiency.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Projected total annual outreach and impact of the FSBDC Network resulting from funding request: Clients Counseled 20,768, Clients Trained 23,279, Jobs Created/Retained 20,725, Businesses Opened 694, $ Value of New Capital Obtained 94,928,007, $ Value Domestic Sales Growth 125,124,548, $ Value of Contract Awards 801,350,000, $ Value of Minority Contract Awards 351,502,904, $ Value of Export Sales Growth 46,330,100, $ Value of Export Financing 24,592,543.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$3,722,000
Total cost of the project:		$3,722,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$87,500		In-Kind Amount:		$12,500
Was this project previously funded by the State?						No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$3,722,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						No
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Public Law (Fed)96-302;Florida Law 85-104 FL Small & Minority Business Assistance Act of 1985
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Marion County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	01/11/2000