S O U T H F L O R I D A PREPARED BY THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL

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1 S O U T H S M A L L F L O R I D A A N D M I N O R I T Y B U S I N E S S R E S O U R C E D I R E C T O R Y PREPARED BY THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL FEBRUARY 1998

2 The South Florida Regional Planning Council proudly presents its first Small and Minority Business Resource Directory. This directory is an outgrowth of the work of the South Florida Small and Minority Business Resources Forum. Participants felt that such a directory was needed to provide a regional picture of the resources available to small and minority business and an opportunity for filling gaps in services. This new Resource Directory is designed to assist economic development officials, chambers of commerce, small business service providers, and developers in their economic and community development activities. The directory provides contact names and other resource information on organizations which provide assistance to support South Florida s small and minority business community. The Council wishes to express its appreciation and acknowledgment to participants in the South Florida Small/Minority Resource Forum who responded to our survey. Without you, this effort would not have been possible. Carolyn A. Dekle Executive Director

3 Contents Alvarez & Pelier 1 BAC Funding Corporation 1 Barnett Bank, N.A. - Broward 1 The Beacon Council 2 The Black Business Association 2 Broward Community College (South) 3 Broward County Office of Equal Opportunity 3 Minority Economic Development Advisory Board 4 Broward County, The School Board of 4 Broward Economic Development Council, Inc. 5 Carras Community Investment, Inc. 5 Chamber of Commerce of Coral Springs, Inc. 6 Community Redevelopment Associates of Florida, Inc. 6 Enterprise Development Corporation 7 Enterprise Florida 7 Florida Atlantic University 8 Center for Urban Redevelopment and Empowerment Florida Business Development Corp. 8 Florida Atlantic University 9 Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Florida City/Homestead Enterprise Small Business Center 9 Florida Co-Op Investment Corp. 10 Florida International University 10 Entrepreneurial Institute Florida Department of Transportation 11 Florida International University 11 Small Business Development Center Florida International University 12 Small Business Development Center Florida International University Women s Business Development Center Florida Regional Minority 12 Florida Regional Minority Purchasing Council, Inc. 13

4 City of Fort Lauderdale 13 Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce 14 Greater Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce 14 City of Hollywood Office of Equal Opportunity 15 The Information People, Inc. 15 McKinley Financial Services 16 Metro-Broward Economic Development Corporation 16 Metro-Dade County Department of Business Development 16 Metro-Dade Multi-Purpose Revolving Loan Fund 17 Metro-Miami Action Plan Trust 17 Miami Capital Development, Inc. 17 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Minority Business Development Center 18 Miami Ventures Management Company, Inc. 18 National Association of Women Business Owners Greater Miami Chapter 19 New Horizon Business Development Center 19 Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE) 20 SCORE Chapter Palm Beach SCORE 21 Small Business Resource Center 21 South Broward/North Dade SCORE 22 Solid Rock Entrepreneurial 22 SunTrust Bank, South Florida N.A. 23 Tools for Change 23 US Small Business Administration 24 Winnie Corporation 24 Working Capital Florida 25

5 Alvarez & Pelier 350 Sevilla Avenue Coral Gables, FL Programs and Services All Types of Legal Services Contract and Negotiation Property Law Immigration Law Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Robert Pelier BAC Funding Corporation 6600 Northwest 27 th Avenue Miami, FL Programs and Services Fixed asset and working capital funding to Black-owned and operated businesses Office Space Rental Commercial Loans Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person... Edwin L. Miller Barnett nett Bank, N.A.. - Broward One East Broward Bouelvard Fort Lauderdale, FL Programs and Services Commercial Loans Merchant Services Commercial Checking Payroll Services Commercial Line of Credit Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Ken Binger 1

6 The Beacon Council 80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2400 Miami, FL Demographic Assistance Economic Incentives Economic Research Exporting/International Business Support Financing Programs Networking Permitting Assistance Relocation Assistance Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person... John Hall The Black Business Association 6600 N. W. 27 th Avenue, Suite 208 Miami, FL Programs and Services Business Information Networks Job Opportunities Workshops/Seminars Networking Opportunities Bid, Contract and E&E plans/specs information Job Bank Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:...Beatrice Louissant 2

7 Broward Community College (South) 7200 Pines Boulevard Pembroke Pines, FL Conferences Educational Information Seminars Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:...Dr. S. Ullah Broward County Office of Equal Opportunity 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Suite 680A Fort Lauderdale, FL Certification Contract Compliance Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Directory Technical Assistance Business Development Business Referrals Contracting Opportunities Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Robert Perry 3

8 Broward County Office of Equal Opportunity Minority Economic Development Advisory Board 115 S. Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL Advise the County Commission on the deliberations and recommendations of the Board Discuss key issues that affect minority economic development Economic Development Summit Implementation of the resolutions of the Broward County Minority Economic Summit Telephone:... (954) Contact Person:... Adrian Gonzalez Broward County, The School Board of 600 SE 3rd Avenue, 8th Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL Certification Contracts with Purchasing & Construction Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:...Michelle Bryant Wilcox 4

9 Broward Economic Development Council, Inc. 200 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1850 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Business Attraction Business Research Expansion/Retention International Trade Missions Motion Picture & TV Sport Council Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Elijah Wooten Carras ras Community Investment, Inc. 211 S.W. 2 nd Street #D Fort Lauderdale, FL Strategic Planning Program Development Market Analysis Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... James Carras 5

10 Chamber of Commerce of Coral Springs, Inc W. Sample Road Coral Springs, FL One Stop Shop Business Resource Center Counseling Financing Seminars Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Joan K. Goodrich Community Redevelopment Associates of Florida, Inc Taft Street, Suite 2 Pembroke Pines, FL Government/Legislation Urban Affairs Consultants Finance Campaign Logistics Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Andrew Azebeokhai 6

11 Enterprise Development Corporation 3950 RCA Boulevard, Suite 5003 Palm Beach Gardens, FL Market Expansion Product Development Raising Capital Funds Technology Transfer Telephone:... (561) Fax:... (561) Contact Person:... Jeanie McGuire Enterprise Florida, Inc Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Suite 700 Coral Gables, FL Key Referral and Resource for Minority & Women-owned Businesses Clearinghouse for Information Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Kaaren Johnson-Street 7

12 Florida Atlantic University Center for Urban Redevelopment and Empowerment ment 220 SE 2 nd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL Applied Research Economic/Demographic Information Organizational Development Proposal Development Technical/Management Assistance Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Dr. Jerry Kolo Florida Business Development Corp Lake Worth Road, Suite 209 Lake Worth, FL Program and Services: 504 Financing Fixed Asset Financing Telephone... (407) Contact Person:... Jerome Abraham 8

13 Florida Atlantic University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 1515 W. Commercial Boulevard Ft. Lauderdale, FL Glades Road, Bldg. T-9 Boca Raton, FL Business Resource Library Business Seminars Consulting Services Energy Conservation Assistance Government Contracting Opportunities International Trade Assistance Small Business Loan Evaluation Program Telephone:... (954) Fort Lauderdale... (561) Boca Raton Fax:... (954) Fort Lauderdale... (561) Boca Raton Contact Persons:... Jack Hudson, Fort Lauderdale...Rona Helman, Boca Raton... Martin Zients, Boca Raton Florida City/Homestead Enterprise Small Business Center 404 West Palm Drive (City Hall) Florida City, FL Business Counseling Business Plan Loan Processing Commercial Rehabilitation Loan Program Job Training Job Development Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Ronald Muscarella 9

14 Florida Co-Op Investment Corp SW 100 th Terrace Fort Lauderdale, FL Financial Investment Telephone:... (954) Contact Person:... Dr. Shafi Ullah Florida Department of Transportation 1000 N. W. 111 th Avenue Miami, FL Contractor s Bid Opportunities Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Ann Warren Florida International national University Entrepreneurial Institute College of Business Administration, BA 320 Miami, FL High School Summer Program Loan Acquisition Assistance Non-credit Courses Technical Assistance and Counseling Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Dr. Philip H. Mann 10

15 Florida International national University Small Business Development Center 46 SW 1 st Avenue Dania, FL Government Contract Assistance International Business One-on-One Counseling Start-up Businesses Training Seminars Loan Sources Loan Packageing Export/Import Business Plan Account and Taxes Inventions/Innovations Business Analysis Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... William Healy Florida International national University Small Business Development Center North Miami Campus, HM 112A, 112B North Miami, FL Business Planning Business Start-up International Trade Info-Bid (Contracts/Bids Information) Loan Packaging Management Management Training Courses Marketing Recordkeeping & Accounting Seminars Taxes & Licenses Workshops Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Royland D. Jarrett 11

16 Florida International national University Women omen s Business Development Center University Park, EAS 2611 Miami, FL Business Plan Financial Analysis Loan Packaging Market Research Mentor Protegee Program Micro-Lending One-on-One Counseling Workshops Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Christine Kurtz-White Florida Regional Minority Purchasing Council, Inc N. W. 48 th Street Miami, FL Assistance in Corporate Development/Improvement in MBE Programs Identifies Minority Suppliers in Florida Vendor Referrals Trade Fair Seminars Sales/Training Programs Vendor Endorsement Programs Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Windell Paige 12

17 City of Fort Lauderdale 100 N. Andrews Avenue City Hall, 3 rd Floor Personnel Divison Fort Lauderdale, FL Program and Services: DBE Program How to do business with the City of Fort Lauderdale Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Yolando Goodloe Cowart City of Fort ort Lauderdale 101 N. E. 3 rd Avenue, 3 rd Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL Enterprise Zone Loan Guarantee Program Enterprise Zone Linked Deposit Program Enterprise Direct Loan Program Telephone:... (954) Fax:....(954) Contact Person:... Phil Bacon 13

18 Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce 512 NE 3 rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL Programs & Services: New Business Assistance Workshops/Seminars International Workshops Small Business Discounted Products Small Business Networking Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Carolyn Michaels Greater Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce 43 North Krome Avenue, 2 nd Floor Homestead, FL Business Resource Guide Visitors Guide Member Directory Relocation Package Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Janet Ivy 14

19 City of Hollywood Office of Equal Opportunity 2600 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, FL Program and Services: Contracting Opportunities Monthly Seminars One-on-One Counseling for Entrepreneurs Women Business Enterprises Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Guithelle Ruiz The Information People, Inc. 509 N. E. 3 rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL Business Development Financial Packaging Marketing Management Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... John Nevin 15

20 McKinley Financial Services 6555 Powerline Road #214 Fort Lauderdale, FL Insurance-All Types Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Metro-Broward Economic Development Corporation Metro-Broward Capital Corporation 3800 W. Broward Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL Business Incubator Loans for African-Americans Surety Bond Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Aldwyn Thomas... Derrick Anderson Metro-Dade County Department of Business Development 111 N. W. 1 st Street, 17 Floor Miami, FL Contracting Opportunities Certification Management & Technical Assistance Mentor-Protégé Program Bonding & Financial Assistance Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:...Sheri McGriff 16

21 Metro-Dade Multi-Purpose urpose Revolving Loan Fund 5400 NW 22 nd Avenue, Suite 703 Miami, FL Program and Services: Loan to businesses in designated target areas Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Newall Daughtery Metro-Miami Action Plan Trust 19 West. Flagler Street Miami, FL Affordable Housing Grant Dollars for Start-up Joint Venture Small Business Loans Economic Development Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Jacob H. Berry, Jr. Miami Capital Development, Inc. DuPont Plaza Center 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Suite 614 Miami, FL Business Loans Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:...Pablo Perez-Cisneros...Raul Martinez 17

22 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Minority Business Development Center 5950 W. Oakland Park Boulevard. Suite 307 Fort Lauderdale, FL Business Start Up Planning Financing Technical Assistance Marketing Exporting Franchising Procurement Telephone:... (954) (Fort Lauderdale) Fax:.... (954) (Fort Lauderdale) Telephone:... (305) (Miami) Fax:... (305) (Miami) Contact Person:... Ricardo Martinez... Marie Gill Miami Ventures Management Company, Inc. One World Trade Plaza Suite SW Eight Street Miami, FL Business Plan Completion Direct or indirect financial and other support to expansion of majority controlled Black owned businesses. Telephone:... ( Fax:... (305) Contact Person(s)... John Hall...Gene McLean... Rose Blot 18

23 National Association of Women Business Owners Greater Miami Chapter 1825 Ponce De Leon Boulevard #299 Coral Gables, FL Mentoring Member to Member Discounts Member to Member Business Corporate Partners Networking Events Public Policy Advocacy Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Dee Dee Ouellette New Horizon Business Development Center 291 SE 1 st Terrace Deerfield Beach, FL Business Development Business Incubator Business Plan Manufacturing and Industrial Assistance Marketing Plan Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Adrian Gonzalez 19

24 Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE) 1320 S. Dixie Highway, 3 rd Floor Coral Gables, FL Business Information Business Planning Business Start-up Counseling International Trade Management Marketing Training and Workshops Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Ray D. Shanklin Service Corps of Retired Executive- (SCORE) Chapter East Broward Boulevard, #123 Fort Lauderdale, FL Program and Services: Business Information Business Planning Business Start up Counseling International Trade Management Marketing Training and Workshops Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:...Al Mindell 20

25 Palm Beach SCORE 500 Australian Avenue, S., Suite 115 West Palm Beach, FL Business Information Business Planning Business Start up Counseling International Trade Management Marketing Training and Workshops Telephone:... (561) Fax:... (561) Small Business Resource Center 49 NW 5 th Street, 1 st Floor Miami, FL Computer Resources Business Counseling Resource Library-Books, Periodicals, Manuals Research Databases Business Information Internet Access Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Terry Stubblefield 21

26 South Broward/North Dade SCORE 3745 Sheridan Street, Suite 203 Hollywood, FL Business Information Business Planning Business Start-up Counseling International Trade Management Marketing Training and Workshops Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Solid Rock Entrepreneurial Neighborhood Outreach Center 4780 N. State Road 7 Lauderdale Lakes, FL Business Workshops Computer Classes Small Business Classes Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Winnifred McPherson 22

27 SunTrust ust Bank, South Florida N.A. 501 E. Las Olas Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL Financing Marketing Manual Small Business Workshops Small Business Resource Guide Telephone:... (954) Fax:... (954) Contact Person:... Corina Solomon Tools for Change Black Economic Development Coalition, Inc NW 7 th Avenue Miami, FL Business Development Business Plans Commercial Development Legal Assistance Loan Facilitation Marketing Micro-lending Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Elaine H. Black 23

28 US Small Business Administration 1220 S. Dixie Highway, 3 rd Floor Coral Gables, FL Development Loans Advocacy Counseling Government Procurement Loan Guaranties Minority Contracting Surety Bond Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:...Charles Anderson Winnie Corporation 8401 S.W. 107 Avenue, #254E Miami, FL Business Management, Presentation and Promotion Materials Chinese Interpretation/Translation Services Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Winnie Tang 24

29 Working Capital Florida 9200 S. Dadeland Boulevard, Suite 103 Miami, FL Business Directory Business Training Credit Record Networking Peer Support Technical Assistance Telephone:... (305) Fax:... (305) Contact Person:... Kathleen Gordon 25

31 Note: Names appearing in this directory are resources only and do not imply or confirm endorsement by the South Florida Regional Planning Council, its collegial body, or its staff. The information contained herein is accurate based upon available information at time of printing.

34 South Florida Regional Planning Council 3440 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 140 Hollywood, Florida (954) , FAX (954)

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