City offers informational videos to help local businesses gain a competitive edge

As a result of input from the local business community, the City and the Coral Springs Economic Development Foundation have created a video-on-demand series to help local business owners navigate the current tough economic environment.

The series is part of the City’s CSBizAssist program, a comprehensive business sustainability initiative undertaken since Fiscal Year 2009 to help improve the overall performance of local businesses. The new video series, developed in partnership with numerous local subject matter experts, features topics geared toward helping local businesses and entrepreneurs survive and thrive in this financial climate.

Videos currently available cover topics including how businesses can gain a competitive edge, Internet marketing solutions for success and practicing self-care during stressful times. Future topics include e-commerce, retaining human capital, sound fiscal management and team-building. For more information, please call 954-346-6996.

 

The video-on-demand series is available for viewing here.

SBA ARC Loan Program Offers Small Business Assistance

The Small Business Administration's America’s Recovery Capital (ARC) Loan Program can provide up to $35,000 in short-term relief for viable small businesses facing immediate financial hardship to help ride out the current uncertain economic times and return to profitability. For complete information, click here. To read ARC Loan FAQs, click here

CSBizAssist: Reaching out to Coral Springs businesses

The City of Coral Springs recently undertook a comprehensive initiative to support local businesses and help them address challenges within the current economic environment. The effort was implemented in concert with the Economic Development Foundation, the City's private, non-profit agent for economic development.

Support resources offered by the City are based on findings from an April 2008 survey of area business owners. Survey respondents cited a number of areas in which they have an interest in City support, including:

• Developing strategic alliances
• New business development
• Executive networking
• Customer service training
• Business strategies
• Marketing

The survey laid the foundation for the broader initiative, which involves partner organizations Broward College, Barry University, the Coral Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Sterling Council, SCORE, the Small Business Administration and others.

For questions or more information, click here.