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Technical Assistance

Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council's Technical Assistance initiative focuses on providing technical assistance, including application assistance, small business trainings, workshops, and consulting to entrepreneurs, across Miami-Dade County, as part of The Miami Foundation Open for Business Fund.

The Miami Foundation Open for Business Fund aims to support historically underserved small businesses and nonprofits in Miami-Dade County build resilience and generational wealth through the purchase and ownership of critical business assets, such as technology, equipment, machinery, inventory, and property.

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Technical Assistance

Who Do We Serve?

Small for profit organizations or businesses located in and serving Miami-Dade county.

Miami Open for Business

How Can/Do We Help?

Clients have access to technical assistance, including application assistance, small business trainings, workshops, consulting to entrepreneurs.

Technical Assistance is provided by specialty consultants with expertise in various areas: including accounting, bid preparation, business planning, e-commerce, legal, marketing, SWOT Analysis, and more.

MIAMI OPEN FOR BUSINESS FUNDING PROGRAMS

Microgrants for Technology and Equipment

Grants between $100-$20K ​ for nonprofits and small businesses to purchase hardware, software, machinery, and equipment.

2024 Funding Cycle:
– Application Closes 5/31
– Notified in July

Asset Building Loans for Entrepreneurs (ABLE) Fund​

Low-interest financing from $5k-$100k to buy vehicles or inventory, renovate space, refinance predatory debt, succession financing, or co-op conversion.

2024 Funding Cycle:
– Application Closes 9/30
– Notified within 8-10 business days

Collective Real Estate Ownership (CREO) Funding

Down payment assistance up to $500,000 for shared commercial real estate in historically underinvested neighborhoods and corridors to root community businesses and non-profits.​   

2024 Funding Cycle:
– Due by 2/15 or 4/15
– Notified by the end of the following month (ex: Apply by 2/15, notified by 3/31/2024)

Miami Open for Business Eligibility Requirements

  • Small organizations or businesses located in and serving Miami-Dade county
  • Owned or Led by an individual(s) from a historically underserved background (i.e, Native American, Middle Eastern/North African, Asian, Black, Latino, LGBTQ+, Veteran, refugee, or person with disabilities)
  • Established Business in operations for at least two years
  • Annual gross revenue or operating budget of $1 million or less (except for Collective Real Estate Ownership (CREO) Funding applicants)

Technical Assistance Offerings for Your Business

Application Assistance
Small Business Training
Workshops
Consulting

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Please note – request for services does not automatically make a company eligible to receive services.

Miami Open for Business

Who Do We Serve?

TAP serves Florida. Companies that are 51% owned or controlled by the following persons or groups of persons are eligible to receive business assistance services from TAP: African American, Hispanic American, American Asian and Pacific Islander, Native American (including Alaska Natives, Alaska Native Corporations and Tribal entities), Asian Indian American.

Specialty Consulting Network

How Can/Do We Help?

Clients have access to specialty consultants with expertise in various areas: including accounting, bid preparation, business planning, e-commerce, legal, marketing, SWOT Analysis, and more.

Networking Events and Educational Workshops

These online and recorded events address numerous areas of interest, with a major focus on topics related to business development. They answer questions about how to navigate in these difficult days.

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About the FSMSDC

MISSION
The mission of the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC) is to link corporate and government members with Minority Business Enterprises to foster equity in business.

VISION
A world in which economic success is diverse and inclusive.

Since 1975, FSMSDC’s purpose has been to foster the development and success of minority-owned businesses throughout Florida. Central to our mission is the principle that networks and relationships among and between minority businesses and corporate and government buyers build businesses.

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  • Miami Headquarters
  • M-F • 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Orlando Regional Office
  • M-F 8:30am-5:30pm
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  • National Entrepreneurship Center (NEC)
    3201 E. Colonial Dr.
    Orlando, FL 32803
  • Tampa Regional Office
  • M-F 8:30am-5:30pm

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