Have a great idea? Turn it into a business!
The Bradford County Incubator is a program provided by the Santa Fe College Center for Innovation & Economic Development in partnership with CareerSource North Central Florida, a federally funded agency and grant recipient. It can help you become self-employed. Training and support are created around each participant's target business in a process-based approach.
The training program is available at no cost to eligible participants.
Specialized instruction in the areas of:
- Starting a small business
- Understanding how to hire and maintain employees
- How to market products and services
- How to purchase effectively
- E-Business; is it needed and effective for your business
- Record keeping essentials
- Tax facts
- Planning - what is important and what is optional
Training
Training will consist of classroom education, workshops, and one-on-one coaching, and includes:
- Clarifying your business concept
- Branding for success
- Reviewing your product
- Knowing your competition
- Marketing research
- Refining your message
- Building your team
- Defining how you do business
- Basics of money management and accounting
To be eligible for a CareerSource NCFL scholarship, an individual must be:
- 18+ years of age or older, and
- a U.S. citizen, or authorized to work in the U.S., and
- unemployed or underemployed (earning less than $25 per hour), and
- males born on or after January 1, 1960 must be registered for selective service.
The program is offered for a limited time only. Acceptance into the training program is competitive. Space is limited so don't miss this unique opportunity!
Contact Information
Bradford County Incubator
CareerSource NCFL Career Center
819 S. Walnut Street
Starke, Florida 32091
P (904) 701-8121
bradfordincubator@sfcollege.edu
