Non-profit organization which helps businesses to develop and become profitable.

1. SMALL BIZ
CEDC
Presented by
Mary Scofield-Phillips
WWW.SMALLBIZINFO.N
ET
954-353-6396
“Your Business Is Our Business”

2. HISTORY
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Small Biz Community and Economic Development
Corp is a community based 501C(3) non-profit
organization established in April 29, 2008 by a
group of local and retired business people who felt
the need to unite small businesses to become a
collective voice as it pertains to economic
development in the community. Our office is
headquartered at 164 N. Powerline Rd, Pompano
Beach, FL 33069. We can be reached at 954353-6396 or at our website www.smallbizinfo.net.

3. OUR MISSION
To promote and foster economic development
and self-sufficiency to economically distressed
slum and blighted areas within the community.
To stimulate, create, maintain and promote
employment opportunities within the community.
To act as a catalyst for interaction among and
between small businesses.
To educate
businesses on ways to improve their client base
and operate effectively and efficiently.
To
empower youth to succeed financially, socially
and intellectually within a business environment
through education, mentoring and on-the-job
work experience.

4. OUR PARTNERSHIP
We accomplish many of our goals by partnering
with for-profit and non-profit entities to promote
and develop programs to achieve our common
objective. One of our business partners is the
Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of
Commerce. One of their representative service
on our board and one of our representative
service on our board.
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5. OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
CREATION OF THE SMALL BIZ RESOURCE CENTER
WHICH PROVIDES LOW COST COMPUTER CLASSES,
BUSINESS WORKSHOPS & BUSINESS RESOURCES.
EDUCATION, CRIME & EMPLOYMENT FORUM TO
CREATE AN AWARENESS OF ISSUES, DISCUSS
SOLUTIONS & PRESENT RESOURCES TO THE
COMMUNITY.
SMALL BIZ EXPO & SUIT DONATION FOR THE
HOMELESS IN COLLABORATION WITH POMPANO
BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WE PROVIDED
OVER 100 SUITS TO THE HOMELESS SHELTER ON
BLOUNT ROAD.
SMALL BIZ HEALTH & WELLNESS FEST IN
COLLABORATION WITH BROWARD HEALTH
PROVIDED HEALTH RESOURCES AND
SCREENING FROM LOCAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.

6. MORE ACCOMPISHMENTS
MEET THE CANDIDATES NIGHT IN COLLABORATION
WITH NAILS, POMPANO BEACH DEMOCRATIC CLUB
PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO
CANDIDATES AND TALK TO THEM ONE ON ONE.
SMALL BIZ CHRISTMAS PARTY & SCHOLARSHIP
DRIVE IN HONOR OF SOME OF OUR FOUNDERS
RAISED ENOUGH MONEY TO PROVIDE A
SCHOLARSHIPS TO A NEEDY STUDENT.
SPEARHEADED BY MEMBERS VICENTE THROWER &
VINCE JOHNSON, WE WORK DILIGENTLY TO SOLICITE
DONATIONS TO PROVIDE TURKEYS AN GIFT CARDS
FOR NEEDY FAMILIES FOR CHRISTMAS.

7. MORE ACCOMPISHMENTS
SMALL BIZ NET WORKING CLUB HELD ONCE A MONTH
AT THE
E. PAT LARKINS CENTER WE ALLOW BUSINESSES TO
NETWORK AND SHOW CASE THEIR PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES.
MIX & MINGLE AFTER HOURS NETWORKING EACH
QUARTER WE HOST AN AFTER-HOURS NETWORKING
EVENT AT A LOCATION RESTURANT FOR BUSINESSES
TO HAVE FUN & EXHANGE BUSINESS CARDS &
NETWORK.
MONTHLY MORNING MEETINGS PROVIDING
WORKSHOPS ON BUSINESS RELATED TOPICS AND
EXTENDING AN INVITES TO SMALL BUSINESSES TO
JOIN THE ORGANIZATION.

8. TOGETHER WE CAN DO
MORE!
LET’S CREATE A LEGACY THE WILL LAST A LIFE
TIME. WE NEED YOUR IDEAS AND SUPPORT TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE
COMMUNTY.
BECOME A MEMBER OF SMALL BIZ COMMUNITY &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP, TODAY.
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