SMARTstart celebrates 10 years of helping budding entrepreneurs
December 6, 2022
The Suncoast NewsA decade ago, the Pasco County Economic Development Council received some seed funding from the Florida High Tech Corridor that hassince, according to the EDC, helped more than 500 participants, at some level, turn their bright ideas into thriving businesses. Funded largely byPenny for Pasco since 2016, the SMARTstart Small Business Program has issued more than $2 million in microloans to 68 recipients and heldnearly 600 classes and events for people who want to start their own businesses.
The organization’s offerings can be broken down into five areas, Dan Mitchell, program director, told Suncoast News: workspace, guidance,education, financing, and collaboration.