Businesses wishing to be included in the online Emerging Business Resource Guide must be certified by one of the following approved agencies.
City of Tampa
306 E. Jackson Street
Tampa, Florida 33602
Phone: (813) 274-5522
Fax: (813) 274-5544
Bonny Cropper, Certification Coordinator, Email
City of Tampa - Minority Business Development Department
Hillsborough County
P.O. Box 1110
Tampa, FL 33601
Phone: (813) 272-5969
Fax: (813) 276-2638
Felix Bratslavsky, Business Analyst, Email
Hillsborough County DM/DWBE & SBE Programs - Minority/ Small Business Enterprise Program
Hillsborough County - Minority / Small Business Enterprise program
Florida Office of Supplier Diversity
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 380
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 487-0915
Fax: (850) 922-6852
Thaddeus Fortune, Certification Administrator Email
Florida Office of Supplier Diversity - Department of Management Services
Florida Minority Supplier Development Council
6880 Lake Ellenor Dr, Suite 104A
Orlando, FL 32809
Phone: (407) 245-6062
Fax: (407) 857-8647
Malik Ali, President Email
Florida Minority Supplier Development Council
Small Business Administration Miami District Office
100 S. Biscayne Blvd - 7th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: (305)536-5521
Fax: (305)536-5058
Eve Horner, Business Development Specialist - 8a Email
8a Business Development/Small Disadvantage Business
For Additional Certification Information or Assistance
City of St. Petersburg
Business Assistance Center
33 6th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 892-5446
Fax: (727) 551-3360
Aubri Shauger-Haley, SBE Specialist Email
City of St. Petersburg - Small Business Enterprise Program
Pinellas County
Small Business Enterprise Program
400 S. Ft. Harrison Ave, 6th Floor
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 464-3148
Fax: (727) 464-3925
Karol Crain, Program Coordinator Email
Pinellas County - Small Business Enterprise Program
Hispanic Business Initiative Fund (HBIF)
7402 N. 56th Street, Suite 425
Tampa, FL 33617
Phone: 813-980-2765
Fax: 813-914-4027
Yanina Rosario, President Email
www.HBIFTampa.org
University of South Florida
Small Business Development Center at USF
1101 Channelside Drive, Suite 210
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 813.905.5800
Fax: 813.905.5801
Eileen Rodríguez, Interim Director Email
www.sbdc.usf.edu
