FloridaCommerce and the state’s Small Business Development Center ( SBDC ) have started an outreach program designed to grow more businesses in smaller markets.

Florida’s Rural Business Resource Tour started in Perry, with the first stop of the tour at Big Bend Technical College . The event was designed to draw business interests from Taylor, Lafayette and Dixie counties.

The focus of the visit by FloridaCommerce and SBDC officials was to provide resources to business owners, entrepreneurs and small-business support organizations to build a robust business ecosystem.

Florida Secretary of Commerce J. Alex Kelly acknowledged that rural areas simply haven’t been given the business development access that may be taken for granted in larger metropolitan areas.

“Our goal is sim

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