Follow us on Twitter
Tweets by SuncoastCommCap-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: UEP Entrepreneurs
Suncoast Digital Press Plans Launch with Help From UEP
Jeff Orenstein has been writing his whole life. He’s worked as a communications manager, college professor and now serves as the publisher and editor of Living on the Suncoast magazine. “Writing comes naturally to me,” Jeff said of his literary … Continue reading
Manatee Community Federal Credit Union Strives for Community Development
Cindy Barco jokes that she was “born” in the banking industry. The CEO of Manatee Community Federal Credit Union (MCFCU) started as a teller when she was 16 and never left. Now as MCFCU changes their strategic direction to focus … Continue reading
Tracy Knight of Knight Marketing Gained Focus with Help From UEP
At first Tracy Knight’s marketing firm was just a great stay-at-home job. “I didn’t want to drop my baby off at day care, so I was a freelance marketer and creative director,” she said. Now, 15 years later, Knight Marketing … Continue reading
UEP Entrepreneurs Turn Everyday Items Into Art Through Red Linen Design
Javi Suarez and Ben Nettles want to change the way you think about benches. Together they’re working to create the perfect cross section of art and function with their line of concrete furniture. Javi, an architect, met concrete artist Ben … Continue reading
UEP Entrepreneur Roberta Montelione Runs Milan Catering in Sarasota
Roberta Montelione never planned to be a catering chef, yet it’s a career she quite literally stumbled into. Burnt out working for her husband she decided to take a class in stand-up comedy and did so well she was offered … Continue reading
Tracee Murphy Bomberger of Trademark Interior Design Joins the UEP
Interior design used to just be a favor Tracee Murphy Bomberger did for her friends after they saw her elegant home and asked her to makeover their own. “I started by accident,” she explained. “I slowly started doing it for … Continue reading
Ringling College Unveils Program to Help Professionals Foster Creativity
According to Gina Powell-Ribeiro, traditional business isn’t working anymore. “Most businesses today need new thinking models,” she said. “In a lot of ways we’re taught to stifle our creativity. There needs to be new ways of thinking, because if you … Continue reading
UEP Profile: Joyce Niederpruem of Concierge Care Management
Part of the fun of joining UEP on the Suncoast for Joyce Niederpruem, RN, was getting to talk to other entrepreneurs about their jobs. “’I’ve always been a nurse so I like learning how other people make a living,” she … Continue reading
Suncoast Community Capital Announces Nine Companies to Participate in the UEP on the Suncoast
BRADENTON, FL – Suncoast Community Capital (SCC) announces the inaugural class of nine entrepreneurial companies selected to participate in “UEP on the Suncoast,” a partnership between SCC and the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership (UEP), a program of the Kauffman Foundation. The … Continue reading
UEP Round 1 – First Meeting Review
Nine entrepreneurs gathered at SCC’s UEP on the Suncoast office on Tuesday, April 10 for a breakfast of champions. This first meeting of UEP on the Suncoast entrepreneurs brought together representatives from some of the best start-up and growing companies … Continue reading
Suncoast Community Capital 