Department of Education, University of Florida

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

University of Florida

ANNOUNCING CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The University of Florida Small Business Mentor Protégé Program announces a call for applications from potential mentors and potential protégés for participation in the University of Florida’s Small Business Mentor Protégé Program. The Steering committee will review submitted applications meeting the criteria for submission in order to make a decision regarding firms that will be selected to participate in this year’s (FY 2015-2016) initiative. The mentoring initiative has been expanded to include the selection of non-construction related mentor/protégé pairings (e.g. commodities to commodities or commodities to services pairing) and selection of Consultant Firms (e.g. Architectural and/or Engineering firms) for participation in this initiative. Firms wishing to be considered for participation in the University of Florida’s Small Business Mentor Protégé Program should complete an application and submit it by mail, email or fax, no later than December 31, 2015, to the following:

University of Florida

Small Business & Vendor Diversity Relations

109 Elmore Hall, P.O. Box 115250

Gainesville, FL 32611-5250

email: [e-mail]

Fax: [phone]

This initiative is designed to promote small business development, enhance business knowledge and experience, foster increased business capacity, and provide small businesses access to opportunities at the University of Florida.

Additional information regarding the Mentoring Protégé Program, including application and criteria for submission, may be obtained by accessing the Small Business & Vendor Diversity Division’s website at www.sbvdr.admin.ufl.edu, or by contacting the Small Business & Vendor Diversity Relations Division at [phone], [e-mail].