NAPLES - The "Era of the Entrepreneur" continues in Collier County with a local technology, computer and home theater firm, Byte Shop, receiving a $250,000 Economic Gardening Loan. The loan is part of the local Economic Gardening outreach program. The Economic Development Council of Collier County designed the program to encourage local business growth.
The Byte Shop recently expanded into a new location at the Mercato using funds it received from the Economic Gardening Loan and will be celebrating by having a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony at its new location at 9118 Strada Place, Suite 8105, Naples, FL on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDC investors, media and general public are invited to attend.
The Byte Shop applied for the loan after an EDC Business Relationship Manager, Brooke Gabrielsen, reached out to the company. While conducting a typical business questionnaire, Brooke learned of the Byte Shop's proposed expansion and subsequent funding needs. The EDC guided the Byte Shop's local owners through the Economic Gardening Business Loan Program (EGBLP) application process which is administered by the Black Business Investment Fund (BBIF) for the State of Florida. BBIF and EDC representatives will be participating in the grand opening and ribbon cutting on Tuesday.
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