Florida's Commerce Dept. Seeks Grassroots Support
Thu., Dec. 4, 2025
By Kevin McCauley
The Florida Dept. of Commerce is looking for a nonprofit group or government-supported partnership to run a statewide grassroots marketing and outreach campaign to promote its business credit initiative to support small businesses.

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