Amelia Today Business & Visitors Guide

Amelia Island Florida
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At A Glance  

  


Name: Bestowed by Oglethorpe in honor of Princess Amelia, the daughter of George II.

Location: The northeastermost corner of Florida, just across the St. Marys River from Georgia. 32 miles northeast of Jacksonville.

Elevation: Average 20-25 feet above mean sea level.

Size: 13.5 miles long. Width varies from a quarter mile to two miles. 11,600 acres. 18.2 square miles (7 square miles in the city limits of Fernandina Beach).

Only U.S. location to have  been under 8 flags: French, Spanish, British, Patriots, Green Cross of Florida, Mexican, Confederate and U.S.

Population:
   Fernandina Beach: 10,684
    Nassau County: 57,663

Annual Average Temperature: 69.9 degrees F

50-Block area of downtown Fernandina Beach listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Main Tourist Attractions:
beach, fishing, golf, sailing, Fort Clinch (camping, sight-seeing), American Beach, Centre Street Historic District.

Principal Industries: Tourism, Rayonier Inc, Smurfit Stone Container Corp., commercial and sport fishing, Port of Fernandina .

 



Accounting

· www.onlinewbc.gov/docs/finance/index.html (financial statement basics)

· www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/incstm_m.asp (income statement template)

· moneycentral.msn.com/Investor/glossary/glossary.asp (glossary of business & accounting terms)

 

Business Planning

· www.bplans.com/sp/ (sample business and marketing plans)

· sbdcnet.usta.edu (a number of resources for business planning)

· www.sba.gov/starting/indexbusplans.html (SBA business planning tutorial)

 

Demographic Research

· www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html (economic census)

· www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/01statab/stat-ab01.html (Statistical abstract)

· www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/map/99data/12/031.txt (Duval County business patterns)

· factfinder.census.gov (general demographics and industry quick reports)

· www.demographicsnow.com (subscription service)

· www.bizstats.com (useful business statistics)

· www.missouribusiness.net/iag/index.asp (industry at a glance reports)

 

Financing/Investors

· www.bankrate.com/brm/popcalc2.asp (loan calculator and amortization)

· www.sba.gov/financing/indexloans.html (SBA loan information)

· www.eflorida.com (Florida venture capital firms)

· www.flvencap.org (Florida Venture Forum networking group)

 

General Small Business Info

· www.entreworld.org (search engine for small business advice)

· www.toolkit.cch.com (how-to guides)

· sbdcnet.utsa.edu (SBDC National Information Clearinghouse)

· www.startupjournal.com (articles and tools)

· www.business.gov (SBA reference on federal regulations, loans, and other government services)

For more valuable links and online information, check out the UNF SBDC's web site at www.sbdc.unf.edu

 

SBA WEBSITES

. www.sba.gov (SBA's national web site)

. www.sba.gov/fl/north (SBA's North Florida web site)

. www.sna.gov/espanol (SBA's national web site in Spanish)

. www.sba.gov/gc (SBA's government contracting info)

. www.womenbiz.gov (SBA's federal contracting site for women)

. www.onlinewbc.gov (SBA's website by and for women in English and other languages)

. www.businesslaw.gov (SBA web site for legal & regulatory info)

. www.business.gov (SBA's business advisor)

. SBA North Florida District Office (904) 443-1900 . Donna Padgug (SBA) (904) 443-1971

 

OTHER WEB SITES OF INTEREST

. www.firstgov.gov (Federal site for government programs)

. www.women-21.gov (Federal government resources for women)

. www.fedbizopps.gov (Federal contracting opportunities)

. www.eflorida.com (Enterprise Florida)

. www.floridasbdc.com (Florida Small Business Development Center Network)

. www.score.org (SCORE's website)

. www.sunbiz.org (Florida Department of State Division of Corporations)

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