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Jacksonville says JSEB outreach, website and staffing increases boosted certified firms and contract dollars

3004717 · March 24, 2025
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City staff reported upgrades to the JSEB website, new marketing and CRM tools, additional staff, a transparency dashboard and growth in certified firms to 466; officials said $107 million in contract dollars were paid to JSEBs, a 30% increase from prior years.

Jacksonville officials reported measurable gains in the city's Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) program on March 24, saying a website upgrade, expanded marketing and added staff have increased certified firms and contract dollars paid to JSEBs.

The report came during a meeting of the J Sub 2 Special Committee, where Gregory Grant, JSEB administrator, summarized progress since the committee's last special meeting. "Our website was very outdated, not user friendly," Grant said. "Since then, that has been upgraded. It has been improved majorly. As a result, we've received a lot of great feedback from the business community."

Grant said the department now publishes a transparency dashboard, updates it daily and shows where certified JSEBs are located…

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