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| 4/27/2016

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Florida Small Business 2016 - A Guide for Entrepreneurs

Florida Small Business

If you are thinking of starting a business, or need tips and advice on how to grow your business, turn to FloridaSmallBusiness.com. The website is all new for 2016 and includes ...

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Presidential campaign rancor begins to infect the economy

The heated presidential election campaign may be starting to cast a chill over the U.S. economy. Manufacturing companies this month reported the smallest improvement in business since 2009, with a growing number citing political uncertainty as a reason for the sluggishness. Pre-election jitters also are turning households more cautious.

Election 2016

[Source: Bloomberg]

Related:
» Big wins by Trump, Clinton give rivals little breathing room
» The election has become one more reason for Canadians to sell their property in the States
» Consumer confidence in U.S. fell more than forecast in April

Millennials have surpassed baby boomers to become America's largest living generation

The term "millennial" comes with many different connotations. They like socialism. They don't eat breakfast cereal. They save more money than previous generations. They enjoy a work-life balance, and they often don't think they're millennials. Now, they're the largest living generation in the United States. More from the Tampa Bay Times and Politico.

Scott, Cabinet still can't pick insurance chief

Top Florida Republicans including Gov. Rick Scott remained at odds Tuesday over who should become the state's next insurance commissioner. Scott ended a meeting with the Florida Cabinet after other elected officials refused to back Scott's candidate for the job. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]

Why social media is everyone's business -- yours included

A decade ago, it was Google that was shaping much of the business world. Today, it’s social media. But individual employees, from the CEO to sales and marketing reps aren’t getting their hands dirty enough to understand it or benefit from it. [Source: Forbes]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Florida to host competition to kill invasive lionfish
The lionfish, also known as the devil firefish, is the latest species to be targeted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

› Jacksonville's 'expansive growth' ninth in the nation since 1970
Jacksonville is the ninth fastest “expansive growth” metropolitan area since 1970 in the United States, according to a new study released by BuildZoom.com, a site that tracks construction services and marketplace data.

› Stonegate Bank to acquire Davie-based Regent Bank
Stonegate Bank has signed an agreement to buy Regent Bancorp Inc. for an estimated $40 million, a transaction that would make the Pompano Beach institution the ninth-largest bank based in Florida.

› Niche grocers stealing sales from Orlando's one-stop supermarkets
New, smaller grocers entering Central Florida are changing the way people shop, trying to upend the traditional one-stop supermarket trip.

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