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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida small business owners anxious over presidential election
What's the biggest challenge facing Florida small business owners? Health care costs, rising interest rates and hiring concerns all loom large. But nothing tops their anxiety over where the local economy is headed and the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. More from the Tampa Bay Times.
Gainesville leaders glean insight from city of Austin
Preserving its own quirkiness amidst modern transformation, Austin, Texas, served as host city and hub for a delegation of 40 Gainesville-area civic, business and academic leaders who traveled to attend its recent city leadership event. More from Florida Business Daily.
Epcot food fest grows beyond theme park’s borders
Theme park visitors and Central Floridians have indulged themselves at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival over the years enough to expand the event beyond the theme park's boundaries. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Port Canaveral cargo business patient on growth
Peter Richards, a British native who joined the Merchant Marine at 16 and now is the chief executive officer of GT USA at Port Canaveral, once talked glowingly about sea cargo shipments moving through the Space Coast. More from Florida Today.
Small Business Advice
The pros and cons of outsourcing your business's accounting
One of the major problems I run into while helping entrepreneurs is hiring the correct folks to do their accounting. I cannot overstate how important this is for every business. More from Jerry Osteryoung.
Small Business Florida
Partnerships
A partnership exists when two or more persons co-own a business and share in the profits and losses of the business. Each of the co-owners or partners contributes something, usually money or real property, to the business endeavor.
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Tech Data
Every day, Bob Dutkowsky gets up knowing that Tech Data, from the time it opens to when it closes, has to sell at least $100 million worth of goods just to break even. A favorite saying of his reflects his sense of urgency. “Hunt it, catch and kill it,” the otherwise mild-mannered Dutkowsky likes to say.
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