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What you need to know about Florida today
Hurricane Michael caused $158 Million in Florida agricultural production losses
Hurricane Michael caused production losses totaling $158 million for Florida’s agricultural industries in the 2018-19 growing season, according to economists with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. The dollar estimate, along with more detailed information, has been forwarded to state and federal agencies to facilitate relief efforts. Read the full report from UF/IFAS and read more from the AP.
Sales and Marketing Advice
Learn the benefits of your business - from your audience's perspective
In every company there’s an abundant amount of opinions on how to grow business flying back and forth. Healthy discussions are vital and all ideas should be welcomed. This seems right, but how’s that working for you? Read the full column from Ron Stein.
How a Broward nonprofit boosted its revenues and created jobs -- and did a lot of good
For a peek into what’s possible in the world of social enterprise for the greater good, check out what the 63-year-old Arc Broward is doing. The nonprofit organization that supports individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities began building social enterprises 16 years ago and now has three: Arc Tech, Arc Culinary and Arc Educates. More from the Miami Herald.
Next clash over ‘sharing’ business models—cars—being waged at Orlando airport
Yet again, a 21st-century business model is clashing with how business always has been done — creating a running battle at Orlando International Airport and other airports where authorities are trying to stop emerging car-sharing operations from acting, in the airports’ views, as unpermitted, unregulated rental-car companies. More from Florida Politics.
Jacksonville family business finding fans for Party Shack rentals
Party Shack, a Jacksonville company launched last year by father-and-son team Joe and Bobby Bowers, rents 8-by-17-foot portable structures that began life as storage pods and are now upscale, climate-controlled units that can be trucked to sites and set up within an hour. More from the Florida Times-Union.
Business Profile
Workplace Synergistics
In addition to monetary loss, retaining the wrong hire can cause significant damage to company morale and staff productivity — it may even affect customer satisfaction, work quality and the company’s reputation. That’s one reason why St. Augustine-based Workplace Synergistics Founder and President Rusty Bozman believes it’s more important than ever for employers to avoid making the wrong choice when it comes to hiring.
» More from the Florida Times-Union.
Florida 500
Carol Craig
Carol Craig, FOUNDER & CEO of CRAIG TECHNOLOGIES, was a high school athlete who earned computer-related degrees in college and went on to develop cockpit software for the Defense Department.
» Read more from Florida 500.
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