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UCF's Incubator Attracting More Attention   

With seven offices and 30 graduates, its greatest contribution, says the program’s executive director, Tom O’Neal, is the 1,600 jobs its client companies have created — and a
'business ecosystem' in place to continue creating more. [read more]


Focusing On Accounts Receivable   

So many entrepreneurs are having problems with cash flows, that paying late just seems to be becoming more and more pervasive. [read more]


Entrepreneurs Aim to Capitalize on Healthcare Reform   

A number of Florida firms are among those entering the wide-open marketplace for electronic medical records. [read more]


South Fla. EDC Aids Startups   

Entrepreneur Navroze Mehta launched Dermdex/Skinstore, a technology platform company for the skin-care profession, in Boca Raton. He grew it with the help of the Enterprise Development Corp. of South Florida.  [read more]


Training New Managers   

It's a mistake to take your best worker and make him or her a manager.  [read more]


The Analyst Group in Pensacola Is Calling the Shots   

The Analyst Group calls it software system The Bridge because it spans the gap between what workforce scheduling and management software should do and what it actually does. [read more]


Stop Customers from Leaving   

It is 20 times harder to get a new customer than it is to keep an existing one.  [read more]


Use YouTube for Additional Advertising   

With every business looking for effective ways to advertise, you have to spend your money wisely. There is no question in my mind that I have seen more people waste advertising dollars than I have any other expense dollars. [read more]


Even Microlenders Are Tightening Requirements    

After suffering a major loss in its loan portfolio last year, the Miami-Dade office of Acción USA, a non-profit that makes small-business loans of between $500 and $50,000, is — for the first time — requiring FICO scores from loan applicants. [read more]


On the Money Trail   

If you’re looking to borrow money for your business these days, go in armed with sterling credit, a top-notch business plan and several years of successful operations. [read more]


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