Showing how business etiquette can close the deal
After about 30 years in corporate America, Carolle Wells Vargas is now consulting business representatives in the proper etiquette for networking, closing a deal or making a sale. Vargas just moved to Jacksonville in August from Austin, Texas, and immediately went to work establishing her business, Your Etiquette Style. Certified at the Protocol School of Washington, D.C., she also got a license that officially acknowledges her skill in etiquette and protocol training. Read a Q&A with Vargas at the Florida Times-Union.Business Profile
The transition from working in the corporate world to farming goats is well known to Pam and Jim Lunn, owners of The Dancing Goat in Tampa.
Ten years ago, Pam Lunn, 57, had her own business in the road-building industry before becoming a farmer. She is also a real estate broker and holds a bachelor's degree in art education. Her husband, Jim Lunn, 61, is also a real estate broker.
The farm started with the goats in 2000 as a hobby farm and turned commercial in 2007. Read more from the Tampa Tribune and visit The Dancing Goat's official site and Facebook page. |
Jetmaker Embraer expected to reveal expansion at Melbourne airport today
Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer S.A. is expected to announce a new project based at Melbourne International Airport today that could create 200 well-paying jobs. Melbourne Mayor Harry Goode, the chairman of the Melbourne Airport Authority, said the announcement was about Embraer, which operates a final-assembly plant and customer center at the airport. [Source: Florida Today]
» Brazil brings real benefit to Florida
Florida title insurance costs highest in the Southeast
The title insurance business is making a lot of money for folks like William P. Foley II, the highest-paid Fortune 500 executive in Florida in 2010. Total compensation: more than $27 million from companies including the nation's largest title insurer.
But it's a rotten deal for ordinary Floridians buying or refinancing a home, consumer advocates say.
[Source: Palm Beach Post]
Lee's seafood industry fights to stay afloat
Lee County’s commercial fishermen are struggling with high fuel prices, tough regulations, foreign competition and dwindling space to dock their boats.
But don’t count them out — the industry is likely to change but never go away, authorities say.
[Source: Fort Myers News-Press]
Jeb Bush: Time for GOP to unite behind Mitt Romney
In a sign that the protracted Republican presidential primary may finally be winding down, Jeb Bush today endorsed Mitt Romney.
"I am endorsing Mitt Romney for our Party’s nomination. We face huge challenges, and we need a leader who understands the economy, recognizes more government regulation is not the answer, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism and works to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to succeed.” - Jeb Bush
[Source: Tampa Bay Times Buzz Blog]
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