November 29, 2023
Startups
Rolling in Dough
Veronica Anderson began offering her cookies for sale to colleagues decades ago while working at BellSouth in Jacksonville. As word of the treats spread beyond her workplace, a business was born.
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Published on 10/19/2023
Florida's Future
We asked 13 experts in their respective fields to look into their crystal balls. Here are their thoughts on the decade ahead.
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Published on 7/18/2023
Engineering a Solution to Cancer
Over the course of his career as a mechanical engineer, Greg Sawyer relished working on what he thought were “the hardest problems” in engineering — controlling surfaces to make things work in challenging environments, such as space.
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Published on 6/23/2023
The Futurist
By now, the usual reasons Wall Street types had for decamping to Florida during the pandemic are well-known: No income tax, an entrepreneurial spirit, welcoming policies and effusive politicians, high-growth potential and minimal regulation.
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Published on 3/15/2023
Wasting No Time
About 30% of a typical city's food waste comes from restaurants. Aneshai Smith wants to do something about that while helping restaurants thrive. Her Orlando-based startup, Go See The City, offers digital coupons for deep discounts on unsold food before restaurants close for the day.
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Published on 3/7/2023
Construction underway for Leon County's $24-million business incubator
Construction underway for Leon County's $24-million business incubator
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Published on 12/31/2022
Fashion tech startup Fit:Match makes shopping experience more efficient with 3-D body twin avatars
Fit:Match's technology can find a customer's body twin in its digital database, accommodate for shape differences and give recommendations on what will fit and what the customer will like — in about a minute.
The Backs
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Published on 12/8/2022
Johnny Crowder's startup Cope Notes helps others struggling with mental health issues
Mental health advocate, metal musician and motivational speaker Johnny Crowder's peer-support startup finds a receptive audience around the world.
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Published on 10/10/2022
Lifelong medical challenges inspire growth of Amelia Island Microgreens
Connor Hiebel, 17, of Fernandina Beach, combines his business acumen with a commitment to healthy eating through his business Amelia Island Microgreens, which started in 2020.
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Published on 9/13/2022
As business screeched to a halt during pandemic, two entrepreneur brothers shifted from car sharing to insurance
As they were growing up, a career in technology was never in the picture for Matthew and Michael Vega-Sanz, 26-year-old twins now running one of Miami's hottest tech startups.
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Published on 5/12/2022
A one-stop shop for boat buyers
INNOVATION
One-stop shop for boat buyers
Entrepreneurs Bryan Lenett of Hallandale Beach and Michael Muchnick of Aventura founded TreatMD, a telemedicine company later acquired by GlobalMed. Both boaters, they launched...
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Published on 4/21/2022
FSU alum Joshua Esnard won a $300K partnership deal with Shark Tank investor
INNOVATION
A Cut Above
Florida State University alumnus Joshua Esnard, inventor of The Cut Buddy, a hair and beard grooming device, recently reached a $300,000 investment partnership deal from ABC’s...
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Published on 4/13/2022
