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Florida Small Business Emergency Loan Program

The Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program is currently available to small business owners located in all Florida counties statewide that experienced economic damage as a result of COVID-19. These short-term, interest-free working capital loans are intended to “bridge the gap” between the time a major catastrophe hits and when a business has secured longer term recovery resources, such as sufficient profits from a revived business, receipt of payments [...]

Tammie Sweet2020-03-18T12:41:51-04:00March 18, 2020|News|

SBA Disaster Assistance Available for Florida Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus

Notice from the SBA: Lapse in Appropriations SBA is unable to accept new applications at this time for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)-COVID-19 related assistance program (including EIDL Advances) based on available appropriations funding. Applicants who have already submitted their applications will continue to be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. WEBINAR: SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan Basics Need to know what to do? Download the SBA's Three Step [...]

Tammie Sweet2020-03-18T12:19:00-04:00March 18, 2020|News|

How Using a Defined Process Keeps Your Sales Action Plan in Motion.

A recent Manpower study revealed that the most difficult position to fill is a Sales Representative. Why is finding top-performing sales talent so tough? A Sales Action Plan is not Enough Many businesses have a loose sales action plan and think that is enough. A sales action plan, however, can be inherently fluid, based only on evolving answers to key questions such as: • What size sales pipeline do we [...]

Melissa Sileo2019-11-20T21:33:31-05:00November 20, 2019|News|

FLORIDA COMPANIES TO WATCH HONOREES NAMED TO INC. 5000 LIST

More than 40 past, and present, Florida Companies to Watch Honorees have been named to the Inc. 5000 list. This distinguished list recognizes the best of the best, fastest growing private businesses in the nation. To qualify for the Inc. 5000 list, the company must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent. The Inc. 5000 list is ranked according to revenue growth from 2015 to 2018, with the minimum revenue [...]

Tammie Sweet2019-08-22T01:29:12-04:00August 22, 2019|Florida Companies to Watch, News|

GrowFL Announces Newly Appointed Advisory Board Leaders

Leaders from WithumSmith+Brown, PC and QuantumFlo, Inc. Accept Appointments to Drive GrowFL Forward GrowFL is proud to announce their newly appointed advisory board leaders. Jennifer Barrows, Business Development Executive at WithumSmith+Brown, PC has accepted the nomination and appointment of Advisory Chair. She will be supported by QuantumFlo, Inc. President, David Carrier, who will serve as Vice Chair, and Dr. Christopher Morton, CEO of NanoPhotonica, Immediate Past Chair. Jennifer Barrows - [...]

Tammie Sweet2019-07-11T12:26:32-04:00July 11, 2019|News|

Celebrating Vestagen Protective Technologies, Inc., an Alumni Award Winner

Vestagen Protective Technologies, Inc. was a 2014 Florida Companies to Watch Honoree Founded in 2009, Vestagen is determined to continue developing and marketing high performance textile for healthcare and other applications. “When I started Vestagen, it began after talking to a Doctro friend of mine about this technology,” Ben Favret said. “I started doing research about what the need was, and started doing the work to develop the technology. I [...]

Tammie Sweet2019-05-02T01:51:31-04:00May 2, 2019|Florida Companies to Watch, News|

Celebrating Automotive Broadcasting Network, an Alumni Award Winner

Automative Broadcasting Network was a 2016 Florida Companies to Watch Honoree I From learning under his father, to being executive vice-president of a company with stewardship over 25 dealerships in Florida and owning his own dealership, it’s easy to see automotive retail is in the blood of Jerry Daniels. “Early in my career back, when I was 23 years old, I was the general sales manager of the largest Pontiac [...]

Tammie Sweet2019-05-02T01:43:43-04:00May 2, 2019|Florida Companies to Watch, News|

Celebrating Momentum Consulting Corporation, an Alumni Award Winner

Momentum Consulting Corporation was a 2015 Florida Companies to Watch Honoree Originally founded over two decades ago in 1994, Momentum Consulting expertise lies in delivering project-based and staffing services to both corporate and government agencies. “Momentum strives to be at the cutting-edge of the technology industry by constantly evolving to industry best practices and solutions. We partner with our clients and share their vision for the future,” Managing Partner and [...]

Tammie Sweet2019-04-25T02:07:23-04:00April 25, 2019|Florida Companies to Watch, News|

Celebrating IMAGE Skincare, an Alumni Award Winner

IMAGE Skincare was a 2015 Florida Companies to Watch Honoree We’ve all heard the saying if you want something done right, sometimes you just have to do it yourself. After trying what seemed like every skincare product on the market, it was time for Janna Ronert to make the exact product that would change her life and the lives of thousands of others. “I had my own issues with rosacea, [...]

Tammie Sweet2019-04-24T23:39:34-04:00April 24, 2019|Florida Companies to Watch, News|

Considerations for Diversifying Ownership in Your Company

There are many reasons an owner of a company might consider diversifying ownership. The timing for a change in equity ownership can be driven by a number of factors. Often it’s the natural progression of a majority owner seeking to diversify a portion of his/her net worth. For many business owners, private company equity ownership often represents their single largest asset. Therefore, this diversification can be an important step in [...]

Tammie Sweet2019-04-17T14:34:11-04:00April 17, 2019|News|