Some small businesses in South Florida say they are ready to grow and add jobs -- but they can't get the financing to do it.
Hoping that consumers will ditch coffee and traditional energy drinks for miniature power shots, more than a dozen beverage makers pushed this message at the 12th annual Americas Food & Beverage Show, being held at the Miami Beach Convention Center this week.
Nearly half of all owners of single-family homes in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area were underwater at the end of the third quarter, meaning their homes were valued for less than the mortgages owed against them.
In further moves to reduce ever-mounting losses, Jackson Health System announced Monday plans to close six units in January and lay off 93 employees.
Since Faceboook made a few changes recently, active users have probably noticed a lot more ``suggestions'' prompting you to interact with people you haven't paid attention to for a long time -- and maybe aren't even around anymore.
WHAT: Motorola Droid, sold by Verizon.
FEATURES: Runs on Google's Android 2.0 mobile operating system. Has 16 gigabytes of memory, a 5-megapixel camera with flash and options for photo effects, and slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard.The Transportation Security Administration has stationed behavior-detection officials to covertly watch travelers' conduct at several U.S. airports, including Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
Miami Children's Hospital posts surgical triumphs on YouTube.
By now, most companies have heard the often-repeated advice from industry and environmental experts alike: Being green is not just good for the planet, it'sgood for the bottom line, too.
Here's a question for cocktail party conversations: Are entrepreneurs born or made?
I asked each of the entrepreneurs profiled in today's cover stories, and they all felt that it is a
Brian Javeline didn't just have a paper route when he was 12, he managed several, taking a cut from each of his ``employees.'' He then modified the formula with flea market booths on the weekends. By the time he was old enough to drive, he was building businesses.
Film and TV productions this week
Q: Our new CEO dictates orders without getting input from experienced staff and intimidates people by yelling at them in meetings. He was brought in because sales are dropping and the company is losing money.
Renowned economist David Wyss takes a look at current economic trends and what they mean for the future.
This is the question nearly everyone wants to ask: ``Jack, do you have any secrets that can help increase my sales?''
It's almost 50 years since I learned about Andy Smith, a very successfulcar salesman. The dynamics he created, year after year, singled him out for membership in the Top 10 USA. Year after year, good times and bad, customer loyalty rewarded him with record-breaking sales.
Like in cooking, building a business is all about the quality of the ingredients and the love you put into it. Then throw in the lagniappe -- that's Louisiana French for that unexpected something extra.
In the waiting room, the patient's family members circled a Blackberry. About every 15 minutes, Dr. Carlos Wolf of Miami Plastic Surgery gave them a few keystrokes of information about how the patient was doing.
High-level promotions and new hires in South Florida
Recent bankruptcies for the Southern District of Florida
Nurturing an entrepreneurial culture is all the talk right now as an antidote for the ailing economy. And to create more and stronger entrepreneurs, the logic goes, you need to know what you are looking for. But how much is really known about the mind-set of the entrepreneur?
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