Adam Barrett runs the Sony Open, and recently convinced Miami-Dade voters to approve a $50 million expansion of the event’s Key Biscayne home. Now he just needs to get it done. Champagne sales are on the line, among other things.
With a host of co-working spaces and accelerators for entrepreneurs, Endeavor’s new office and the eMerge conference on the way, and recent news such as Open English’s Series D raise of $65 million, there’s been a shift in the tech-hub conversation of late: It’s not what we don’t have, it’s what we have.
Don’t want to uncork a whole bottle? South Florida winemakers have come up with a way to offer premium wines in single-serve containers.
There is a social network out there that is quickly outpacing the growth of Twitter and if you don’t have a presence on it, you are missing out on potential customer engagement, revenue and exposure for your business. In existence for just two years, Google + is on track to surpass Twitter as the No. 2 most popular social network, behind Facebook according to GlobalWebIndex, a London-based internet analytics company. GlobalWebIndex reports that Google + has 359 million active users. That’s 33 percent more than the 269 million users the social network had at the end of June 2012.
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Hundreds of business women are expected to gather on May 21-22 for The Women’s Success Summit VII, a two-day business conference for entrepreneurial women.
5K PARK Fest aims to help nonprofits with fund-raising.
Of the 238 entries in this year’s Business Plan Challenge, these finalists and semifinalists rose to the top in the judges’ rankings.
We are pleased to introduce you to the winners of the 15th Annual Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge.
Four FIU students develop glasses that allow the blind to hear written text.
It’s mid-week and Jessica Kizorek and Michelle Villalobos are conducting a webinar for business owners on how to expand their reach with YouTube, avoid pitfalls, and jump higher in the search engine.
AdMobilize is creating a new kind of outdoor advertising network.
U.S. Radiology is based on a model that works, says the Broward entrepreneur who pioneered the industry in the 1990s.
Kyle Lieberbaum has a fashion problem.
Delray Beach-based spendLO is relaunching its service with mobile apps and partnerships.
The lunch hour can take a huge bite out of office productivity. First there is time wasted deciding where to go, then the time spent getting there, eating and getting back through traffic. If that isn’t enough, add in the food comas after eating too much or the wrong things.
Special Needs Group of Dania Beach serves 30 countries and 111 cities, delivering essentials such as wheelchairs, walkers and oxygen machines to travelers.
Miami-Dade County is rich with arts and sporting events, gyms and golf courses, bars and restaurants. But there’s one thing missing: a family entertainment center catering to both hard-core competitive bowlers and the weekend leisure crowd.
The beginning of the 21st Century represents a period of impressive economic growth for Peru. Latin America’s fifth-largest country by population, Peru is a resource-rich nation. And like its Latin American neighbors, Peru has seen dramatic growth due to increased global demand for raw materials.
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