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• My view: Working for a greener life

  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.

• Agenda: Business happenings in South Florida

  MONDAY

  Broward County Property Appraiser's Community Outreach Program: Deputy appraisers assist with homestead exemption and other property tax matters and accept applications for portability at outreach events in the county; through Nov. 26; free. 954-357-6035 or www.bcpa.net:

• Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

  DEERFIELD BEACH

  OFFICE BUILDING

  ACQUIRED FOR $1.2M

  Location: 1300 E. Hillsboro Blvd.

  Seller: Denise A. Ashleman.

• Bankruptcies

  Recent bankruptcies for the Southern District of Florida

• REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK

  One trait links all successful entrepreneurs: Passion

  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

• BOOTSTRAP MARKETING

  Good information can generate new sales

  It's almost 50 years since I learned about Andy Smith, a very successful car 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.

• Naysayers, failures are part of the journey

  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.

• Chef takes on many hats

  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.

• Entrepreneurship is family's American dream

  For seven years, Mayra del Valle opened distribution centers around the world and negotiated key airline contracts for a young pioneering duty free company -- until it sold for $99 million.

• On location

  Film and TV productions this week

• Miami Children's Hospital posts surgical triumphs on YouTube

  Miami Children's Hospital posts surgical triumphs on YouTube.
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  Foreign investors dominate in South Florida real estate purchases

  In order to help his clients close on units at the luxury St. Tropez condominium in Sunny Isles Beach, developer Joe Milton recently put up $100 million of his company's cash to set up a mortgage company to fund loans.

• INSURANCE

  The rise of Ascendant, an insurer funded by the Cejas family

  Picking up where an ailing insurance company left off may not sound like an immediate recipe for success. But Pablo Cejas is hoping Ascendant Commercial Insurance will thrive where two Hialeah-based insurers failed.

• Q&A: New CEO of Northern Trust's Southeast Region

  Northern Trust's new Southeast Regional CEO, Sheldon T. Anderson, is a Miami native with a bullish outlook on the region's long-term prospects.

• Pepsom thinks outside of the box

  Pepsom Group's founders took an age-old remedy, added fresh new scents, gave it bright packaging and branded it, attracting the attention of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

• Does contract sale require GM's OK?

  Q: I'm general manager of a South Florida trucking company and am working in year three of my five-year employment contract.The business owners agreed to sell out to a Georgia buyer, and my contract is part of the sale. The contract is silent about my rights. The buyer just delivered a letter telling me to report for work in Atlanta. I don't want to go. What's the legal deal here?

• Movers

  High-level promotions and new hires in South Florida

• Business agenda

  MONDAY

  Broward County Property Appraiser's Community Outreach Program: Deputy appraisers assist with Homestead and other property tax exemption applications, answer questions on property taxes and accept applications for portability at outreach events throughout the county; free. 954-357-6035 or www.bcpa.net:

• Bankruptcies

  Recent bankruptcies for the Southern District of Florida

• Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

  PLANTATION

  OFFICE BUILDING

  ACQUIRED FOR $2M

  Location: 1368 N. University Dr.

  Seller: Plantation Key Office Park, by Plantation KOP, general partner, represented by Paul Douglas, managing member.

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