MiamiHerald.com: Business Monday

Express your economic thoughts with haiku poetry

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:13 EST

Business Monday is looking for haiku with an economic theme. Are you impacted or concerned about unemployment, low housing prices, too many foreclosures, Europe on the brink, pay cuts and layoffs? Are you still fed up or do you see better days around the corner?

Former federal prosecutor turns to private investigations

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:07 EST

Andrew Levi, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami, has turned from public to private investigation as head of the Miami office of a global firm.

2012 BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE RULES

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

Have you hatched a great idea for a business? If your business is less than 2 years old or exists only on paper, you can enter our 14th Annual Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge, co-sponsored by Florida International University’s Eugenio Pino & Family Global Entrepreneurship Center.

Enter the Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00 EST

Find the contest rules and all you need to get started on your entry, but first let’s look back on the progress of last year’s winners.

Lessons learned: Be nimble, stay focused, don’t give up

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:41 EST

Challenge Champion Raw Apps found ways to execute its strategy in the mobile market.

Business Plan Challenge launches new features, opportunities for entrepreneurs

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00 EST

At an event last week, an audience member gave an elevator pitch for his company called Sweat EquiTees, which sells t-shirts with slogans like “Run LLC” and “Kiss me, I’m an Entrepreneur.”

Share haiku on an economic theme

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00 EST

Two years ago, Business Monday asked readers to use the Japanese poetry form haiku to express themselves. Now we’re asking for new submissions.

Advice from the judges on business plans, entrepreneurship

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:46 EST

Here is advice on writing a business plan from the 2012 Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge judges:

Meet the judges: Community Track

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00 EST

Susan Amat is co-founder and executive director of The Launch Pad at Toppel, an entrepreneurial career center at the University of Miami that has helped hundreds of startups. Amat ventured into the music business as a concert promoter at age 15. A serial entrepreneur, she started and ran a successful record label and developed a television show that aired on the E! Network as well as the first CD-Rom magazine. She teaches business strategy, entrepreneurship and organizational behavior at UM and leads Startup Florida.

Franchising a viable alternative in a tough economy

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00 EST

You are a successful mid-level executive or high-level corporate officer and have suddenly fallen victim to corporate down-sizing due to the economic crisis. Or you are moderately successful in your present employment or small business, but your daily routine is no longer exciting. What are your options if you choose to change jobs or even careers in order to pursue The American Dream?

Passion, persistence, partnerships mark winners’ year

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00 EST

First Place winner DonorCommunity is building a name in the nonprofit industry.

Is Facebook advertising right for your small business?

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:20 EST

BizBytes 101 shares tips for navigating the issues of social media advertising.

Meet the judges: FIU Track

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00 EST

John C. Fleming, a serial entrepreneur, is the technology practice lead at Biztegra Partners, a social web agency based in West Palm Beach. He started his career as a software developer in 1979 and has worked nationally and internationally in engineering, sales, marketing, services and general management in industries ranging from high tech to real estate. Fleming has started companies, raised money and has been part of teams that built products that became market leaders in their space.

Meet the judges: High School Track

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00 EST

Felipe F. Basulto is the retail market manager for TD Bank, overseeing the Miami-Dade locations and responsible for growth, profitability and continued expansion of TD Bank’s retail network in the local market. Basulto held similar positions with Regions Bank and Bank of America. He serves on the board for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, is chair-elect of the South Florida Hispanic Chamber, serves as a trustee with United Way, is chair for the March of Dimes Walk for 2012 and serves on Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) South Florida’s board.

Check out corporate America’s favorite fall reading

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:00 EST

800-CEO-READ, a direct supplier of book-based resources, compiles a monthly list of best-selling business books based on purchases by its corporate customers nationwide. Here are the best sellers for October 2011, plus descriptions of the Top 10.