Small Biz Florida
Small Biz FL was designed to highlight issues and promote business assistance resources available throughout the state of Florida.
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Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Bookkeeping is a necessary chore for all businesses. It helps you manage your operations, plan ahead, and prevent an audit by giving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) what they need. To keep moving toward your long-term goals and improve profits, listen to this episode to hear a real accountant talk about her best advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Rachel Siegel is the Owner of GoFigure Accounting. Rachel has worked in both private companies and public accounting firms. Having seen the process from both sides allows her to find solutions to issues clients have while ensuring the proper methods needed are utilized.
Rachel joins host Tom Kindred and cohost Dr. Ricardo to chat about what business owners and entrepreneurs need to know about their bookkeeping practices and some tips they can start applying today. She also talks about her background and pathway to starting her own business.
– Connect with Rachel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-siegel-2b2996/
– Check out GoFigure Accounting: https://www.gofigureaccounting.net/
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
In this segment of Small Biz Florida, Allen Bornstein the CEO/Founder of Workgroup Payroll Inc. joins host Tom Kindred and cohost Dr. Ricardo for an interview to discuss his background and pathway to starting his business and co-hosting his podcast show the Secret2MySuccess.
WorkGroup Payroll was formed with one goal in mind: to be the premier provider of payroll, payroll tax services, and other related services. More than just a payroll company, WorkGroup Payroll offers tailored solutions for businesses of all sizes with dedicated customer service provided by experienced professionals. From payroll processing to integrated solutions incorporating payroll, benefits administration, human resources, and time and attendance Workgroup Payroll is able to reduce employer's costs, liability, and administrative burden through integrated solutions and strategic partnerships.
Allen Bornstein serves as the host and founder of Secret 2 My Success. Allen grew up with a fascination for the Boston Red Sox and owning his own business. He started his own staffing & recruiting business at 19. Seen mostly with his iconic Baseball cap, Allen took his love for sports and combined it with his knowledge of business to create a new show that is unique and a definite home run!
– Connect with Allen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-bornstein-48878b6/#experience
– Check out Workgroup Payroll: https://www.workgrouppayroll.com/
– Check out the Secret2MySuccess Podcast: https://www.secret2mysuccess.com/home.html
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
NightCap was invented in early 2019 by then 16-year-old Shirah Benarde from West Palm Beach, Florida. The idea came to her in a dream after hearing about the horrors of drink spiking from friends who experienced it after going off to college. Fortunately, her friends were okay, but Shirah was determined to come up with a pragmatic solution to this problem to protect her and her friends when they went off to college. She also wanted to make sure the product would be something girls would feel comfortable using. The next morning, she went to her mother’s closet, grabbed a pair of pantyhose, cut them up, and attached them to a scrunchie to create the first NightCap prototype.
Her brother, Michael, 21 at the time, came home from college for the summer and saw the prototype sitting on a table. As someone who had been living on a college campus for four years, he understood how prevalent this problem was — and is. Knowing that there was no product on the market that had been adopted at scale, Michael saw huge potential for NightCap due to its unbeatable convenience and reusability. Together, Michael and Shirah took action and spent the next six months working to bring NightCap from concept to reality.
Nightcap was featured on ABC’s hit television series Shark Tank on February 5, 2021 (Season 12 | Episode 12). Shirah and Michael struck one of the fastest deals in Shark Tank history with Shark Lori Greiner who wasted no time jumping in.
In this episode, Micahel Benarde who is Co-Founder and President of NightCap joins us on another episode of Small Biz Florida to discuss the story of Night Cap, their experience on Shark Tank, and his advice for young entrepreneurs.
– Check out NightCap: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nightcapit/
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Mark Collier joins the UGA SBDC in DeKalb after an accomplished career in the private sector and a temporary assignment with the U.S. Small Business Administration office of disaster assistance. As a capital projects program manager, Mark has successfully managed a series of residential, mixed-use, and commercial real estate development projects over a 20-year career.
Mark discusses his background and pathway to UGA SBDC in his interview with Small Biz Florida. He also gives a great overview of the history of the Small Business Development Center. To hear more about his work with small businesses in his community listen to this episode.
– Connect with Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-collier-smallbusinessexpert/ /
– Connect with UGA SBDC: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ugasbdc/
– Check out the Playbook: https://www.myasbn.com/small-business-shows/the-playbook-mark-collier/
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Small Biz Florida host Tom Kindred and cohost Dr. Ricardo are joined by the Better Business Bureau on this episode recorded at the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference. This discussion is all about the best advice for preventing customer fraud, Cliff Kurt who serves as a business consultant for the BBB, and Bryan Oglesby who is the Director of Public Relations and Outreach give us an in-depth explanation of the BBB accreditation process, and what it could mean for your business. Cliff and Bryan also talk about their background and pathway to the BBB.
– Check out the Better Business Bureau: https://www.bbb.org/
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
“Business and Beyond provides an intensive, hands-on coaching program that teaches and guides women entrepreneurs in male-dominated industries to embrace their power and build solid businesses that work for them and support their dreams.” Tania Bartolini is the CEO/Founder of Business and Beyond. Today she sits down with host Tom Kindred and cohost Dr. Ricardo to talk about her background and success with Business and Beyond. She shares her best advice for small business owners who are just getting started with their own businesses.
– Connect with Tania: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taniabartolini/
– Check out Business and Beyond: https://www.businessandbeyondllc.com/
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
In this episode of Small Biz Florida host Tom Kindred and cohost Dr. Ricardo interview DeLisa Clift who is the CEO/Founder of Global Business Development Strategists. She talks about her expertise in business strategic planning, the importance of planning, and her background and pathway to starting her own business.
DeLisa Clift is a full-service coach and consultant out of Georgia and she was a speaker at the JMI Small Business Development Center in Orlando.
– Connect with Dr. Angela Jackson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/delisa-clift/
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Join host Tom Kindred and cohost Dr. Ricardo on this episode of Small Biz Florida where they interview Dr. Angela Jackson who served as Keynote Speaker at the 11th annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference. Dr. Angela Jackson talks to us about 5 Trends for the Future of Work to look out for.
Dr. Angela Jackson is the founder of Future Forward Strategies, a labor market intelligence, design thinking, and strategy firm that assist leaders with transforming organizations and the human capital infrastructure necessary for public, private, and non-profit organizations to maintain competitiveness while creating positive impact. Dr. Jackson is also a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she teaches the next generation of students about entrepreneurship in the education marketplace.
– Connect with Dr. Angela Jackson: https://www.drangelajackson.com/
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
We’re Inspired and full of energy on this new segment of Small Biz Florida. Today we are joined by Shevonica M. Howell who is the CEO/Founder of Academy of Scholars. Academy of Scholars delivers K-11 individualized instruction for its students. Shevonica was a participant in the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference Pitch Competition. In this episode, she tells us about her background and pathway to this competition and her school.
– Connect with Shevonica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shevonica-m-howell-9b422742/
– Check out Academy of Scholars: http://www.academyofscholarsinc.org/
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
On this episode of Small Biz Florida, we interviewed Sevak Girard CEO/Founder of Girard Media. He gives us his best advice for Small Businesses looking to advertise their services or products online. In this everchanging world of social media and digital technology, we want to bring the best advice to your ears. We are interviewing Sevak Girard and his company from the 11th annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference at the JW Marriot Grande Lakes Orlando Resort. Make sure to check out the rest of these episodes from this event.
Girard Media is a dynamic marketing agency that specializes in Online Advertising, Marketing, and Branding. While offering many media services including Web Design, Graphic Design, Video Production, Audio Production and Printing, Photography, Marketing, IT, and Business Solutions. We also offer a full range of professional solutions to bring together a complete integration for your business needs. Working with Girard Media provides the ability to reach maximum performance and reliability so you can worry about growing your business. Our goal is to build strategic alliances with our clients acting as an extension of their company over the long term.
– Connect with Sevak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/girardmedia/
– Check out Girard Media: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girardmedia/
For more segments like these, subscribe to Small Biz Florida and Follow the official Small Biz Florida Instagram! This and the following segments were recorded at this year’s annual JMI Small Business Leadership Conference hosted at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. These segments were also cohosted by Dr. Herbert Ricardo Professor at the School of Business at Indian River State College.
– Connect w/ Dr. Herbert Ricardo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-ricardo-ph-d-91b1ba225/
– To learn more about the JMI Institute, visit their website here
– To learn more about the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference, visit their website here