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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Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Wendy Norfleet has extensive experience and success at assisting individuals and corporate partners in accessing and developing talent that may go unrecognized and unseen. She also has had numerous training and team-building events for corporate and non-profit clients.
Wendy published work in several journals, which titles include a Standard Methodology for Return on Investment for Software Improvement Projects, and Measuring Progress: A Realistic Approach to Implementing Level Three CMM.
Her business, Norfleet Integrated Solutions provides strategic planning, corporate training, leadership development, and career coaching to their clients
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Taco Lover and Entrepreneur at heart. We interviewed Jonathan at the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference in Orlando and he talked to us Select Shades, he co-owns with his business partner Jason Pittenger.
With Select Shades you are in for a journey of fashion, choice, style, protection, color, and texture. Select Shades delivers a positive experience centered around one simple category: Sunglasses. We help people see the world through 50 iconic sunglass brands: available in-store, digitally, and at your event!
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
In ‘Have Fun, Fight Back and Keep the Party Going’, Jeff O’Hara entertains readers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts with brutally honest “war stories” showing exactly how he navigated the chaos and destruction left in Hurricane Katrina’s wake while building the foundation for AlliedPRA - his destination management company.
Since purchasing the AlliedPRA New Orleans franchise in 2002, he has made the New Orleans destination experience his focus, winning numerous awards and accolades in the process. In 2016 and 2017 AlliedPRA was named to the Inc.5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.
Along the way he has started and developed 7 other hospitality businesses and 2 real estate companies. He has also backed several start ups as an Angel Investor, including firms in the fields of technology, biotech, consumer staples and alternative energy.
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Vicky Zelen founded Zelen Risk Solutions, Inc. in 2003 after 17 years of industry experience. She started working in the industry when she was still in high school. She has used all her combined experience to give her clients an unmatched experience versus her competitors. Listen to her interview now to hear all about what makes her insurance firm stand out from the others.
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
In today's episode Regional Director and Podcast Show Host Tom Kindred has an insightful conversation with MC of the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference from our Center's trip there back in June. Ramon is a leading expert on small business success. He inspires and educates thousands of business owners a year through his articles, podcasts, and in-demand media interviews. Ramon is the founder of SmartHustle.com and Entrepreneur In Residence at Oracle NetSuite Ramon is a contributor to Entrepreneur.com and a host of Breakfast with Champions on Clubhouse He is a successful entrepreneur, in-demand, motivational speaker and event host.
Connect with Ramon Ray -
Follow Ramon on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ramonraysmarthustle/
Visit Smart Hustle Website https://smarthustle.com/?ltclid=a217aa72-5a82-4f55-a5b5-10b2aaf58044#.YSemhNNKhtY
Visit Ramon's Page: https://www.ramonray.com/
Join the Smart Hustle Nation : https://www.facebook.com/groups/smarthustlenation/?ltclid=5c7d93ac-23cb-498f-9a4e-f5215241f7a8
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Join host Tom Kindred as he interviews the new CEO of the Florida SBDC Network on this special episode of Small Biz Florida.
Get to know Greg Britton and how his path crossed with the Florida SBDC. In this episode he talks all about his upbringing in Indiana, his Aerospace Engineering education and what brought him to Florida in the first place...
You will not want to miss as Greg talks about his vision for the FSBDC and his goals as he starts his work with the network.
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Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
On this episode of Small Biz Florida we are bringing yet another interview with a super knowledgable guest DeLisa Clift. She is a full service coach and consultant out of Georgia and she was a speaker at the JMI Small Business Development Center in Orlando.
She sits down with host of the show and our centers Regional Director Tom Kindred to talk about how she has been able to educate, inspire, and empower corporations to scale their business to the next level.
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
After spending more than 17 years in diverse industries nationally & internally as a head of finance advising owners, executives and companies, Agile CFOs’ founder, Javier Ramirez, decided to embark in building a new kind of remote financial consulting company rooted in outstanding client service, agile processes & systems, and high quality deliverables.
In this episode you will hear him talk about his dream to build a strong network of businesses that will benefit from supporting each other and that can be a stepping stone for new entrepreneurs & innovation.
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Natsuyo Lipschutz is an award winning speaker, TEDx speaker, 5-time Toastmasters district 46 finalist and 2-time runner up in New York district final, World Class Speaking certified coach, strategy consultant, author, competitive ballroom Latin dancer, mother, and cancer survivor.
On this episode of Small Biz Florida Natsuyo joins Tom live from the Small Business Leadership Conference hosted by the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship,to talk about her career as a business consultant and what inspired her to change the way she conducts business and builds business strategies.
Natsuyo also covers the importance of story telling to successfully market your products or services as a small business owner and how you can change that story today to build strong relationships with your customers.
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
This episode of Small Biz Florida features another interview from the JMI Small Business Leadership Conference in Orlando Florida, Timothy Raines is interviewed by Tom our Regional Director of the Small Business Development Center at Indian River State College
Timothy Raines is an experienced tax partner with a demonstrated history of working in the tax and accounting industry.
Timothy Raines talks about the importance of developing a relationship with your accountant as a business owner. He stresses how important this connection is for the growth of your business.