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 Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
The Able Trust does its work in three primary strategic areas: a comprehensive grant award effort that helps community organizations with programs that provide employment training, coaching, and placement; an extensive and successful youth program, which addresses the need to encourage high school youth with disabilities to plan for their education and employment future; and programs directed at providing workforce experiences for people with disabilities – internships, mentoring, job shadowing, part and full time jobs.
The organization is funded through a combination of public and private dollars. The positive impact of the work of The Able Trust has been felt by non-profit agencies serving people with various disabilities, by post-secondary institutions that welcome students with disabilities, and by people with disabilities and their families.
On this special segment from the FEDC Conference hosted at the Margaritaville Resort Orlando, Tom Kindred interviews Joey D'Souza VP of External Engagement with the Able Trust.
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month The Able Trust is partaking in a national initiative highlighting career paths and industries to students and job seekers with disabilities; providing tools and resources to businesses to support their efforts in employing people with disabilities; and lastly, creating awareness of and advocating for an underutilized talent pool.
As a key leader in disability employment, The Able Trust’s DEAM program is designed to connect and support Florida’s businesses, local disability service agencies and people with disabilities. The variety of experiences curated by The Able Trust supports a path towards Florida being a role model of disability employment.
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
On this episode of Small Biz Florida, Tom interviews Kevin Carr the CEO at Florida Makes, a statewide, industry-led public-private partnership with the sole mission of strengthening and advancing Florida’s economy by improving the productivity and technological performance of its manufacturing sector, with an emphasis on small-and medium-sized firms. It accomplishes this by providing services focused on three principle value streams: technology adoption, talent development, and business growth.
MakeMore is a leadership-focused initiative originally developed by FloridaMakes in partnership with Associated Industries of Florida, CareerSource Florida, Inc., Enterprise Florida, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce with the collective goal of elevating the state’s manufacturing industry and demonstrating its impact on the economy. These organizations recognized the importance of diversifying our economy and prioritizing the growth of an industry that provides high-wage, high-value jobs which can ultimately improve Florida's quality of life.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Join us on this special episode with Lucienne Pears Vice President of Economic and Business Development of Babcock Ranch, America's First Solar Town. By utilizing an on-site 150-megawatt utility-scale solar generation facility. Babcock Ranch has entitled 6 million square feet for development of light industrial, retail, commercial, civic, and office space. Creating space for businesses to have room and resources to grow in a collaborative environment conducive for creation of value across sectors.
Lucienne Pears educates us on how this town came to be and all the innovative new projects coming to Babcock Ranch including recently becoming a host to pilot of “Smart Can” a robot that is programmed to cart your trash can to the curb for pickup. “Smart Can” is a robotic platform under development by Boston-based entrepreneurs who are leveraging automation to ease the burden of household chores.
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.