There are some chain stores and franchises that get people excited when they come to town.
Is Florida business-booster group's new logo sexist?
A group that has charged itself with promoting Florida's job and economic growth unveiled a new logo recently and some people are very unhappy with it.
Florida Power & Light's new website aims to lure businesses to The Sunshine State
What does it take to lure a new business to Florida? An educated workforce? Tax breaks? Abundant, available commercial real estate?
Sage advice for Orlando entrepreneurs
In our Orlando office, we often help entrepreneurs and the owners of new companies. Because we work with small business owners, we are familiar with the challenges they face, from finding favorable financing to locating qualified workers to securing appropriate workspace.
Filing with SEC confirms that Orlando's SeaWorld is going public
As we speculated in a post the other week, Orlando-based SeaWorld is going public. The move seems to indicate that as we emerge from our national recession, consumers feel a bit more free to spend their money on vacations and entertainment, which, of course, is SeaWorld's bread and butter.
Orlando-based SeaWorld mulls going public
SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, the Orland-based company that owns Busch Gardens and SeaWorld, is rumored to be exploring the possibility of an initial public offering.
Florida is 3rd in veteran-owned businesses, but what does that mean?
In many ways, the military is a good training ground for future business owners. Ideally, the skills a service member learns while serving will help him or her create a startup, enter the family business or contribute to the success of a big company.
Rate of "immigration entrepreneurship" causes experts to sound the alarm
Historically, the U.S. has attracted many foreign-born entrepreneurs who want to start their businesses here because of our open markets, generally favorable financial policies and comparatively hands-off government.
With new "healthy" campaign, Chick-fil-A franchises blaze new trails
To penetrate new markets, business owners sometimes have to think outside the box, so to speak. Reaching new customers and accessing new markets can take some innovating, but in many cases it is worth it. Very few companies have the luxury of being able to thrive without expanding their customer base.
Small banks seem to be boosting Orlando's business climate
Access to capital is one of the most important elements to a successful business launch. If a startup has taken time and space in its business formation and planning process to seek out and acquire favorable loans and lines of credit, it is more likely to succeed than would be a business that just takes a slapdash, as-needed approach to financing.