Small business owners have eagerly embraced sites such as Groupon, which offer an easy way to gain great exposure, but many of them have learned the hard way to take a closer look at the fine print.

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, small business owners are quickly getting smarter about how to [...]

Miami-based Büro is one of the companies in South Florida that offers co-working space for freelancers, startups, solopreneurs, and other professionals who would benefit from leasing workspaces, conference rooms, and more. According to this week’s South Florida Business Journal, the co-working concept is already popular in New York and Silicon Valley, and is gaining ground.

Other Florida companies [...]

Headquartered in a 10,000+ square foot building in Palm Beach Gardens, the Gulf Stream Council Boy Scouts of America is facing foreclosure. According to the South Florida Business Journal, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach County also had serious financial problems recently, which led to its closure last year.

Reports of financial difficulties within the [...]

Starting Thursday 3/3/11 at 7 am, the two-day MiaGreen Expo and Conference 2011 will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The event will feature a wealth of green products and services, tips for LEED professionals, special panels, and more. Speakers will represent the US Department of Energy, SolarWorld Americas, the Gulf Coast Energy [...]

Years ago, voters in South Florida approved the idea of constructing a high-speed rail but construction did not begin. Then the voters were asked to vote on the idea again, and they approved it again, but no action was taken. Then Rick Scott became governor and rejected the proposed $2 billion-plus project, because if it failed, then [...]

Replacing everything from teleprompters, to thick portfolios, to photo albums, iPads are providing sleek new solutions to bulky old challenges. Whether making small sales presentations or large public speeches, iPads can streamline your work. They can also boost your customer service scores. According to this week’s South Florida Business Journal, customers at Nail Bar in [...]

Worried about hackers, viruses, computer theft, or meeting legal requirements for IT security? Tired of seeing 20 outdated copies of the same document with different revision dates floating around your company through email, shared drives, personal hard drives, SharePoint, and more? Eager to connect with customers through mobile applications as well as your website, Facebook, [...]

Announcing their latest locations through Facebook and Twitter, food trucks offer Miami residents fresh food without the brick-and-mortar building. They offer everything from high-quality cuisine to decadent snacks such as deep-fried cupcakes. Despite some city code violations that are usually ignored, the trucks have been winning over new customers daily since they burst onto the local scene [...]

Cypress Financial Group is offering a free business session that will cover health care reform and the specialized benefits needs of small businesses. Led by Dr. Ron Leopold, the event will take place on Tuesday, 2/8/11, from 8:30AM – 11:00AM at 5900 N. Andrews Ave., 8th Floor, in Fort Lauderdale.

Per a flyer for the event:

“In [...]

I want to share with all of you the following opportunity for anyone with an IT or healthcare background:

“Health information technology professionals are in demand. As the nation moves toward a more technologically advanced health care system, providers are going to need highly skilled health IT experts to support them in the adoption and meaningful [...]