Home is where the heart is, and increasingly the brain, too. Al Garcia’s small business, Al’s WiFi, creates “smart homes” for its clients using a carefully curated set of technologies that improves everyday living. Customers can easily control sound, lighting, temperature, shading, security and more from wherever they are. Technically […]
Author: Nancy Dahlberg
As Coronavirus spreads, small businesses should prepare for its impact. Some are already feeling it.
A small business that plans conferences for corporations and organizations is feeling the pain. Three conferences were cancelled just last week. So is a small business retailer who just found out she can’t get any more of her most popular item, a signature baby blanket, for the foreseeable future because […]
How prepared is your small business for a cyber attack or breach?
Despite frequent reports in the news of cyber attacks on businesses and privacy breaches, an alarming number of small businesses are not prepared. More than four of every 10 small business owners have no cybersecurity plan in place at all – leaving their most sensitive financial, customer and business data, […]
What can a startup or small business learn from Sara Blakely? Plenty
Twenty years after founding Spanx, Sara Blakely has no plans to slow down, despite becoming the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire in 2012. She continues to grow her billion-dollar business – now venturing beyond undergarments and into active wear for women and men – as well as expand her impact […]
New small business webinar series kicks off a fresh year of learning
The good news: There is no shortage of educational resources for small businesses in South Florida. On any given week, you can pick from a number of workshops and seminars, given by organizations such as Florida SBDC at FIU, the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE, Miami Bayside Foundation, The Miami-Dade […]
From touchscreens to video walls, DSignage makes digital messaging elegant and effective for enterprises
Visit a hospital, large company, airport, sports facility or tourist attraction, and it is abundantly clear how important digital signage and messaging is. You use it to easily get where you are going, learn how long you may have to wait, see if there’s something you want to eat, and […]
With a lot of hard work, Key Largo Chocolates finds sweet success
Bob and Kristie Thomas don’t do retirement very well – and that’s a lucky thing for chocolate lovers. Bob is a retired commercial pilot, where he spent 43 years flying for airlines including Eastern, Southwest, Saudi Arabian Airlines and most recently Copa. Kristie retired from owning her own travel agency […]
12 resolutions to set up your small business for success in 2020
It’s been a good year for most small businesses. The economy remains strong, and you all are a relatively optimistic bunch. Still, every business should take the time to look at what went right – and not so well – in the past year and then create a road map […]
Put a ribbon and bow on this news: Small business optimism is rising
We have a heaping helping of small business data to share with you, and it points to a good year ahead. Several economic surveys and studies out this month show that small businesses are feeling more confident than ever, shunning Grinch-like recession fears. So let’s get right to it. In […]
How one family business navigates a big transition and sets up for more growth
Running a family business can be the same roller coaster ride as any small business. Yet there are different challenges too, much more personal ones. “With a family owned business, it’s not just the accounts payable, receivables and the bottom line. There’s also emotional capital, family, and that equation is […]