Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Your business isn’t growing or at least not at the rate you expected. What’s the problem? “If sales are not growing, the business is not making money, or the company doesn’t have enough cash – those are three red flags when things are not working,” said Ricardo Newark, a consultant […]
On a recent Shark Tank episode, celebrity investors Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner teamed up to invest in BottleKeeper, which sells a stainless steel container created to keep glass beer bottles cold while protecting them from breakage. But during the episode, Cuban questioned why the business needed his cool million, since it […]
The pace of change in the marketplace can be downright overwhelming. We’re talking technological changes disrupting industries, economic highs and lows and ever-rising customer expectations. Entire industries, such as taxis, didn’t see it coming and were clobbered. How do companies compete with all this market change and digital transformation seemingly […]
Perhaps you’ve noticed some of your customers have begun migrating away from your product or service. Is this normal in the course of business? Or is it time to send an SOS? “I think this happens all the time,” said Nile Kirec, a specialist in public relations, strategic marketing and […]
Are you optimistic about the year ahead? If so, you are in good company, according to a pair of recent small business surveys. But they also shed light on challenges ahead and what you can do now to prepare. Most Miami-area small business owners believe they will see year-over-year growth […]
NeoBroadband, a broadband communications business, sells equipment to cable companies. The Miami-based business’s market is Latin America. The executive team, which launched the small business about five years ago, has more than 50 years of combined experience in the industry. That’s because the founders all came from another company in […]
Paul van Hamond peddled his cold-pressed juices all over the place. A few sales sales here, some sales there, but that strategy wasn’t working so well. Now he focuses his sales mainly on high-end hotels. His Expressed Juice line can be found in Edition East, W Hotel, Four Seasons, Nautilus […]
Want to learn about financing export growth, recent law changes involving exports and get a lowdown on the market? Have a question for bankers, accountants, the U.S. Small Business Administration or other export service providers? If so, the Export Business Forum on Nov. 29, 2018, may be for you. This […]
Is your company export ready? To find out, says Florida SBDC at FIU consultant Shelly Bernal, answer the following questions: Does your company have a product that has been successfully sold in the domestic market? Can your company commit sufficient production capacity to the export market? Is your company willing […]
Raul Santoya and his co-founders run Skymo, a manufacturer of specialty cleaners and degreasers that are safe for the environment. Their initial target market is the aviation industry. “It was at an aviation trade show in 2015 where we discovered the huge opportunity in aviation for products that work but […]