Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
This Saturday, November 26 marks Small Business Saturday, a day that encourages shoppers to patronize small businesses and invest in their local communities, and serves as the ceremonial kickoff to the holiday season. American Express launched this shopping holiday in 2010, at the height of the Great Recession, as a way of […]
Last month, Growbiz reported on Key West Marine Hardware, a family business through and through. Business owner Nick Formico says his grandfather opened the store in the 1960s and then raised Formico’s mother and uncle in the business, as well as himself. “I grew up in the store. I used […]
No matter how long you have run your small business, there is always something to learn about entrepreneurship. And in times of crisis, such as during the COVID pandemic, those lessons become even more important. Cristina Serralta is a believer in the never-stop-learning ethos. In recent years, she has gone […]
On this Veterans Day, we honor our veterans and their families for their tremendous sacrifices for our country and its people. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your service. We’re here to also make the case that now more than ever, it is also the time to […]
By Guest Contributor / Ivonne Yee-Amor, FIU News Zhi Yang didn’t know a love of beer and a college course on beer making would one day make him an entrepreneur. But more than a decade after graduating from FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and helping start the […]
By FIU News The Florida Small Business Development Center at FIU Business has been recognized as the Florida SBDC Network Center of the Year for 2022. In 2021, the FSBDC assisted 2,050 clients, providing over 20,660 consulting hours. FSBDC at FIU consultants also led the state network in access to […]
Think your growing small business already has a handle on cash flow? Think again. To be sure, businesses as small as the tiniest mom and pop store to as large as GE struggle with cash flow. But growth-stage businesses need to know this: Cash flow problems can impede your growth. […]
How safe is your small business from the cyber bad guys? Cyber criminals, scammers and ransomware groups can take aim at small businesses, costing companies in time and money. The costs of doing nothing to protect your small business can be high. A successful cyberattack can include downtime for your […]
In August, we told Growbiz readers about an upcoming deadline for Miami-Dade County BizUp grant applications. The recipients have just been announced: Bank of America, Miami-Dade County and StartUP FIU Local recently announced the selection of 14 Miami-Dade County small businesses as winners in the county’s BizUp competition. The 14 winners were […]
Over lunch one day, Suzyjo Moore and Bobbie Vurro, both emergency room nurses, started talking about joining forces to open a new health and wellness small business. As they envisioned it, the IV therapy company would offer IV hydration, hangover relief, energizing vitamins, minerals, athletic performance and immune boosting infusions. […]