Setting up a new business to soar starts with the right team on the ground. Never underestimate the value of industry expertise and complementary strengths. When Maria Esther Martinez, an engineer, set out to develop Aerosens, a Miami-based technology startup serving the aviation industry, she had corporate and startup experience. […]
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Fruitique finds sweet success with a proactive sales approach. Your small business can, too.
Juan and German Puerto of Miami come from a long line of business owners in Colombia. So it wasn’t a hard decision to take on the challenge of growing a tropical ice cream brand, Fruitique, started by their father and inspired by their heritage. The brothers joined the company full-time […]
No easy button for digital marketing: Make it a priority & listen to your analytics
Are you listening to what your analytics are telling you? When it comes to marketing your small business, digital tools can offer you valuable insights about your company and can help you assess the performance of your digital marketing efforts. But to do digital marketing right, you need to have […]
How to nurture a winning small business culture
There’s nothing like hearing from the small business trenches about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to creating a strong company culture. Drawing on several interviews with owners of businesses known as great places to work, learn and grow professionally, I’ve compiled a list of things to think […]
How to find federal government contracting opportunities
While small businesses may have been spooked by the recent government shutdown, you should know that the federal government is the largest buyer in the U.S., spending billions of dollars annually on products and services in construction, R&D, manufacturing, logistics, IT and other industries. Federal agencies also have prime […]