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The Locker Room Experience presents: SUCCESS EMPOWERMENT BREAKTHROUGH Are You Thinking About Buying A Franchise? Here Are 10 Things You Need To Know Are your profits in the toilet? DANGER: Passwords under attack Here it comes! Ready or not! Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Being a Thought Leader in your Indusry: Its easier than you think
 

The Locker Room Experience presents: SUCCESS EMPOWERMENT BREAKTHROUGH

The Locker Room Experience with Coach Grayson Marshall and a host of speakers Come and encounter a life changing experience that will alter your future, demand change in the present and encourage you to live differently for the rest of your life. Who: Anyone wanting to improve their life What: Success Empowerment Breakthrough Meeting Where: [...]

Are You Thinking About Buying A Franchise? Here Are 10 Things You Need To Know

Thinking about starting a new business? Want to be an entrepreneur? Not sure you want to start from the bottom? Purchasing a franchise may be an option for you. But, you will want to address several key areas as you embark upon your journey of discovery. What is a franchise? It is an agreement between [...]

Are your profits in the toilet?

Why you need to know the secrets of the unhappy customer By Dolly Penland It has happened to most people. You walk into a public restroom only to find there is no toilet paper or paper towels, or that the restroom is unclean, or worse — downright disgusting. Rod Dornsife noticed a few messy situations [...]

DANGER: Passwords under attack

By Jim Molis Harden Your Passwords You might as well not have a password if yours is weak. A hacker can crack an eight-character password that uses only lowercased letters within seconds. Uppercase letters could take just a few minutes. Of the 621 confirmed data breaches in 2012, 76 percent involved network intrusions that exploited [...]

Here it comes! Ready or not! Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

By Joan Galletta The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (commonly referred to as Obamacare, or generically, as healthcare reform) was signed into law March 23, 2010. This broad-sweeping federal statute focuses largely on the insurance aspects of our healthcare delivery system, much to the dismay [...]

Being a Thought Leader in your Indusry: Its easier than you think

When LA Fitness decided to expand in Florida, it found that “all roads lead to Portofino Pools.” So, the fitness club chain approached the Jacksonville-based pool maintenance company about servicing its facilities. Portofino has since gradually taken on dozens of LA Fitness clubs across Florida. Renowned for its service, Portofino is also known for its [...]

Wally Lee and Anna Valent Launch Business

18 June 2013

Company Services Enhance Employee Productivity and Retention Retired JAX Chamber President Wally Lee and former Chamber Vice President of Operations Anna Valent today announced the launch of their new company, LeeValent Group, LLC. LeeValent helps companies attract top candidates, increase productivity, improve employee retention and reduce turnover costs by introducing top recruits to the region [...]

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8(a) Alliance event to be held June 19th

11 June 2013

The Florida 8(a) Alliance, a 501(c) 3 public charity with a mission to strengthen, train, educate and promote 8(a) and other small businesses in the State of Florida is gearing up for its 2nd Annual Training and Networking conference which will be held at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Orlando, FL on June 20th  [...]

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Profit in the potty

11 June 2013

Well, this was a first for all of us… a photo shoot in a restroom! You can probably surmise that our photographer was in an adjoining stall shooting overhead. All the while, the remainder of the facility was open for business. We certainly got funny looks from some folks, and others decided to use another bathroom [...]

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Money Pages names Director of Franchise Development

11 June 2013

  Money Pages, a leader in direct mail advertising in the Southeast, named Chris Sexton as the company’s director of franchise development. “Chris is providing tremendous leadership to Money Pages as we expand through franchising,” said Money Pages’ President and CEO, Alan Worley. “His background includes the successful development of Money Pages in new regions, [...]

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121 Financial Credit Union awards scholarships

10 June 2013

121 Financial Credit Union Partners With Jacksonville Marine Association To Award College Scholarships 121 Financial Credit Union partnered with the Jacksonville Marine Association to award three scholarships to Jacksonville, Florida high school seniors. The recipients were Caitlyn Baker, Savannah Garland and Abigail Wolz. The three $2,500 scholarships, which were presented by 121 Financial Credit Union [...]

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Beaver Street Enterprise Center expands micro-loan program, incubator space with funding from Wells Fargo

06 June 2013

BeaverStreetEnterpriseCenter (BSEC) has announced the expansion of its Micro-Loan Program with $50,000 in funding from Wells Fargo. The funding is part of a larger grant from Wells Fargo through its NeighborhoodLIFTSM  program which supports efforts to help stabilize communities and stimulate growth in Jacksonville’s urban core. BSEC also received $50,000 to support the completion of Phase [...]

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Paul Davis’ Sandy Lopez honored as Insurance Professional of the Year

03 June 2013

Sandy Lopez, marketing representative for Paul Davis Restoration of North Florida has been named as Insurance Professional of the Year by the Insurance Professionals of Northeast Florida, an affiliate of the International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP). Lopez received the award on May 21 during the insurance organization’s annual luncheon and awards presentation at Embassy [...]

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Local company’s natural appetite control drink now available nationwide at GNC

30 May 2013

full core®, a Florida-based beverage company, announced that its refreshing natural appetite control drink is now available at approximately 4,550 GNC corporate and franchise retail locations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. full core is a nutritionally enhanced drink – packaged in Rexam 12oz. SLEEK® cans – that combines 40 percent of the daily [...]

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Jimerson & Cobb Welcomes Partner James O. “Joby” Birr

29 May 2013

Jimerson & Cobb, P.A., is pleased to announce the addition of partner James O. (Joby) Birr, III, to the firm. Birr’s practice will focus on construction law and business litigation. Birr is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Construction Law and is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Birr has extensive experience litigating construction lien and [...]

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Freedom Boat Club, MarineMax offer boater training

29 May 2013

Freedom Boat Club and MarineMax are joining forces to provide a special training event for boaters on June 8, National Marina Day. “Taking the Helm” will be taught by US Coast Guard certified Captains and offer training in two specific areas: how to dock in close quarters and proper anchoring skills. This special event offers [...]

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Stellar Adds Six Team Members to Refrigeration Services Team

28 May 2013

Stellar, a fully integrated firm focused on design, engineering, construction and mechanical services worldwide, has hired six employees in its Refrigeration Services division. Stellar Refrigeration Services is a worldwide leader in industrial refrigeration systems for both the food-and-beverage and cold-storage industries. In addition to designing and building refrigeration systems, the group also provides parts and [...]

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TEDxJacksonville – Call for Speakers

24 May 2013

Do you have what it takes to speak at TEDxJacksonville? We’re looking for unique voices that have an idea worth spreading.  Which one are you?   THE INVENTOR … sharing an innovation with world-changing potential THE TEACHER … sharing valuable knowledge in a memorable way to teenagers or adults THE PRODIGY … young talent ready [...]

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Anna Brosche to Receive UNF Distinguished Business Leader Award

22 May 2013

Ennis, Pellum & Associates, CPAs is pleased to announce that the firm’s Managing Partner, Anna Brosche, will be named a 2013 UNF Coggin College of Business Distinguished Business Leader at the 16 annual Prime F. Osborn, III Distinguished Business Leader Awards Luncheon on May 22nd. The Prime F. Osborn, III, Distinguished Business Leaders Award was [...]

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Real Estate economist John Tuccillo to speak at industry breakfast

21 May 2013

The Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA), its Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) and the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) will welcome nationally known real estate economist John Tuccillo to its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, June 14, at the University of North Florida University Center.  The event will take place from 7:30 to 9:15 [...]

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42 Companies Honored for Their Wellness Programs

20 May 2013

The First Coast Worksite Wellness Council (FCWWC) along with Humana are proud to announce the 2013 winners of the Healthiest Companies Awards. These companies were honored for their commitment to employee health and wellness at the largest annual Wellness Conference in Jacksonville, the 5th Annual First Coast Worksite Wellness Conference and Healthiest Awards Luncheon, May [...]

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JAX Chamber begins new day with Daniel Davis as President and CEO

20 May 2013

JAX Chamber Board members declared it’s “a new day” when they introduced Daniel Davis as the new president and CEO of the largest business membership organization in Northeast Florida. Representing the rebirth of the organization, the announcement occurred in front of the Downtown Chamber building, which is undergoing extensive renovations. Davis officially assumes the role [...]

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Community First Credit Union and Jax Beach Festivals Partner

16 May 2013

Jax Beach Festivals and Community First Credit Union today announced a new partnership and new music project for Jacksonville Beach – a music festival that will feature “all things local.” The inaugural Community First Seawalk Music Festival will take place June 15th at the Seawalk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach. In support of the growth and [...]

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