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 [...]
The Ultimate Greeting–Your Handshake
Tradeshow Tip! Use these helpful tips to make your time at the JAX Chamber Annual Trade Show on April 23rd a success! The Ultimate Greeting–Your Handshake By Carolle Vargas We all know how important first impressions are: how we carry ourselves, our body language, dress, and appearance. When you meet someone for the first time, [...]
Social Media Checklist
Top Five Things You Can Do to Legally Protect Your Company By Jennifer A. Mansfield Social media has had a vast and positive effect on business marketing. A quick tweet or Facebook posting can reach billions of consumers at almost no cost to the company. Below is a list of the top five things your [...]
The Economy is Changing, Are You?
by Michael Jones Expansion, prosperity, contraction, recession. The world’s economies move in great economic cycles that have continued their pattern since markets began to form. Expansion, prosperity, contraction, recession. Sometimes they move quickly, at others times more slowly, but always moving. Expansion, prosperity, contraction, recession. As often as these cycles occur, why don’t we understand [...]
Every business can save 10-30% through energy efficiency – EASILY!
By Sarah Boren Small businesses in the U.S. spend more than $60 billion a year on energy. 30% of $60 billion is $19.8 billion dollars that could be spent elsewhere in operations, retaining or hiring new employees, or buying a more energy-efficient piece of equipment. That is a chunk of change. Without sacrificing service, quality, [...]
Introducing the Jacksonville Cannons
The Jacksonville Cannons are the newest professional franchise of ultimate to be added to the national roster of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). Originally referred to as ultimate Frisbee, this exciting, fast paced game is a non-contact team sport of endurance, athleticism, and aerial passing skills played with a flying disc on a rectangular [...]
SBDC at UNF hires Don Zavesky as Procurement Specialist
04 October 2012
The Small Business Development Center at UNF (SBDC at UNF), the premier source for small business assistance in North Florida, is pleased to announce that Don Zavesky has been hired as the Procurement Technical Assistance Center Specialist. Zavesky will provide confidential consulting and training to small business owners interested in doing business with local, state [...]
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Taylor Care Center and Brooks Rehabilitation Align for Enhanced Patient Care
04 October 2012
Taylor Care Center and Brooks Rehabilitation have formed an alliance to optimize the quality of care and therapy provided to the patient populations they serve. Taylor Care Center and Brooks will share certain clinical education, resources, and best practices of specialized therapy programs, resulting in further training and expertise of therapy and nursing staff. This additional knowledge will enhance the quality of care that both organizations offer to their patients.
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City recognized for JaxReady Mobile Application
03 October 2012
The City of Jacksonville’s Information Technologies Division (ITD) is receiving an Honorable Mention from Government Computer News (GCN) for “Outstanding Information Technology Achievement in Government.” The award recognizes the city’s JaxReady mobile application. Staff will be recognized at the 2012 GCN Awards Gala on Oct. 24 in McLean, Va. The JaxReady mobile application was one [...]
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Dick’s Wings and Grill to open in Nocatee
03 October 2012
Nocatee will soon be home to Dick’s Wings and Grill. Slated to open December 2012 in the Nocatee Town Center, the chicken and barbeque restaurant will feature up to 20 flat-screen TVs, a full bar and outdoor patio dining. The new Dick’s Wings and Grill will be located next to another new Nocatee retailer, Yobe [...]
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SBA Web Chat Series offers tips for women on starting and growing a small business
02 October 2012
Are you a woman who is ready to start or expand a small business? Now’s a good time to take that first step, with help from a U.S. Small Business Administration series of four web chats during October, which is also National Women’s Small Business Month. Each week in October, SBA’s web chat series will [...]
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The Blood Alliance celebrates 70th Anniversary
28 September 2012
The Blood Alliance (TBA) will celebrate its official 70th anniversary on October 26. The community blood bank will host an invitation-only gala for its staff, hospital representatives, community leaders and select donors and chairpersons uniquely connected to the celebration’s timeline, on October 13, at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort. There will be an official [...]
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Grubb & Ellis|Phoenix Realty Group closes deal in Jacksonville’s Northside
28 September 2012
Grubb & Ellis|Phoenix Realty Group brokers Aaron Zarle, Bryan Bartlett and John Richardson recently brokered a sale on behalf of the seller for a 240,000-square-foot distribution center at Imeson International Industrial Park located at 10089 North Main Street in North Jacksonville. The building was previously owned by W. P. Carey & Co. LLC, currently vacant, [...]
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Leadership Jacksonville announces executive director to retire, legacy series to launch Nov. 15
28 September 2012
Leadership Jacksonville announces that Executive Director Isabelle Owen Spence will retire in May 2013. Spence has served as the executive director of the organization since 2001. The announcement was made during the annual Reunion Luncheon for Leadership Jacksonville graduates. Honorary Lifetime Members David A. Stein and Albert H. Wilkinson, Jr., M.D. were also inducted and [...]
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STEP Program to begin second STEP round
27 September 2012
Forty-seven states, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia will receive $30 million total from the U.S. Small Business Administration in a second round of funding to support efforts to increase exporting by small businesses. The State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) initiative, launched last year under the [...]
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St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors donate 600 lbs. of pet food to St. Augustine Humane Society
27 September 2012
The St. Augustine Humane Society received approximately 600 lbs. of pet food for dogs and cats from members of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. The Chamber Ambassador’s quarterly giving campaign included the donation to help the Humane Society and its Pet Food Bank. The Pet Food Bank provides food and supplies to [...]
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Mass Mutual branch relocating, expanding in downtown
25 September 2012
Financial Design Associates, a local branch of the 161-year-old Fortune 500 company Mass Mutual, has moved operations from the Southside to the BB&T Tower in Downtown Jacksonville. Mayor Alvin Brown joined Jacksonville City Council President Bill Bishop, Councilman Don Redman, Downtown stakeholders and representatives of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce to welcome Managing Partner [...]
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FCMA recognizes employees of 29 local companies through Crane Awards
24 September 2012
The First Coast Manufacturers Association (FCMA) recognized 98 outstanding employees from 29 FCMA member companies with the prestigious Crane Awards at the annual Crane Awards banquet. The Crane Award, named after the late A. Crane Jones, Jr., a former senior vice president of CSX Transportation, Inc. and founder of FCMA, is presented to an employee [...]
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Small Business Pep Talk with the Jaguars: Event Recap
20 September 2012
By: Alison Williams The Jacksonville Jaguars’ new management team joined ADVANTAGE Business Magazine on Tuesday, September 11th, to host an event for local small business owners. Invitations were extended exclusively to ADVANTAGE subscribers and readers, and the event’s one hundred spots were quickly filled. The gathering, which took place at Everbank Field, included a cocktail [...]
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SBA increases support for Hispanic entrepreneurs
19 September 2012
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) are teaming together on a pilot program in eight states to broaden the impact of the agency’s programs among Hispanic entrepreneurs. The new pilot program between the SBA and the USHCC will help widen the agency’s outreach efforts and connect Hispanic small business owners and entrepreneurs with local lenders and business counseling to help them grow and create more jobs.
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Mayor welcomes $95,000 Defense Reinvestment Grant, Enterprise Florida awards $850,000 state-wide grant
19 September 2012
Mayor Brown is proud to accept a $95,000 Defense Reinvestment Grant awarded from the State of Florida’s official economic development organization, Enterprise Florida. Governor Rick Scott announced Jacksonville as one of eleven recipients of the $850,000 grant. The Defense Reinvestment Grant will allow Jacksonville to hire a Washington, DC consultant to advocate for Jacksonville at [...]
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Florida Radiological Society names Davila President
18 September 2012
A Jacksonville radiologist is serving in a statewide leadership role in his field. Jesse A. Davila, MD of MBB Radiology is now president of the Florida Radiological Society (FRS) after assuming the position at the organization’s annual meeting in July. As president, Dr. Davila will oversee the organization as it fulfills its mission to advance [...]
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The challenge within the challenge
13 September 2012
It was a normal Wednesday for me while I was meeting some colleagues for lunch in the Tapestry Park area. After some noontime conversation, Tracy DeVack from Navy Federal Credit Union pulled me aside and said, “I have someone I want you to meet just across the parking lot.” She briefed me on the vitals as we walked across the park to a business called Flame Broilers – a well-known restaurant concept out west, but new to Jacksonville and Florida for that matter. With 112 locations, they boast no MSG, no frying and no trans-fats. It was packed at the time and it was obvious that Jackie Grzebin was very much a hands-on owner. From behind the counter, she was asking critical questions about drink selections and portion size to every walk-up customer. Good for her, but I didn’t think it was much out of the ordinary.
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Mayo Clinic Florida CEO William Rupp selected as 2014 JAX Chamber Chair
13 September 2012
The JAX Chamber nominated William Rupp, M.D., chief executive officer at Mayo Clinic in Florida, as the Chamber Chair in 2014. Following approval by the Chamber’s board of directors, Rupp begins his duties as chair-elect in January 2013. Dr. Rupp is CEO at Mayo Clinic in Florida, where he has served since November 2008. Dr. [...]
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New SBA Web tool helps with market research
13 September 2012
Small business owners and start-ups across the country can now take advantage of a new business tool to help them compete and grow. The free tool, called SizeUp, helps businesses identify new customers and compare their performance against other businesses in their industry with data collected from hundreds of private and public sources. The tool [...]
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Is anybody out there?
12 September 2012
4 Strategies for email marketing success By Todd Bates Should you ever bring up the topic of email marketing, you will certainly hear people complain about the hundreds of emails they receive on a daily basis. They will tell you sob stories about the endless “junk” they receive and how they try to opt-out from all of that “spam” …all to no avail! They might even give you a strange look (after all, you did bring up email marketing at a party) and start asking you if you are “one of those people” who sends huge volumes of email. With increased postage rates and the desire to reach your prospect when they are attentive, email has increasingly been the solution. The most recent challenge has become: with so many businesses sending messages, how should you stand out in the crowd? How can you ensure that your message actually gets noticed? Now more than ever it is essential to have an edge with email marketing when you want to reach new prospects for your business. To cut through the spam filters and be sure that your message is one that someone truly wants to read, consider the following: Success starts with your offer When you want to improve your success with email marketing, you should immediately look at what you are sending. Whether your database holds 200 emails or...
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