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Miami: Where Entrepreneurs Thrive

3 minute read

October 26, 2023

While you surely know about Florida's attributes as a tourist destination, are you up to speed on its explosive small business growth? In 2022, the Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm beach metropolitan region filed almost 41 new...

Thought Leadership

VP of Partnerships Jason Solomon Leveraging Partnerships for Growth

6 minute read

October 24, 2023

Business partnerships come in many sizes and flavors: A young boutique airline awards "miles" to a credit card's users. By piggybacking on the name of an established global bank, the airline brings in affluent consumers....

Small Business

Do You Know the Costs of Buying into a Franchise?

4 minute read

October 17, 2023

Owning a franchise, whether it’s a branch of a national burger joint or a hardware store, is an appealing proposition to a budding entrepreneur. In the best of scenarios, you can reap the benefits of...

Small Business

Six Reasons Why You (Really) Need a Website

5 minute read

October 10, 2023

You're sitting at your kitchen table or desk, gathering information about batting cages in the area for your up-and-coming Yankee or Marlin. Five places you've found in your area have their hours, fees, and equipment...

Fora Financial News

Fora Financial Closes New Debt Financings

1 minute read

October 3, 2023

Fora Financial, a leading provider of flexible financing to small- and medium-sized businesses nationwide, today announced the closings of a $130 million revolving credit facility and $10 million investment-grade rated corporate note. Truist Bank will...

Thought Leadership

VP of Marketing Elissa Feldman On Blogging and Your Business

6 minute read

September 26, 2023

I'm a huge blog fan — even more so since I learned that 90 percent of our site's organic clicks were on our blog! But of course, you'll want other numbers to support your blogging...

Small Business

Do You Have an Exit Strategy?

5 minute read

September 19, 2023

One of the greatest bounties of being the boss is the option to keep your firm running for as long as you like — until you're ready to move on to your next chapter. Yet,...

Small Business

How to Deal with Anxiety as a Business Owner

5 minute read

September 12, 2023

The stress and isolation of the pandemic years has contributed to a greater focus on workplace mental health going forward. Reflecting this commitment, a 2022 study revealed that 77 percent of business owners surveyed are...

Small Business

When Does Outsourcing Your Sales Team Make Sense?

4 minute read

September 5, 2023

Outsourcing, the practice of using an outside business partner to handle what might otherwise be an internal business function, has become a staple of business-to-business commerce. According to a LinkedIn report, the most common outsourcing...