You’re an Entrepreneur – Is the Entrepreneurs’ Organization right for you?
By Alissa Simon, Summer Associate for Hunter Business Law and J.D. Candidate May 2015 By enabling entrepreneurs to learn and grow from each other, the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) has encouraged business owners to achieve greater business success and enrich their personal lives. The local chapter, EO Central Florida, is rapidly growing, has more than 25.. read more →
Creating Your Own Job TV and Internet Series for Entrepreneurs
As the following press release explains, there are some free educational TV programs for entrepreneurs that may be worth your time if you are a small business owner. A Service of Speak Up Tampa Bay PATV, Inc. Located @ Upper Level University Mall, Tampa, FL Mailing Address PO Box 4177, Tampa FL 33677-4177.. read more →
Corporate Leadership Collaboration – Profiling Vistage Florida
By Alissa Simon, Summer Associate for Hunter Business Law and J.D. Candidate May 2015 Yesterday Sheryl Hunter and I met with Cindy L. Hesterman, Chair of three Vistage groups in the greater Tampa Bay area. If you are a business owner or executive, this organization may be the ideal collaborative training and growth program for.. read more →
Empowering Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs at the Tampa Bay Innovation Center
By Alissa Simon, Summer Associate for Hunter Business Law and J.D. Candidate May 2015 For those technology-minded entrepreneurs in the bay area, this innovation-oriented company, with a history of helping local entrepreneurs for over ten years, may be able to assist potential business owners with the development of their ventures. While striving to serve as.. read more →
Does Your Business Have “Curb Appeal”?
By Mike Ertel, CBI, M&AMI, CM&AA, Managing Director, Broker, Legacy M&A Advisors, LLC I saw this article in one of Mike Ertel’s newsletters and felt that it provided an important message using a clever analogy. Hunter Business Law offers “business health and wellness checkups” to help its clients stay in tip-top shape so that when.. read more →
Tampa’s Entrepreneurial Culture
Tampa’s Entrepreneurial Culture – Featured Events for Spring 2013 I’ve been observing lately plenty of enthusiasm for what I’ve always loved – entrepreneurship. Tampa may not be Silicon Valley (yet!) but there is far more going on for visionary entrepreneurs than you might imagine. Let’s take a look at just a few of the groups.. read more →
Every Business Owner Gets The Blues!
By Kellye Dash, Owner of The Busy Buddy The Busy Buddy offers Business Support Services throughout Tampa Bay to help busy entrepreneurs get things done! Do you remember how you felt when you first decided to open your own business? What an incredibly feeling of excitement! Did you keep a notepad at your bedside for those.. read more →
Identity Theft Cases Reaching Unprecedented Numbers
By Kevin A. Cameron, CPA & Jolene T. Loos, CPA, C&L Value Advisors The number of reported cases of identity theft for the purpose of filing fraudulent tax returns is reaching unprecedented numbers. Tampa topped the charts with 88,724 potentially fraudulent returns filed, generating refunds of more than $468 million. (As reported by Eamon Javers, CNBC) The IRS has a.. read more →
Are you Ready for Small Business Saturday on November 24, 2012?
What is it exactly? Small Business Saturday® is a day where people make a point to shop and buy from locally owned small businesses. It falls between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, right when consumers are revving up for the holiday shopping season. Spearheaded by American Express OPEN Forum, the first Small Business Saturday® launched.. read more →
Are You Ready to Champion Your Cause with a New 501(c)(3) – Nonprofit?
Many of us feel a passion to be of service to a specific cause. Maybe its animals, or child abuse victims or Mother Earth calling you to do something…to do something special, important and memorable. Does this sound like you? I applaud your passion and desire to serve. But before you embark on forming a.. read more →