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Business Support

  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 16, 2024
Business owners can visit mobile assistance centers post-Milton

Business owners can get in-person help navigating state and federal loan programs to help with disaster relief from Hurricane Milton.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 11, 2024
Tampa officials warn of post-Milton scammers looking for victims

The city of Tampa is telling residents to do their homework before hiring contractors and workers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 11, 2024
Pasco EDC urges small businesses to apply for $50M in bridge loans

The state has created a bridge loan program to help small businesses in affected counties through Hurricane Milton.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • October 10, 2024
State Emergency Bridge Loan applications now available

The resources are meant to assist businesses impacted by Hurricane Milton.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 10, 2024
Sarasota EDC wants to hear from area businesses post-Milton

The Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County is a recovery partner for local businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Denise Federer
  • October 3, 2024
In business conflict, separate the person from the problem

Interpersonal disagreements in the workplace can escalate quickly, a situation compounded in a family business. One key to remember: Words matter.

  • Advice
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 2, 2024
Post-Helene resource centers open for business owners, employees

One-Stop Business Resource Sites will open in Sarasota, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Charlotte and Lee counties this week.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 30, 2024
Hurricane Helene damage tops $358M in unincorporated Manatee

Manatee County staff provide preliminary storm damage assessments, excluding Anna Maria, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Vengroff
  • September 12, 2024
Developer: Action needed to eliminate barriers to workforce housing

The shortage of housing essential workers can afford is acute. But solutions are in the offing.

  • Opinion
  • By Kristen Lessig-Schenerlein, Hannah McGowan
  • September 11, 2024
CEO advice: 3 steps to take an actual turn-it-off vacation

Take an actual vacation next summer: Start investing in your team’s hidden leadership potential — now.

  • Advice
  • By Denise Federer
  • July 4, 2024
Enhance your company’s value by revisiting your core values

The principles that hold a company together should be active — not antiques.

  • Advice
  • By Sharon Hillstrom
  • June 26, 2024
Businesses have multiple needs for hurricane preparedness

Planning and preparation are the keys to protecting people and property amid a storm.

  • Opinion
  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 24, 2024
Peer group for multimillionaires grows in Sarasota, Tampa

Tiger 21 connects the uber-wealthy with the uber-wealthy across the region, which, it turns out, is a rapidly growing — and rather exclusive — niche.

  • Florida
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • June 18, 2024
Lee County School District makes hard advances in soft skills program

A new program from The School District of Lee County helps local residents brush up on all-important soft skills.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 14, 2024
Damage survey opens for businesses after massive Sarasota rainfall

A survey is being used to collect information from area business owners about impacts from the recent rainfall in the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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