Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty Celebrates Expansion into Pensacola
Courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway The Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty group is growing Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty announced late last year that it had entered into an agreement with John S. Carr & Company in Pensacola. As a…
Connecting at the Capitol
Connect Florida Day encourages and engages emerging leaders A total of 200 emerging leaders from throughout Florida converged for Connect Day at the Capitol on Feb. 4-5. Energized and and eager to learn, attendees encountered a full schedule of educational,…
Comcast Launches Contest for Florida Entrepreneurs and Startup Companies
Comcast Business is looking for Florida’s most innovative startup companies and entrepreneurs to participate in its Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs competition. Current and aspiring business owners across Florida can enter the competition for a chance to win up to $30,000 and participate in a…
TCC Offers Free Business Incubator Program
Tallahassee Community College, in partnership with the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, is seeking start-up businesses to participate in its free business incubator program. This program is part of the Retail Career Pathways Initiative at TCC, which helps prepare students for…
TechGrant Program Offers Seed Money For Tallahassee’s Budding Entrepreneurs
Anyone in Leon County who has an original idea for technology commercialization is encouraged to apply for the 2016 TechGrant program. An application orientation session is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 4 p.m. at the Knight Administrative Centre, 1736…
Startup Week Starts This Week
Entrepreneurs looking to start their own business can find a well of knowledgeable experts to help them on the way at Tallahassee’s inaugural Startup Week, beginning today. And it’s all free and open to the public. The five-day event is…
FSU Provides Dollars To Help Commercialize Research
Six Florida State University researchers are getting some extra cash from the university to help transform promising research into viable products for the global marketplace. Researchers Pradeep Bhide, Biwu Ma, Geoffrey Strouse, Mykhailo Shatruk, Wei Yang and Jianping Zheng will…
Google Workshop for Small Businesses in Pensacola
Google Workshop for Small Businesses in Pensacola set for Jan. 13 The Greater Pensacola Chamber and The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida will hold a one-hour, no-cost Google Tools for Your Small Business workshop…
Ameris Bank Fights Hunger with New Campaign
​Ameris Bank has joined with other businesses and organizations committed to combatting hunger in the Tallahassee area. This fall, Ameris Bank aligned its Helping Fight Hunger campaign with the 2K Club food-raiser, a project of America’s Second Harvest of the…
2015 Year in Review
In 2015 we reported on business trends, provided tips for navigating successful companies, chatted with inspiring entrepreneurs and recognized ten influential women. 2016 holds endless potential, but before you can plan out where you’re going – it’s important to take…
Celebrating an Excellent Night
Buildings, sidewalks and structures big and small all have something in common - someone built them. Many of us take for granted how important the construction industry is to our daily lives. To honor these talented and hard working professionals,…
FAMU, FSU Launch Program to Help Commercialize Research
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Florida State University have joined forces in a new program designed to accelerate the commercialization of university research. The Technology Commercialization Accelerator Program (TCAP) is an intensive seven-week course that invites select faculty inventors…
Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Awards Accepting Nominations Now
The Greater Pensacola Chamber is accepting nominations for its 56th annual Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Awards, which will take place Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front. Each year, the PACE Awards honor outstanding…
2015 Pinnacle Award Winners
Rowland Publishing Inc. heralded 10 outstanding women from throughout Northwest Florida at its second annual Pinnacle Awards luncheon, held at the Watercolor Inn and Resort in South Walton County. The Pinnacle Awards were created to honor women who excel both…
Thought Leaders Are Coming to The Gulf Coast
Thought leaders in transportation and planning coming to the gulf coast in November Want to make your community a better place for business, residents and visitors? Those interested in urban planning and transportation take note! The Third Emerald Coast Transportation…
Gulf Power Symposium 2015
On October 11-13 over 600 business leaders gathered to think big about the future of Northwest Florida at the Gulf Power Symposium at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Speakers, leaders and learners engaged in topics such as business growth, marketing,…
An Interview with Jeff Pappas Regarding the 2015 Gulf Power Symposium
The theme of this year’s Gulf Power Symposium is “Think Big” and Jeff Pappas has no problem going there. He is a principal for Cresa Dallas, a large brokerage firm, where he represents clients nationally and internationally as a specialist…
850 Magazine and Gulf Power Twitter Chat
Thinking big was the theme of the Twitter chat hosted by @850bizmag on Thursday, Oct. 1. The chat was hosted alongside Gulf Power in order to engage Twitter users of the region in a dialog that focused on topics the…
Ladies Night-Masquerade to Benefit Dress for Success Tallahassee
Think back to your last job interview. You organized your resume and work samples and very carefully and thoughtfully picked out what you wanted to wear. You wanted to look professional, intelligent and personable. You took the time to do…
