Day: May 18, 2023

Google invests in Tampa Bay EDC by donating to Tampa Bay Economic Prosperity Foundation

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Google has joined the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council as a Chairman’s Council Investor. In addition, Google donated $20,000 to the Tampa Bay Economic Prosperity Foundation, an affiliate nonprofit organization of the Tampa Bay EDC, according to a statement. Among its initiatives is CertUp, a career awareness campaign that promotes short-term and certificate degree programs … Read more

Florida ranks no. 8 on Shopify’s Entrepreneurship Index

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Shopify, an e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, partnered with Deloitte to leverage its data and network to create the Shopify Entrepreneurship Index, a dataset that measures entrepreneurship. According to the Shopify Entrepreneurship Index findings, Florida ranks no. 8 in the country—when measuring the economic impact of entrepreneurs according to gross domestic product impact, job … Read more