Industry Insights

Industry Insights

Latest coverage, analysis and business news from Tampa Bay Business and Wealth.

You Don’t Need “the Next Big Thing” to Get Funding For Your Business

You Don’t Need “the Next Big Thing” to Get Funding For Your Business by Amanda Webster, Fund&Grow

Last night, while speaking about getting funding to a group of entrepreneurs at a mastermind event, a young guy came up to me and I could see that he was clearly bothered about something.  He nervously waited around, fidgeting the entire time until eventually, everyone else had left. I knew there was, what he thought, … Read more

Clearwater’s Yo Mama’s Foods named No. 2 on Instacart’s Fastest-Growing Brands list

A Clearwater-based sauce and dressing brand has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing brands on Instacart. Instacart released its Fastest-Growing Brands list to highlight 75 companies that achieved significant growth on the platform. It includes, on the number two spot, Yo Mama’s Foods. “These brands have all stood out, in one way or another. … Read more

Building Your Financial Ark: How to Survive and Thrive During the Next Economic Storm

Building Your Financial Ark: How to Survive and Thrive During the Next Economic Storm

Many Americans today are worried about their financial future. This isn’t a surprise to most of us because we can all see the growing economic challenges that are hurting a significant portion of the population.  It’s difficult to find a job, and even more difficult to find one that pays well enough to afford today’s … Read more

Kim Kiyosaki Pledges Book Donations to Help Promote Financial Literacy Across America

Kim Kiyosaki Pledges Book Donations to Help Promote Financial Literacy Across America

Real estate and financial expert, Kim Kiyosaki, made a bold move in the mission to help Americans develop the financial literacy needed to create financial freedom in their own lives.  Kiyosaki, co-founder of the Rich Dad Company and known for authoring and co-authoring several financial books, including Rich Dad, Poor Dad, was one of the … Read more

Will your wealth plan encourage your children’s entrepreneurial spirit or foster complacency?

– Contributed Content, Northern Trust Corp. Sharing wealth too freely with your children or attaching “hard and fast” rules to accessing your wealth, may have an unintended negative impact on their motivation to work hard and forge their own paths in life. Implementing a comprehensive wealth plan, with constructive guidance for how beneficiaries can put … Read more

Tampa Bay Wave joins $13.9 million NOAA initiative

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Tampa Bay Wave has been named a key partner in The Continuum, a $13.9 million initiative funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to accelerate innovation in BlueTech, technologies focused on ocean and environmental resilience. The program unites entrepreneur support organizations across the United States to address challenges facing oceans, coastal communities and the … Read more