Tampa Bay Wave and USF team up for 2025 FinTech|X Accelerator launch

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The Tampa Bay Wave and the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business are launching the fifth annual FinTech|X Accelerator on Aug. 4. The 2025 cohort will bring together a group of startups worldwide. Since its inception, the program’s alumni, including Paperstack, Viva Finance and Ascent, have raised more than $95 million and generated … Read more

Discovery Cove offers a tropical, all-inclusive experience just a few hours from Tampa Bay

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About two hours from Tampa Bay, tucked into a lush oasis in Orlando, is a place where time slows down and paradise feels surprisingly close to home. Discovery Cove, owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, isn’t your typical Orlando attraction. Designed as an all-inclusive day resort, it invites you to unwind Caribbean-style—think crystal-clear … Read more

Why Are More Medical Professionals Ditching the Typical IRA Strategy?

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Medical Professionals Ditching the Typical IRA Strategy

For years, medical professionals have followed the “safe” financial advice—build a practice, serve patients, and diligently contribute to a retirement account. But lately, many are becoming frustrated as their portfolios limp along in today’s market. Even though they’ve been doing everything traditional financial experts said they needed to do, their portfolios still aren’t growing as … Read more

Clearwater’s Yo Mama’s Foods to be featured on Good Morning America

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Yo Mama’s Foods, the Clearwater-based maker of clean-label pasta sauces, condiments and dressings, will be featured on ABC’s Good Morning America on July 3 during the “Deals & Steals” segment. The national recognition marks a milestone for the Florida-founded brand, which has grown from a kitchen-table startup into a product line now carried in more … Read more

A smarter approach to business insurance

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For many business leaders, insurance has become one of those necessary line items—reviewed briefly at renewal time, signed off on and quickly forgotten. It’s transactional, seen as a balance sheet expense rather than the value driver it can be. In today’s business environment—defined by rapid change, emerging threats and shrinking margins for error—that traditional mindset … Read more

Survival of the Fittest: Why Business Is About to Get Even More Cutthroat

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Being an entrepreneur has always been a brutal, full-contact sport, but as economic conditions shift and uncertainty grows larger than ever, the game is changing—and not in your favor. It’s not just about hustle anymore. It’s about survival. When the economy weakens, the rules get rewritten. Customers hold their wallets with a death grip, budgets … Read more

Tampa Bay Wave launches second HealthTech|X Accelerator with 16 startups

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Tampa Bay Wave has launched its 2025 HealthTech|X Accelerator, with 16 health-focused startups from around the world, to its next program. Supported by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, and several regional and national sponsors, the program highlights Tampa Bay’s rising status as a national hub for health care innovation. “This year’s HealthTech|X Accelerator builds on … Read more