Industry Insights

In about two hours, a nonstop flight can have you up to the northern Midwest and away from the Florida humidity. Granted, winter might not be the best time of year for anyone used to the warmer temperatures, but the spring is beautiful. Ann Arbor, Michigan is a city that has plenty to offer: a

We have all said, at some point in time, “I just don’t have enough time” or “I need eight days in a week!”  Not having enough time to fulfill all your obligations is probably the fastest route to a more stressful life, especially in business. I have people tell me all the time that they

Physician Ravi Chari was named president of HCA Healthcare’s West Florida division in May 2018. Chari had been in the HCA system since 2008, when he joined as chief medical officer of Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Before his work at HCA Healthcare, Chari was professor of surgery and chief of the liver surgery and

The news is full of lawsuits against retirement plans, regardless of size, because of the trustees’ failure to actively monitor plan costs, services and investment options.  As the trustee of your corporate retirement plan you have a fiduciary duty to ensure that a documented monitoring process is in place to protect the interests of the

Putting together a business plan, working on an idea, then seeing it all fail is certainly not easy to deal with, but it’s way more common than you may think. It is estimated that, in the United States, eight of 10 businesses end up failing, according to recent research from the Small Business Administration’s Office

A trip through Bluewater Media’s 33,000-square-foot space in Clearwater is a travelogue on advertising’s hallowed ground. There’s the Billy Mays Memorial Studio which pays homage to the late legendary pitchman with a plaque reading: “Life’s a pitch, and then you buy.” Staged sets range from living rooms to kitchens where approximately 100 commercials are filmed

Each year, small-medium size business owners (“SMBs” – companies with annual revenues of $25 million or below) are surveyed and asked that question. With little deviation, year in and year out, here are the top five answers: Loan Officer Turnover Don’t Understand My Business Never Calls on Me Asks Me for Too Much Stuff Price

INDUSTRIAL Economy The Tampa Bay economy accelerated over the past year, adding more than 26,200 jobs for an annual growth rate of 1.9 percent. As of February 2019, the unemployment rate in Pinellas County fell by 20 basis points over the past 12 months, to 3.3 percent. Nearly all industrial-related industries saw employment growth. Transportation,

INDUSTRIAL Economy As of February 2019, the unemployment rate in Hillsborough County fell by 30 basis points over the past 12 months to 3.3 percent. Nearly all industrial-related industries saw employment growth. Transportation, warehouses and utilities had the bulk of job gains, adding 1,600 jobs and a job growth rate of 5.3 percent. The region’s

It’s Sunday at a Florida polo field and hooves click through perfectly manicured grass. Riders swing mallets with seemingly effortless athleticism, spectators raise mimosas in toast and the “sport of kings” takes on another moniker: Sunshine State favorite, for some. With this year’s debut of  “The Gauntlet of Polo” and other engagements, polo is both

After years of buying, selling and investing in homes and properties in the St. Petersburg area, Bonnie Strickland formed Strickland Property Group in St. Petersburg. Raised in a family of brokers, investors, contractors, and architects, she developed an appreciation and an understanding of the real estate industry early in her life. Since 2010, her career

Doublemint Sitting, a Tampa-based babysitting and referral service, was established in 2016 by Gabriela Rosello and Synthia Fairman, both 26 years old. Since then, the company has expanded into nine Florida cities and added services, including pet-sitting and male nannies, to its offerings, growing through word of mouth and marketing through social media. The company