06/24/2015: Speedy Gecko's startup story

Edward Calixto, Speedy Gecko

Speedy Gecko is a small business IT company that just launched. However, the founder, Edward Calixto, spent more than a year gearing up for the day he opened for business. Edward tells us about the process, his research, challenges and next steps.

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6/17/2015: Start Up Training for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Nancy Leve, Virtual Fundamentals
Broward SCORE web expert Nancy Leve has been working with Startup Quest to train aspiring entrepreneurs to start a business of their own. Startup Quest is recruiting its next class for the 10-week program that begins in August. Nancy tells about the program and who should apply.

 






 

Terri Ann Brown, Startup Quest Graduate
Recent Startup Quest graduate, Terri Ann Brown was inspired by the experience to launch a tech business. Terri tells us about what she learned and her next steps as an entrepreneur.





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5/13/2015: The role of high emotional intelligence on the success of your business

Jeanne Rossome, Roadmap Marketing and blogger for SCORE
So do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? We're not talking about skill set but what's being called "emotional intelligence." Jeanne wrote about the role of emotional intelligence and how it relates to your success as a business owner.


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02/11/2015: Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge for students and the latest in website design and development.

Alice Horn, NFTE South Florida
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship South Florida (NFTE) manages the Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge track geared to students. Alice Horn tells us how teens from 8th to 12 grade can get involved. She also shares stories of students who turned their ideas into money-making successes. 

Nancy Leve, Virtual Fundamentals
Web design and development is constantly changing. Nancy Leve, Broward SCORE's Web expert, provides the latest trends in Web design and lets us know what's passe. Check out her Broward SCORE workshop - How to Drive Traffic to Your Website - on Tuesday, March 24.


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8/6/2014: Business Incubators

Leandro Finol, executive director, The Idea Center at MDC Wolfson

Business incubators are popping up all over South Florida. Many are based at colleges and universities like Broward Community College and FAU. The Idea Center at Miami Dade College will launch Create, a new incubator at the Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. Leandro Finol joins us to tell us how incubators work.

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5/29/2013: Score answers your Questions

SCORE answers your small business questions

Broward SCORE presenter and attorney Russell Thompson answers questions from our listeners about starting a new business. 

5/8/2013: Legal and Tax Implications of Setting Up a Business in Florida

Russell Thompson, attorney and Broward SCORE expert

Topic: Legal and tax implications of setting up a business in Florida.

10/10/2012: Encore Entrepreneurs

Guest: Dave Harris, Broward SCORE Mentor 

Dave Harris talks about mentoring entrepreneurs over 50. Some studies show that the older you are, the wiser you are in business. Harris gives us his insight and talks about the group's Nat'l Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day speed counseling event for older business owners.