Tag Archives: economic development

03.15.12
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Fresh ideas needed to create more start-ups and grow small businesses

Business start-ups, small business growth and entrepreneurship are critically important to our economy.  In fact, they account for most net job growth in our state and country.

Beginning next week, the Florida Chamber Small Business Council will work with our state Department of Economic Opportunity (similar to a Dept. of Commerce in other states and federally) to identify and execute strategies to grow our economy through entrepreneurship and small business growth.  We will host the Small Business Stakeholders Forum at the Florida Chamber as the central way to build out the state’s 5-year economic development strategy as it relates to small business and entrepreneurship.

There are some things that the government can start doing, some things they can stop doing and many ways to rethink how Florida can improve its entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Now is the time to put forth the best ideas.  Please leave a comment, send me an email or contact me on Twitter (@TimGiuliani).

11.16.11
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Entrepreneurship Op-Ed in Miami Herald

In honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week, I co-authored the op-ed below with Dr. Carrie Blanchard of the Florida Chamber Foundation to stress the importance of entrepreneurship in creating our future economy.  I’d love to hear what you think.

Miami Herald Op-Ed: Entrepreneurs Creating Economy of the Future

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/15/2503905/entrepreneurs-creating-economy.html

09.26.11
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Catch me on Economic Development talk radio today at 10am EST

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Small businesses are always looking for the best information to help make decisions.  A new tool that state economic development leaders are using has very practical applications for Florida small businesses.  

Want to know what industries are growing, which parts of Florida are hardest hit by the economy and what percentage of other small businesses are looking to make capital investments in the coming months?  You can find all of this and more at www.TheFloridaScorecard.com.

Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtoday for a radio show to be recorded on air Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 10am.  Host Tammie Nemecek and I will discuss how this tool is changing the way business is done in Florida.