SCORE Orlando’s Annual Women’s Business Conference - The Climb 2023 is back Wednesday, March 15th at the National Entrepreneur Center. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or already own a business, join us for a day of inspiration to help you climb higher! This year you’ll get practical business advice from...
Are you an established business looking to propel yourself forward? We have an exciting opportunity for you! The PropelHER Pitch Competition is for women business owners to want to showcase their businesses as they compete for cash prizes and in-kind services. We invite Florida women entrepreneurs and business owners from...
Time is running out to enter the Crummer Venture Plan Competition at Rollins College! Open to all regionally headquartered startups, the annual competition is where teams battle for funding, exposure, and mentorship in front of the region’s top entrepreneurs, leaders, and venture capitalists. This year's finalist prize package is valued...
Continuing a family tradition in coffee. Related resources: Prospera Originally from Nicaragua, Maria Blandon and her daughter Rebecca are the owners of Stemma Craft Coffee, LLC. A modern coffee shop located in the vicinity of Downtown Orlando that offers high quality imported coffee and a variety of food options to the local...
If your business is failing, struggling, or not growing, then it is begging for innovation– Business Model Innovation. Assuming you have a clear Vision/Purpose, know your Why, and have a great team, then first Visualize your entire Business Model. Think of business as a computer, then the Business Model is like...
Originally posted by Orlando Tech Community - https://news.orlando.org/blog/orlando-tech-council-announces-new-membership-structure-and-name-change-to-orlando-tech-community/ Orlando, Fla. – The Orlando Economic Partnership (the Partnership) initiative formerly known as Orlando Tech Council (OTC) announced an official name change to Orlando Tech Community and a new membership structure to reflect a more community-driven approach to the Orlando region’s innovation ecosystem. With a vision to...
Businesses try to make shopping a memorable experience, more forward-thinking businesses focus on people, not technology. Business is all about P2P (person to person). If the buying experience is memorable, it is usually because it was a bad experience. Unfortunately, most of us have these memorable bad buying experiences almost daily....
Why do over 90% of the start-ups fail within the first 5 years and why do over 95% of start-ups have difficulty getting funding from investors? Most of the founders are well educated (MBA, CPA, DBA, M.D., Ph.D., and on and on), and investors are actively searching to invest. Startups and...
Our mindset shapes whether we believe we can learn and change and grow – or not - our beliefs in accomplishing something, such as realizing our Vision, Mission, and Goals- our NorthStar. These two extremes form the basis for the concept of a fixed versus a growth mindset. People with a...
In case you are wondering why it is so difficult for Startups to secure funding from investors, first you need to know “what business, investors are in and why?” The answer to both is: they are in the business to make money and for some, “Doing Good” too. They strive...
