Palm Beach International Boat Show provides a different vibe By Martin Lenkowsky | Photos by Forest Johnson If you missed this seasonโs boat shows in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, thereโs still a chance to catch one of the nationโs top shows in South Florida: The 31st-annual Palm...
Training the next generation of college students for protecting businesses and the public By Martin Lenkowsky When it comes to cybersecurity education, several of South Floridaโs colleges and universities are emerging as nationally recognized institutions. For example, some programs have achieved special status from the Department of...
NSU seeks to raise $250 million in gifts NSU President Dr. George Hanbury is off to a good start on a $250 million campaign with the announcement of eight $1 million gifts during the universityโs annual Celebration of Excellence, which honored the Miniaci family, one of...
By Linda Carter The national, regional and local conversation is the same: Itโs all about jobs. People want them and companies have them. So whatโs the problem? Many influential and successful business leaders believe a huge skills gap exists. Recently, this issue bubbled to the surface...
By Darcie Lunsford The first major institutional-quality office project in Broward County since the Great Recession has opened its sleek, double-glass doors along I-75 in Pembroke Pines, adjacent to the upscale Shops at Pembroke Gardens outdoor shopping and lifestyle center. Duke Realty developed the 143,535-square-foot mid-rise, a...
By Gerry Czarnecki Fundraising is cause selling, and it takes the right combination of commitment, knowledge, insight and listening skills to convert prospects into donors. In the for-profit world, some of the best startup ideas fail because sales never happened. In the nonprofit world, if fundraising...
By Chris Fleck Aside from drones, hoverboards and 3-D TVs, the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show had a number of new technologies that are likely to show up at the workplace sooner, rather than later. Here are some of the innovations I found at this yearโs event: A few...
By Greta Schulz CEOs today are in a quagmire. Because sales continue to be tougher than they used to be, they find themselves running their businesses and making CEO decisions, but also having to either manage a sales department or wear the sales hat themselves. Whatโs...
By Jim Fried This month, we did a remote broadcast live from the 10th-annual CCIM Outlook Conference in Miami, which was attended by real estate businesspeople from all over the country. (CCIM is a designation for commercial real estate experts.) I had the chance to...
By Steve Garber What do we really do on our own? Very little, if anything, at all! Your family is a team. Your medical care is a team. Your business is a team, even if you are a sole practitioner. Indeed, you are likely teeming with teams...
