Veteran recruiting and staffing expert Mitch Kramer says there’s almost a double whammy for employers these days. Many got used to minimal raises and bonuses during the recession, but now
Reality Check
Miracle Mile
It seems just about every city in South Florida is trying to create a live/work/play neighborhood, but Coral Gables is getting ready to freshen up one of the first in
The Über Lobbyist
Ronald L. Book is a civic and charitable leader who is ranked as the state’s top lobbyist by Sunshine State News Service with his three-member firm earning $5.6 million in
Making Waves
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show will be full of glitz, glamor and mega yachts – plus more modest craft for those of us who just want to go fish.
Retail rebound
You don’t have to look much further than the local street corner to realize retail is back in South Florida. New retail developments have begun to spring up like lilacs
SFBW Advisory Board Meets
South Florida Business & Wealth held its first advisory board meeting with a cocktail hour reception at Morton’s The Steakhouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The board will meet periodically to
Talking Turkey about Networking, Outside Investors, & Education
This month our show had some awesome guests. Ivan Misner, the Founder and Chairman of BNI – the world’s largest networking organization – was fascinating. He’s often called the father
Business at the Speed of Happiness
In most of our businesses and organizations, our model, service or technology is really not our differentiator. Success is determined by the quality of our people and how they relate
Don’t skip a step
I’m often surprised about how inconsistent businesses are when it comes to hiring sales people. They may not have an organized procedure and many entrepreneurs rely on gut instinct. In
Talk about interest rate jitters
Trying to figure out what’s happening with the Fed and interest rates is a major sport on CNBC and Bloomberg, but one of the top tea leaf readers nationally is