An Answer to Cancer

Christine Bray didn’t have much hope for survival when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2010. She had even less optimism about her future as she underwent conventional cancer

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Gay marriage rulings create legal flux

Q&A We’ve had rulings against Florida’s same-sex marriage ban, but where are we overall? With the U.S. Supreme Court’s strike down of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act

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Swirl, Sniff, Sip, andSavor

One thing South Florida does not lack during the winter season is good weather and plenty of festivals. Here’s a guide to a batch of bacchanals and a fanfare of

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The Heart of Banking

Community banks rank with mom and apple pie in the business scene, but the recession dealt a tough blow to many of them. SFBW assembled a panel of community bank

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Countdown to the Apogee Awards: Pavlik, Gonzalez, Smith honored as COOs of the year

As SFBW counts down the days to the Apogee Awards celebration on Oct. 21 at the NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale, we’ll have biographies about the winners in each

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The Inside Story

City National Bank of Florida has survived a two-and-a-half-year regulatory gauntlet to close on its deal to be acquired by Chile’s Banco de Cr’dito e Inversiones (Bci). While many institutions

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The Latest Financial Gold Rush: Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is one of the hottest words in finance these days – unfortunately Florida risks turning into a laggard. A panel on crowdfunding drew, well, a crowd at the eMerge

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The original economic engine

It’s the peak of snowbird season, which means more cars on the roads and shoppers in the aisles; it’s harder to make a dinner reservation or tee-time; and everywhere you

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Rokk3r Stars

Scout Ventures” investment in Rokk3r Labs symbolizes how an emphasis on support and structure is increasing the odds of a payoff in the VC scene. SFBW wrote about Rokk3r in

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hot spots: Chamber Letter

As one of the largest and most influential Chambers in South Florida, the Boca Chamber is always moving forward to support our mission to: Promote and Sustain Economic Prosperity in

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Countdown to the Apogee Awards: Wilder, Kushner, Aquilina honored as CFOs

As SFBW counts down the days to the Apogee Awards celebration on Oct. 21 at the NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale, we’ll have biographies about the winners in each

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When to hire outside general counsel

As businesses meet the challenge of paying for legal services, many wonder whether they should hire an in-house attorney or an attorney working within a law firm to serve as

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