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Broward shuts down non-essential businesses

Broward County has issued an emergency order closing all non-essential retail and commercial business locations starting this morning. However, there is a long list of businesses that are allowed to

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Governor gives restaurants some relief on alcoholic beverage sales

The typical license for Florida restaurants doesn’t allow them to sell packaged alcoholic beverages to go, but Gov. Ron DeSantis provided some relief from that on Friday. With so many

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Hands for Hospitality

An ever-growing list of area restaurant professionals is banding together on behalf of hourly employees who’ve been temporarily sidelined—or who’ve lost their jobs—in the wake of business shutdowns due to

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Hands for Hospitality
Governor’s order for Broward, Palm Beach, not as sweeping as expected

Miami-Dade County has ordered non-essential businesses to close, but Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order on Friday wasn’t nearly as sweeping The Sun-Sentinel previously said the governor was working with Broward and

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An unusual source of hand sanitizer

IT’SUGAR was on the cover of SFBW’s February issue for its rapidly growing candy store empire, but it also turns out to be a source of highly sought hand sanitizer.

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Restaurants start to ask for financial breaks

Mom and pop restaurants are seeking breaks from their landlords as the coronavirus slams their businesses, says the owner of the region’s largest restaurant brokerage Just before his interview with

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Publix, Amazon hiring in South Florida

One major worry about the coronavirus is the risk of a 20 percent unemployment rate, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, but some companies are briskly hiring to deal

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State to order bars shut for 30 days

The normally festive St. Patrick’s Day took on a very somber note Tuesday as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planned a 5 p.m. press conference to issue an order for bars

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Florida activates emergency bridge loans

Governor Ron DeSantis has activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The bridge loan program, managed by the Florida Department of

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Silver Airways in dire need of financial assistance

Silver Airways has sent a letter to officials in Washington seeking “critical and immediate financial aid required in order for the airline to survive the most dire crisis the industry

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Businesses can tell state how they are doing amid outbreak

Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday announced the activation of the Business Damage Assessment survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Florida’s local business operations. The survey, managed by the

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Coronavirus and Call Centers: What to Do Now and Later

By Howard Dvorkin, CPA For nearly three decades, I’ve launched and sold businesses that rely heavily on call centers. To cope with a possible COVID-19 pandemic that could affect my

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