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Speed Networking for Small Businesses by Julie Song What do you get when you combine the concept of speed dating with business? Opportunity. This was the platform used for the 2012 Brevard Small Business Assistance Council’s (BSBAC) annual Business Resource…
Following Our Traditions by Jeff Piersall The only constant in life is change . . . and the battle can be exhausting. I love the statement President Theodore Roosevelt made: In the battle of life it is not…
From Thanksgiving to ‘Thanks-living’ by Eric Wright Rudyard Kipling, author of Captains Courageous and The Jungle Book, was not only famous, but was quite wealthy. A newspaper reporter once approached him and said, “Mr. Kipling, I read that the…
Helping Manufacturers Thrive, Not Just Survive by Eric Wright Manufacturing has long been a cornerstone of our national economy. This crucial sector is central to the creation and retention of good jobs and a good standard of living for…
More Manufacturers Rely on SolTec Electronics for Supply Chain Excellence by Kara Coyer Few businesses can claim the same level of success within their first four years as SolTec Electronics. The local original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and electronic manufacturing services…
Spherion Staffing Services Matches Employees and Employers by Carl Kotala When Marj Bartok decided it was time to buy the Brevard County chapter of Spherion Staffing Services from a trusted friend, she knew a lot about the business, but not…
Innovative Technologies and Processes Push LRM Industries to Manufacturing Forefront by Josh Field | Photography by Jason Hook Not every space age technology is developed in a sterile research lab housed on a university campus, high tech incubator or government…
ONE ON ONE with Florida Bank of Commerce President and CEO Dana Kilborne by Eric Wright The best hope for economic recovery is universally recognized as coming from the small business sector. What most don’t realize is that 60…
Q and A NAME: Michelle Irwin TITLE: Director of Communications/PIO, Brevard Public Schools MARRIED: Yes, to Dan Irwin CHILDREN: Three of the best: Danielle (22), her husband Matt Steiner (25), Shane (20), and Shannon (17)…
OUT OF THE ORDINARY Mary Daugherty Owner, Mary’s Downtown Salsa Over 20 years ago, Mary Daugherty, a lover of Mexican food, concocted a salsa recipe in an effort to please her own taste buds. In sharing it with others,…