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Firm helps construct a 'greener' future
When Jean Paul Ciaramella and Daniel Naim got to talking several years ago at the Venezuelan Business Club, they discovered they both worked in the construction industry, were passionate for sustainability and possessed entrepreneurial spirits.
That …
With expert coaches, failure is not an option
When Monique Catoggio was at a soul-searching point in her life, she turned to a professional coach.
The experience was so positive she decided to learn how to coach herself and enrolled in a training program. …
Make sure every line counts.
Raymond Valentino had managed hotels or hotel food and beverage departments for Hilton since 1983. When his position was eliminated at the end of 2008, he took some time off and then started serious job …
Career experts deconstruct three typical resumes, then rebuild them.
It’s a job-searching jungle out there, and the hunters need every advantage they can get.
The average time a recruiter or company official spends scanning a resume is 13 seconds, says Barry Shiflett, career management services …
As home tax break expires, mad dash for a deal.
Benjamin Kaskel, a would-be first-time home buyer, hasn’t been sleeping much lately.
He and his wife, Samira, have to move out of their rented home — and they want to find a house to buy.
By Friday.
That’s …
Learn to attract venture funds.
Is your startup ready to attract investment?
Although venture funding is more difficult to attain now, it’s not hopeless. Just last week, for instance, CapitalSouth Partners of Charlotte, N.C., and partner firm Florida Mezzanine Fund of …
Are you ready for a resume makeover?
Does your resume really sing or is it just ho-hum? Does it move briskly, focusing on your key accomplishments, or does it limp along with a boring regurgitation of job titles?
And what about those key …
Making the most of marketing might
Entrepreneur Susie Kreitman Taylor moved quickly to get her baby product into a lot of stores, from Florida to New York to California.
What she learned, though, is that before trying to sell her multipurpose bib …
Some entrepreneurs thrive on quick launches.
Launching a company need not be daunting. Just ask serial entrepreneur Maria Elena Ibañez.
While in the beauty parlor one Saturday, Ibañez got to chatting with a woman experienced in the Hispanic food business. That’s when …
U.S. tries to keep struggling owners in homes.
A new $1.5 billion initiative aims to help homeowners threatened with foreclosure as the numbers show improvement.
The government threw a $1.5 billion lifeline to unemployed and underwater homeowners on Friday, amid a new report suggesting …
Business Plan Challenge grows, adds new track.
This year, there will be even more ways to win the Business Plan Challenge, our annual business plan competition.
That’s because the Challenge, now in its 12th year, is growing. We have a sponsor — Florida …
Get a financial workout at Business Plan Bootcamp.
Dreaming of starting your own business? Want to get a head-start on The Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge? Then take advantage of the opportunity to attend a Business Plan Bootcamp on Wednesday Jan. 20 at …
Florida's job market got ice cold during the recession.
When the job market gets tough, the tough get going—back to school.
With Florida’s unemployment rate the highest since Gerald Ford was president in the mid 1970s, thousands of state residents are going back to school.
Take …
Newcomers to give Florida banks a run for the money.
New bank names are popping up around South Florida. As the strong replace the weak and the economy stabilizes, the changes should help ease the credit crunch.
A series of bank takeovers, spurred by the recent …
