Saturday, May 18, 2024

NEC marks 15 years helping local entrepreneurs

If you own a small business in Orlando and haven’t checked out the National Entrepreneur Center yet, you might be missing out on advice, networking and even ways to finance business...

H. Wayne Huizenga, South Florida business titan, dead at 80

Wayne Huizenga, whose restless entrepreneurial spirit led him to become the only U.S. businessman to found three Fortune 500 companies, has died. He was 80. “He succumbed to a decades-long battle with cancer....

SpaceX’s Facebook page apparently deleted to support #deletefacebook

lon Musk has joined the #deletefacebook movement. The SpaceX CEO has apparently deleted the company’s Facebook page, which at the time of its removal had more than 2.7 million followers. Read more here.

Wayne Huizenga, RIP

Wayne Huizenga was a legendary South Florida businessman and sports owner. He brought Major League Baseball and NHL hockey to South Florida as the original owner of the Marlins and Panthers. He...

FLORIDA-BASED ALERTGY WINS INAUGURAL NEW ORLEANS HEALTH INNOVATORS CHALLENGE

The inaugural New Orleans Health Innovators Challenge welcomed three startups at the finale pitch on Tuesday of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), the annual festival of entrepreneurship and innovation. All three finalists...

There’s a new tech engine in Miami — 500 Startups — and it comes...

A perfect tech marriage has just been created in our own back yard. We always hear how Miami is packed full of young entrepreneurs with startup ideas, but needing cash to turn...

Las Olas Venture Capital closes inaugural fund at $28.5 million

Homegrown venture funds continue to take root and strengthen in South Florida. The latest news: Las OIas Venture Capital announced on Thursday the closing of its inaugural venture capital investment fund, Las Olas VC...

Miami startup Caribu wins worldwide competition and $100,000

Caribu CEO Maxeme Tuchman took home the big check at a global startup competition. Tuchman beat out 19 other top teams from around the world at the Challenge Cup Global Finals, sponsored...

Siemens focuses on Orlando’s future workforce with $600M software grant for UCF

Global energy giant Siemens made an even bigger mark in Orlando this week by donating software technology worth more than a half-billion dollars to the University of Central Florida — a move that...

Kennedy Space Center may get $895M to improve rocket launch services

Kennedy Space Center may be on the cusp of landing some serious funding to bolster its facilities to handle the increased amount of rocket launches taking place on Florida's Space Coast. The...
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