Business

There are plenty of things people love to hate about meetings: They’re too long and too frequent; certain people dominate the conversation and other people don’t pay attention; and nothing gets done. Take charge of your next meeting by following these steps:

Tallahassee Community College’s Spark initiative offers monthly workshops to provide small business owners and aspiring local startups with the knowledge and skills they need to grow a successful business.

How many times have you clicked or read an email just to get that unread number to zero? You just wasted a microdecision on opening an email, reading it, and not doing anything with it.

Congratulations to Amy Zubaly, executive director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association.

Tally Cat Café is open for business. The Tallahassee “purr-mier” cat lounge and coffee bar opened just last month and features Lucky Goat Coffee and adoptable felines from the Leon County Humane Society.

Now more than ever, digital marketing is changing the way we communicate. Social media helps brands connect with target audiences with the click of a button.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires businesses to protect personal data and privacy of European Union (EU) citizens for transactions that occur within EU member states. These rules became effective May 25.

Whether you are shipping hazardous materials, live animals or small, simple packages, Northern Air Cargo can transport them to even the most desolate regions of the Last Frontier and Lower 48.

First responders in Miami Beach will soon have a new tool to keep the public safe. Miami Beach joins other South Florida communities, including Aventura, Coral Gables, the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County in choosing Florida-based Harris Corporation’s advanced technology to connect first responders.

Florida is not only disconnected by a lack of transportation options, but it’s siloed into separate regions when it comes to business and entrepreneurial opportunities, too.

Running a business comes naturally to me, but managing a staff is still a challenge. It’s review time in our office and after 22 years, there is no magic formula to lead and motivate. Here are five tips to help those of you like me.

According to “The Mind of a Strategist,” effectively negotiating requires practice, not to be left dormant and tapped at will. At 4, my granddaughter Emily gets it.

Forming audit committees is becoming more common in the nonprofit sector, offering an unbiased outlet to monitor an organization’s finances. Here are three things to consider when building an audit committee:

Ah, the elusive work-life balance. Now that technology has made us accessible 24/7, business leaders are often asking themselves, “Can we really have it all?”

In today’s competitive workforce, it’s important to create an appealing work environment for prospective and current employees. Before making the decision of whether or not to apply for, accept or leave a job, individuals consider job perks like benefits, hours, wages and culture. This is especially important to young professionals and millennials.

Looking for an opportunity to spruce up your place with your unique style? It’s easy when you attend an Anders Ruff (AR) Workshop.

Publix has staked out Florida’s grocery retail market for generations with iconic green signs and friendly service, but reports show the state is one of the most competitive, fastest-growing markets in the country.

Toss your old piggy bank and download Acorns, which helps you save by sweeping spare change from debit card transactions into an investment account.

A recent Columbia University experiment concluded that men value intelligence and ambition in their female counterparts – up to a certain point.

Sharon Hill worked at IBM when a company-sponsored meeting on etiquette gave her a business idea. Hill started hosting seminars internally at IBM and outside the company.

Universities around the world are offering their courses online for free or partially free. Over the past five years, almost 800 universities have created more than 8,000 of these massive open online courses (MOOCs). Universities with offerings include Stanford, Duke, Rice and Harvard, to name a few.

Floridians now have a new way to renew that is fast, easy, and secure.

Podcasts have risen in popularity. New to the idea? Thepodcast.com offers this definition: “A podcast is talk radio, but on demand. It’s a series of spoken, audio episodes, often focused on a particular topic or theme.”

The authoritative management style is fading.

This month, the two blocks on East Gaines Street between South Calhoun Street and South Meridian Street, to the north of Cascades Park, begin the revitalization of what is to become 5 acres of “Tallahassee’s largest economic development initiative in recent history.”

Should a “mental health day” count as a paid sick day? Last year, a viral tweet from a CEO showing support for taking mental health days put this topic in the spotlight.

The ability to adapt to rapidly changing work situations and the flexibility to overcome obstacles is a game-changer.

Business leaders can be overwhelmed by the myriad of managing styles. Inc. reports it may be possible to narrow it down to two thinking patterns: management- and leadership-focused.

FSHCC was represented at the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s open forum in Tallahassee this month to give public comment regarding offshore energy exploration. The forum allowed us to communicate opinions without political inflation.

The United States is on the precipice of a massive skilled labor shortage, according to the 2017 Commercial Construction Index.