When Isabel Garcia Nevett talks about chocolate, it isn’t just about flavor: It’s about history, family, and the immigrant journey. Together with her sister Susanna, she has spent more than a decade transforming this passion […]
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When Augusto “Tony” Lizarraga reflects on the nearly 25-year journey of his Miami-based company, Novak Technologies, one theme stands out clearly: adaptability. Founded in 2000, Novak Technologies began as a supplier for major petroleum companies such […]
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When MRI technologists Tony Martinelli and Lucas Wheeler looked around their workplace three years ago, they saw more than patients. They saw a problem that desperately needed solving. Working at Lower Keys Medical Center, the […]
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On many Miami mornings, Olivia Gonzalez is packing a cooler with small-batch pints and heading out to meet customers where they are — gyms, neighborhood markets, and small retailers. Gonzalez is the founder of Guudy, a […]
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Eduardo Castellanos, now a CEO, didn’t take the traditional career pathway of obtaining a college degree or climbing a corporate ladder. In his last two years of high school, instead of taking electives he joined […]
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Born and raised in Miami, Jeanne Luis sees her small business as a gift to families in the city she loves. Her business is built around ABA – or Applied Behavioral Analysis – which is […]
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Imagine this. It’s a child’s birthday party and all his little friends are with him having fun and admiring the beautiful, multi-tiered cake. And when that big, magical moment arrives – to sing Happy Birthday […]
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Miami-Dade, Monroe County Regional Office Named National Small Business Week ‘SBDC Excellence and Innovation’ Award Recipient Florida SBDC Network State Office (Pensacola, Fla.) – The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, the state’s principal provider […]
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The story of Heiga Studios started in a garage, back in Malury Imbernon’s home country of Venezuela in 1998. After high school, Imbernon went to a recording school – she was the only female in her class […]
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Pilar Guzman Zavala was still beaming with energy and excitement having just returned from an airport conference in Denver in early March. Her small business, HalfMoon Empanadas, was preparing to expand nationally, and the interest […]
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