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So, you and your best friend have the next great business idea. You’ve agreed on the business plan, the marketing plan, and most of all, your desire to enter into a partnership together. What do you need to make this happen? The answer is a little more complicated than you’d like to think. Every business, whether a corporation,...

Around the end of 2013, Matthew Dickhaus didn’t know how to cook. He’s come a long way since then. It’s been five years, and Chef Ami, a Gainesville-based meal subscription service he now co-owns with his wife Johanna, delivers fresh meals to its customers’ doorsteps in Gainesville, The Villages and Tampa. An additional warehouse in...

With the holidays fast approaching, visions of end-of-year deadlines and work-related celebrations are likely popping into your head – and that’s just the beginning. Outside of work, you might have a family vacation or get-together to plan, presents to buy and wrap, decorations to put up and more. Before panic mode sets in, now is...

“I watched her go from working for someone else to working for herself to launching her own salon,” reflects Tiffany Thomas as she talks about Tawanna Baker, owner of BeyouTeeful Obsession. BeyouTeeful Obsession is a make up beauty bar and spa which opened in September 2015, and Ms. Thomas has been a customer before the doors opened. Ms....

Florida Farm Bureau President John L. Hoblick issued the following statement after having received news of a new trade pact between the United States and Mexico: “The United States announced a tentative trade agreement with Mexico. This pact fails to address the plight of our fruit and vegetable producers. Florida’s farm families view the negotiations...

The City of Gainesville has launched a mobile-friendly, web-based platform called serveGNV to connect local nonprofits and other agencies in the area to local volunteers. Registration for the service is free. With a few clicks of a mouse, users will be able to locate a cause they care about based on the interests they select...

A joint state and local grant application to improve pedestrian and bike safety in Gainesville has been awarded to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that the FDOT will oversee the Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety Project, which is a joint effort between FDOT, the City of Gainesville and the University of...

Raising Expectations, a report released today by the National Partnership for Women & Families, gives Florida a grade of “C-” based on its policies that allow working people to meet their personal or family caregiving responsibilities. The new report analyzes state laws and regulations governing paid and unpaid leave in the United States and assigns...

When you talk to customers at Auxo Fitness, the one word that overwhelmingly pops up is “community.” Although the services and classes offered focus on your body, Auxo Fitness has offered more than just fitness and strength to its customers, it has provided a positive and friendly environment where strangers become friends and sources of...

Blue Highway Pizzeria is among the nation’s best-performing pizzerias, according to Pizza Today magazine, the leading publication of the $37 billion pizza industry. The magazine, which annually ranks the largest independent operations in the U.S. based on sales, named Blue Highway number 58 on its prestigious Hot 100 list this month. Based in Micanopy, Blue...