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Bob Dylan might have sung the times they are a changin’, but sometimes those changing times seem to happen very slowly. There are still a myriad of frustrations and challenges today’s local business women face, whether their field is engineering or sales, massage therapy, teaching or something entirely different.  And if you ask 25 local...

As co-director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity, Patrick Traynor has a mission to help businesses, industries and consumers protect their assets and privacy, and to provide security for unauthorized use of data. Even as an expert in cybersecurity, Traynor has been a victim of credit card fraud. That is what drew him to this...

The number of female business owners and entrepreneurs have grown significantly in recent years. Some reports estimate that women-owned businesses have grown 67% since 2007. Gainesville is experiencing and benefiting from this growth as well. GBP recently met with some female entrepreneurs that are making an impact on our economic landscape here at home. Seyi...

SharpSpring has recently announced that they will be relocating to Celebration Pointe, located at 5001 Celebration Pointe Ave. Front Street, a commercial real estate service firm based in Gainesville, represented SharpSpring in this transaction. Front Street also represents Celebration Pointe, where they handle exclusive leasing for the office portion of the project. SharpSpring made the...

Deepika Singh, president and CEO of Sinmat, has a few simple philosophies when it comes to entrepreneurship—learn from failure and rejection, make plans but be open to all possibilities, hire smart and passionate people, and surround yourself with positivity. Early on in her career, Singh, who was recently named one of nine Florida High Tech...

A discussion with Kristina Orrego The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently reported findings that show women have edged out over men in holding positions as realtors in the US.  Additionally, according to the report, female realtors hold a higher dollar value in home sales as well as average sales price in homes. The Business...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) have recently released employment and unemployment estimates as well as revised historical data. As highlight of the report, the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is showing economic growth overall, losing pace with the state of Florida in...

Gainesville Black Professionals sits down for a conversation with Reggie Keith, owner, Carpet Systems Plus of North Florida, on the challenges facing small business owners today. GBP: What is the name of your business and how long have you been in business? RK: Our business is Carpet Systems Plus of North Florida.  We have been in...

StartupGNV  connects local entrepreneurs to the people they want to meet and some “who you don’t know you should,” for the promotion of the Gainesville start-up community.  The vast mentor network helps ideas grow and businesses reach milestones faster through exposure, capital, knowledge and experience. Here, we highlight one of the many businesses we’ve helped...

The University of Florida technology commercialization enterprise has a new name – UF Innovate – to reflect its mission of moving discoveries from the laboratory to the market. UF Innovate is the umbrella organization for four entities – Tech Licensing, Ventures, and two business incubators, The Hub and Sid Martin Biotech. “UF Innovate is an...