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B (Benefit) Corps, the Business Model to Watch

By On September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

As an entrepreneur and small business owner I often find myself in conflict feeling comfortable with large corporations. I remember looking into a Sam’s Club membership about five years ago and walking out of the store when they offered, as part of their ”Small Business Membership” to provide me a free website package.

Wait… that’s what I do… [...]

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Foursquare vs Facebook the Concession

Facebook sweeps Foursquare in 2010 midterms with 2010 election badge

By On November 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

November 3, 2010 – United States – In an unprecedented come-from-nowhere campaign strategy Facebook swept the 2010 midterm election clearly demonstrating the social network’s flexibility and dominance over other social networks.

Foursquare was an early favorite of political and social media gurus as early as June. A grassroots push had formed to help Foursquare with [...]

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Mark Sharpe on Transportation

By On May 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Mark Sharpe gave a presentation at today’s Exchange Club luncheon addressing the need for a transit plan for the Tampa Bay area and really seems to understand the value of providing mobility options and how it will affect people and organizations decisions to visit, relocate or do business here.

I commended him on [...]

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Will the Tax Day Tea Party protests lead to citizen action?

By On April 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I attended the lunchtime Tea Party in downtown Tampa today and was impressed by the turnout and enthusiasm of the crowd.

The crowd while mainly Republican was a solid mix of independents, Libertarians and Democrats  based on my observations of signs and shirts at least.

While I am encouraged by the outpouring of support and [...]

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Jefferson on taxes and banks

By On April 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

As we continue to bail out private industries and prepare to file our taxes (or extensions) next week, I am reminded by the following two quotes that this is probably not how the founders (or at least Jefferson) intended it to be.

The first relates to the lessons we can learn from our founder as [...]

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Outsourced telemarketers for Florida tourism

By On February 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

According to the Times, State Senators were not pleased to find that VisitFlorida outsourced marketing services to a company outside of the state.

VisitFlorida budgeted about $600,000 for one year to USA800, a Kansas City telemarketing firm, to field calls from and send brochures to tourists interested in vacationing in Florida.

A Senate panel [...]

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Do local campaigns need TV?

By On November 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The article today on political consultant Mich Kates highlights a point that seems to indicate a change in local political races going forward.

The Beckner campaign tapped another, relatively inexpensive, means of reaching voters. While he raised nearly $200,000, the campaign spent none of it on television and little on the radio.

While I do [...]

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Government waste

By On November 9, 2008 · 1 Comment

According to the Tampa Tribune eight local police and rescue agencies spent at least $175,000 since April during campaign visits by Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton.

Tampa police spent $100,826 on nine visits.

The total is only slightly more than Sarah Palin’s wardrobe blunder which was paid [...]

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Moore’s newest blockbuster? Fahrenheit 6%

By On November 8, 2008 · 1 Comment

Jessi Miller pointed out Michael Moore’s latest public statement; where he revels in the glow of change, thanks activists for their efforts and emphasizes that more work is still to be done.

I want to thank everyone who gave of their time and resources to make this victory happen. It’s been a long road, [...]

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Choices, change and a state senator

By On November 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I’ve put considerable though into what I think of this election and its results regard president. As a politically active  citizen I was unhappy with either of my options and place the blame squarely on those of you who do not participate or follow your local election.

If you want to know who I voted [...]

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