A Wesley Chapel health care software company said it plans on adding 500 jobs after recently securing $18 million from several private equity firms. CareSync said this week its "user base" has increased 20-fold in the last four months in response to the company's development of a chronic care management…
Read More
Tampa Bay is a community full of people who aren't from these parts — and I count myself among you. It's visible in the New York Yankees stickers on so many cars in town, and in the availability of Canadian beer brands at Tampa Bay Lightning games. This is not…
Read More
Flanked by two German shepherds, sweating as the sun beat down on the Tampa Riverwalk, the co-owner of the Columbia Restaurant Group said he envisions a city center filled with residents, visitors, shops and restaurants — with mass transit tying it all together. Richard Gonzmart is ready to throw his…
Read More
When I worked retail, my store hired a veteran. He was built sturdy, and had the whole macho thing going, so I was surprised one day when I came up behind him, tapped him on the shoulder, and he screamed. I had been wearing particularly silent sneakers as I walked…
Read More
This article was originally published on the Startup Revolution blog, on October 2, 2015. Over the past 5 years I’ve seen and been a part of a variety of different startup communities. I also have relationships with many founders from all over the country. I noticed, through living in these cities…
Read More
Tampa’s drivers and its economic drivers are joining forces. Anyone with a business idea and the Uber app can request an audience with Tampa Bay area venture capitalists from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday through a collaboration between the investor group Florida Funders and ride-share program Uber. “Florida Funders is…
Read More
SOLS, a company taking advantage of 3D-printing techniques to custom print shoe insoles that help alleviate foot and back pain, among other ailments, is today making its product available directly to consumers with the launch of SOLS Flex, a modern-day alternative to Dr. Scholl’s inserts which are personalized to the…
Read More
Tech Data Corp. or Raymond James Financial? That's today's choice when trying to answer the question: What is the "biggest" publicly traded corporation headquartered in the Tampa Bay metro area? Tech Data, the Clearwater technology distributor, over the years has ruled the No. 1 spot whenever the Tampa Bay Times…
Read More
When we heard that a new site in the Warehouse Arts District, the one with the giant Nikola Tesla mural plastered on the exterior, was hosting a media event, we jumped at the chance to take a field trip. What we didn't know was what GeniusCentral, whose moniker adorns the building, actually…
Read More
The TiEcon Florida 2015 agenda is set and the program is rich. The annual entrepreneurship conference hosted by TiE Tampa Bay is set for Oct. 3 at the Westin Harbour Island Hotel. This year’s scheduled speakers exemplify a broad cross-section of successful and pioneering entrepreneurs and investors, including:
Read More
