Small Business Success Begins Before the Business Plan
What’s the first thing to do when considering starting a small business? Ask more questions. That may seem like a rather flip response, but it’s true. Success in small business hinges on gathering as much information as possible in order to make sound, informed decisions. That includes understanding your target market, your resources, and—perhaps most...
McKinsey & Company – 2012 – IT Projects Percent of projects with budgets greater than $15 million that experienced: Software – Avg. Cost Overrun: 66%, Avg. Schedule Overrun: 33%, Avg. Benefits Shortfall: 17% Nonsoftware – Avg. Cost Overrun: 43%, Avg. Sched. Overrun: 3.6%, Avg. Bene. Shortfall: 133% 45% of IT projects experience cost...
Starter Space Offers Startups Connections, Space and Expertise
By Bradley Osburn Downtown, next to the Seagle Building, a vacant building that could have been described as “in shambles” has been transformed into a modern, open-space office building with a downstairs exhibition area by Starter Space, Gainesville’s newest, potentially most exciting technology startup incubator. Duncan Kabinu, one of three co-owners with partners Payal Khurana...
The Comprehensive Plan is Gainesville's Vision for Growth
By Bradley Osburn The City of Gainesville Planning & Development Services Department is responsible for making sure that the land in Gainesville is put to proper use according to a set of standards. And those standards are laid out in a massive, meticulously written document called the Comprehensive Plan. “The Comprehensive Plan is the vision...
Education Foundation Receives Grants for AT&T "STEM@Work"
On Dec. 19, The Education Foundation of Alachua County awarded three Alachua County Public Schools with $1,900 each to fund projects thanks to an AT&T “STEM@Work” grant received through the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF). Students at Oak View Middle School, Mebane High School and Santa Fe High School will have the opportunity to...
Office Space: Charles Perry Partners, Inc.
By Bradley Osburn —————————————————- LOCATION – 8200 NW 15th Place NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES – 100 full-time, three part-time and six interns HOW LONG HAS THE COMPANY BEEN IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION – CPPI has been in its current corporate office since 2001. WHAT DOES CPPI DO? – CPPI is a one-stop construction services firm with...
Envision Alachua Produces Local Jobs
Plum Creek Hires Workers to Install Legal Notice Signage as Part of Land-Use Application to Alachua County GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Delivering on requests from the community that the company target local workers for employment opportunities arising from Envision Alachua, Plum Creek has hired 10 Alachua County residents to install road signs as public notice of...
Chamber to Present Energy Recommendations to City
By Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce will present its recommendations relating to energy costs and GRU (Gainesville Regional Utilities) governance to the Gainesville City Commission during the next City Commission public meeting on Thursday, December 19 in the evening at the City Commission. The four recommendations included in the...
Reve Hopes to Make Renting Cars More Than a Service
By Bradley Osburn Rêve, a new exotic car rental service owned by Gainesville natives Daniel Sarkis and Darren Jones, doesn’t just want to rent you a car, but a lifestyle. With a growing fleet of performance vehicles and an expanding client base, the two are hoping to spread their enthusiasm for high-performance driving in well-engineered...
New Year's Eve Celebration at Bo Diddley Plaza
The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department will host Downtown Countdown, a New Year’s Eve celebration concert, at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza. Headlining the concert is the Beatles tribute band, The Impostors, a six-piece group comprised of some of the area’s most popular musicians. Band members include Mike Boulware (guitar/vocals), Don...