The City of Fort Lauderdale’s Economic and Community Investment Division (ECI) created BEAMs to support businesses at all levels, from start-up to successful growth and expansion. They did a great job in organizing a series of workshop helping local business people lea...

The Middle East is a growing market and always on the lookout for the latest trends. Whether you are just interested in general information about the Middle East, you are considering doing business in the area, or you want to tap into the large source of local investo...

It is certainly tempting to work with a broker, especially because their services are free for the potential buyer. However, brokers have a biased agenda, and it is critical that the buyer recognize that they earn their money from the seller.

Yesterday I wrote the article about phone SCAMS for businesses and today I received a phone call. Since it was an unknown number, I told them the owner of the business cannot take the call. The person said that this was "Empire Radio" and that they wanted to do an 8 mi...

There is a whole variety of SCAMs business owners are subject to. In my previous articles I shared some SCAMs concerning business registrations, the same applies to very officially looking letters about “Labor Compliance”.

For a good list of SCAMS per state, check the f...

Beware! You can be Scammed at every step of your business registration. And once you are registered, your information is public and the scammers are the first people to reach out for you.

Having started a number of businesses, I, too, have been the target of a collection of different scams. Whether in form of websites, emails, letters or phone calls they all looked or sounded very official and professional.

In this blog, I will share my experiences with...

Let’s make our New Year resolution to be there for each other and help fellow human beings in need even if we don’t know them personally. So come let’s spread some kindness and cheer!

May each day of the upcoming year bring happiness, excitement and sweet surprises on y...