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Co-founder Engaging Florida’s Innovation Ecosystem

Hearpreneur

Brian Kornfeld is President and Co-Founder of Synapse , an innovation hub for entrepreneurs, investors, and governments in the state of Florida to share ideas, solve problems and ultimately provide an ecosystem that ensures everyone from pre-seed startups to exciting unicorns continue to flock to, grow within and re-invest in the Sunshine State.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

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Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”. #1-

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Gonzeaux #8 — Florida

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

I spent most of the past week in the great state of Florida. Also very pleased to meet and do a bit of work with Nathan Schwagler - - who’s doing some amazing things at the University of South Florida in creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Florida is a nascent hotbed of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

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Always Right: Five Risks You Must Take With Your Customers

YoungUpstarts

Many entrepreneurs use the phrase “It’s not personal; it’s business” to justify keeping their customers at arm’s length. This made it relatively easy for entrepreneurs to stay aloof. To remain relevant, entrepreneurs must use technology to stay close — but not too close. Risk getting personal.

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Eight Ways To Get Past The Fear Of “No”  And Start Risking Rejection

YoungUpstarts

The problem is many entrepreneurs aren’t willing to take that risk. Entrepreneurs miss out on opportunities because they give up after one ‘no’ when the second or third or sixth request might have yielded a ‘yes.’. Entrepreneurs who struggle with persistently asking for the order often have trouble saying “no” themselves.

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Best Locations In The US For A Tech Startup

YoungUpstarts

The South Florida region is not typically known as a technological center; nonetheless, this is where IBM developed its early PC prototypes. In 2016, Miami posted a startup density of 113 small tech firms per every thousand companies, and the city’s rate of new entrepreneurs is nearly 0.5 percent, higher than San Francisco.

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22 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2020

Hearpreneur

In the last few days of 2020, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and businesses what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- As a Real Estate Broker, 2020 was a year that saw my regular pool of Relocation clients to the Central Florida area diminish significantly. Many businesses were launched and others were closed.