MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Small businesses created 50,000 new jobs in January but paid employees less and gave them fewer hours according to Intuit. Florida tied Texas and California for 2nd nationally with a 0.4% growth rate. Arizona and Washington topped the list at 0.7% growth. The East Coast, especially New York, showed more weakness in employment than in other parts of the country.
TAMPA - Ernst & Young is calling for nominations for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Awards, recognized as one of the most prestigious business award programs in the country. The deadline for applications is March 9, 2012, with the Florida Awards ceremony scheduled for Thursday, June 14 in Orlando.
ORLANDO - PBS announced today findings from a national survey of teachers grades pre-K-12 that sheds light on the rising role of technology in America’s classrooms, as well as barriers teachers face to accessing the “right” digital resources. Ninety-one percent of teachers surveyed reported having access to computers in their classrooms, but only one-in-five said they have the right level of technology.
WASHINGTON, DC - The widespread blackout and protests of thousands of websites seems to have influenced members of congress. Including PIPA co-sponsor, Florida Senator, Marco Rubio who pulled his name from the bill. Rubio communicated his withdrawal via a Facebook post, titled “A Better Way to Fight the Online Theft of American Ideas and Jobs,” in which he argues congress should avoid rushing to pass the bill that could have unintended consequences.
TAMPA - The Florida Venture Forum has selected nineteen Florida companies to present at its 21st annual Florida Venture Capital Conference. The event will be held at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples January 31st – February 1st.
The 19 presenting companies will make 12-minute presentations to an audience of venture capitalists, private equity investors, angel investors, investment bankers, financial intermediaries, service providers and entrepreneurs.
Social Fresh EAST 2012 will be the first of a new focus for Social Fresh
At Parallels Summit 2011 we explored the move by SMBs to the Cloud. Now
Calling high-tech entrepreneurs, developers, social media influencers,
The Financial Times, in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada
SuperConf 2012 is where web development entrepreneurship converge. We
The 2nd annual BizTech Innovation Summit aims to identify and acknowledge
The convergence of social media, mobile connectivity and payments technology
