GrowFL Weekly Update for March 14, 2014 GrowFL provides strategies, resources and support to second-stage companies for next level growth. By support

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GrowFL Weekly Update for March 14, 2014

GrowFL provides strategies, resources and support to second-stage companies for next level growth. By supporting companies with Strategic Research and peer-to-peer CEO mentoring, GrowFL helps companies overcome obstacles to growth and leads them towards prosperity.

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Quick News Links growflicon Calling for Applications: ATHENA PowerLink Program

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growflicon Get the Edge in Business – Join Brevard Innovation online or in person March 20 for a free seminar

Join in person or online to hear from GrowFL and other experts on topics such as Economic Gardening Frameworks.

You Dreamt it. You Built it. Let’s Grow it Together.
Attend this interactive workshop that will energize your entrepreneurial spirit. Economic gardening takes an entrepreneurial approach to regional prosperity. Often referred to as a “grow from within” strategy, it helps existing companies within a community grow larger. Economic gardening focuses on strategic growth challenges, such as developing new markets, refining business models and gaining access to competitive intelligence. GrowFL, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida was created in 2009 by the Florida Legislature and has worked with more than 700 companies through Florida. These experts will bring Economic Gardening to life and help you to take your business to the next level.

This workshop will focus on two of Economic Gardening Frameworks – Core Strategy and Innovation.

What you will learn from Core Strategy:

-The different types of Core Strategies.

-How to utilize a profit margin analysis to know determine your Core Strategy.

-How to develop more effective marketing campaigns and set management objectives with a better understanding of Core Strategy.

-How to use your understand of Core Strategy to remove tendencies toward strategy drift.

What you will learn from Innovation:

-How business is structured as in either a mechanical or biological system.

-How to know how much time you should spend on innovation.

-How to explore innovative opportunities.

-How to spot innovative opportunities utilizing listening posts.

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Upcoming Events Strategic Doing Training

March 17-19, 2014
Sarasota/Bradenton Area
Presented by: Spark Growth, Tampa Bay Partnership, USF and New College

Brevard Innovation: 2014 Business Solutions Summit

Internet-Based Business Solutions for a New Tomorrow
March 20, 2014
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Free of charge & attend live on-site or online
Click Here to Register

29th Annual Business Expo - The Blueprint for Business Success

The Largest Minority Business Event in the Southeast
March 20-21, 2014
Broward Couty Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

GrowFL Miami CEO Informational Briefing CEO Roundtables and Strategic Research

Beacon Council
March 25, 2014, 8am - 10am
80 SW 8th St #2400
Miami, FL 33130
Register Now

Startup Surge Day

March 28, 2014, 1pm - 5pm
400 North Ashley Dr.,
Ste. 200 Tampa, FL 33602
Click Here to Register

2014 Rural Florida Economic & Business Development Webinar Series

Economic Development in Fast Changing Times
April 16, 2014
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM

GrowFL Free Webinar Series: Riding the Growth Curve

April 29, 2014
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Click Here to Register

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GROWFL STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAM

For 2nd stage growth companies in all Florida counties

The GrowFL Strategic Research engagement helps CEOs answer key questions about their company and where they fit in the competitive landscape.

Our threaded delivery process includes market research, market mapping and Internet marketing to help identify the business strategy and continue to grow. Our experts enable the CEO to identify opportunities they may not be aware of and point them to new tools and information to apply immediately.

GrowFL’s group of nationally certified, highly trained and experienced analysts functions as an extension of your company. Think of them as an elite staff whose goal is to take your company to the next level. You will have access to:

Information Tools:
--Database Research
--Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
--Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
--Social Media Network Mapping

Decision Making Tools:
--Strategy Analysis
--Management Team Temperament
--Capital Referrals
--Labor Referrals

Want to learn more? Click Here!

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Florida Companies to Watch Winners Spotlight

To see all the winning companies, click here.

Albu

At A Glance:

Bala Nemani, Executive Vice President
Founded in 2004
Primary Business: Information Technology
Full Time Equivalent Employees: 48 in 2012; 50 projected in 2013.

www.amzur.com

AlbuAssociates-JasonAlbuAmzur Technologies brings your organization a solid record of customer excellence, deep expertise, and project-proven capabilities for your most challenging IT projects and staffing needs. We have worked with organizations of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Our team is committed to delivering innovative, cost effective, flexible IT solutions for your ever-changing business landscape and exceeds your IT enabled business challenges. With over thirty years of combined experience at Fortune 500 companies, SME’s and startups, Amzur Technologies Executive Team draws upon real-time experience, practices the best-in-class processes and executes proven methodologies, to meet your business critical IT challenges. All our services ensure our customers the value for their money (cost effective), with timely deliverables and adherence to high quality standards. We have been ranked as one of the best IT services firm based on independent surveys conducted by Dun & Bradstreet.

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Doctors Admin Solutions

At A Glance:

David Schlaifer, Founder, President and CEO
Founded in 2003
Primary Business: Information Technology
Full Time Equivalent Employees: 24 in 2012; 37 projected in 2013.

www.Dr-Solutions.com

DoctorsAdmin-DavidSchlaiferNow entering its second decade, DAS has emerged as a top market leader providing electronic health record (EHR), practice management (PM) and revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions to heath care providers that want to prioritize patient care over paperwork. Headquartered in Tampa and with its newest office located in the New York metropolitan area, prioritizing customer service has made DAS an EHR provider with a 100 percent meaningful use attestation success rate among its rapidly growing network of 3,000 system users, who are responsible for the health care of over one million patients. DAS has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in Tampa Bay for four consecutive years, ranked on the Inc. 500|5000 for two consecutive years and is frequently asked to participate in roundtable discussions with the White House administration and key members of HHS. From local implementation to ongoing, in-person, onsite training, local support and advocacy, DAS is there every step of the way to ensure that physicians and practice staff are comfortable, confident and profitable in the paperless environment.

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