Global Entrepreneur By Sara Hand Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) – ran from November 12th through 18th where more than 100 countries across 6 continents participated in more than 30,000 total activities! Launched in 2007 by Carl Schramm, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation and Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; this [...]
Thursday, November 1, 2012
What’s Hot? By Sara Hand What do words like education, network, virtual, job growth, support, incubator, accelerator, angel, pitch, and VC all have in common? They all connect to a term you see thrown around a lot lately. Across headlines – print and digital – the buzz is about “entrepreneurs.” So what’s all the interest [...]
Friday, September 14, 2012
The Gulf Coast Venture Forum By Sara Hand Photo by Lori Sax We already know that Southwest Florida (SWFL) is a great place to retire. Yet more than just a place to retire, golf and fish; SWFL has also become a place where entrepreneurs looking for quality lifestyle are choosing to build their businesses and [...]
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
1031 Exchange The third in a three-part series By Jefferson Riddell, Esq After the real estate downturn, the number of 1031 exchanges decreased significantly. However, lately we’ve noticed an uptick in 1031 exchanges, perhaps a sign that the market is recovering or just an indication that investors are realizing it’s still one of the best [...]
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
1031 Exchange The second in a three-part series By Jefferson Riddell, Esq Although 1031 Exchange has been in the internal revenue code since 1921, the scope of its use in recent years is unprecedented. Originally an “out west” phenomenon, the use of 1031 Exchange has spread rapidly east in recent years.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
How To Sell Your Business Tax Free The first in a three-part series on 1031 Exchange By Jefferson F. Riddell, Esq. Most people are aware that they can sell vacant land and rental properties via 1031 Exchange and defer payment of capital gains taxes. Fewer people are aware that, if they sell an active business–be [...]
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Go Global International Retirement Destinations By Patricia Tan Ask any American where they plan to retire to, and you might expect to hear Florida or Arizona. You might be surprised however, at the many different answers you will hear today. A growing number of Americans are becoming disenchanted with the thought of retiring to a [...]
Friday, August 13, 2010
Go Global Dubai, The Pearl Of The Persian Gulf By Patricia Tan As a real estate professional working to bring overseas investors, retirees and part time residents to Florida I find competition for those investment dollars coming from many other parts of the globe. The world today is indeed very small, as the saying goes. [...]
Monday, June 28, 2010
Go Global The Truth About Foreclosures, Bargain Priced Property And The Loonie! By Patricia Tan Florida is now acknowledged in international circles as THE place to buy real estate. There is growing evidence that the prices in many parts of our state have bottomed and started on the road to recovery, but buyers are still [...]
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Go Global – Brazil, The Land of Opportunity? By Patricia Tan We hear much talk today of the global economy and the growing role of the BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China. The term BRIC was first used in a Goldman Sachs report in 2003, which speculated that by 2050 these four economies [...]
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