Florida Agenda

By Joe Harris As more and more American businesses—and not just the Fortune 500—“come out” of the H.R. closet and begin to offer a full range of employee benefits to LGBT employees—and their partners—an entire new realm will come into focus, one where public policy meets the free market, and where captains of industry will [...]

By Mary Adams, J.D. A disgruntled employee can get no satisfaction from calling the state workers compensation agency on you because—as an informed business owner—you should already know that if you employ four or more full-time OR part-time workers, it is the law that you possess workers compensation insurance coverage. A harassment claim to the [...]

Chamber Holiday Social GFLCC Date: December 1, 2011 Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: The Galleria Mall Fort Lauderdale 2414 E Sunrise Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL Mack Lunch Date: December 6, 2011 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: Dapur Asian Tapas & Lounge 1620 N Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL GLBX Leadsgroup GFLCC [...]

By Drew Miller Alas, the holiday season has begun and our calendars are filling up with appointments and tasks, all color coded so we can stay organized. Well, at least mine looks like that. Some businesses get super busy during the holidays and have no time (or real need) for networking. Others find business slowing [...]

Biz to Biz networking Date: November 7, 2011 Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: 401 E Las Olas Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Lunch & Learn, Customer Service, GFLCC Date: November 8, 2011 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce 512 NE 3rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Trustee [...]

By DREW MILLER Let me take you on my journey to being a leader in our community! This wasn’t an immediate decision I woke up with one day. It started out like a seed and grew into my wonderful rewarding life. In the late 90s, my partner Kevin and I had the opportunity to volunteer [...]

By Rick Gibson When I first moved to Fort Lauderdale, I was told, “It’s a perfect grid system” and did not understand. I did not understand how a “perfect grid system” could be interrupted by canals, bridges, railroad tracks, a “thing” called the Intracoastal, and streets that went into winding loops and suddenly into straight [...]

GLBX Leadsgroup-GFLCC Date: October 5 & 19 2011 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Location: Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce 512 NE 3rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Mack Mixer Date: October 11, 2011 Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location: To Be Announced www.mackplanet.com NonProfit Committee Meeting-GFLCC Date: October 12, 2011 Time: 9:30 [...]

By Drew Miller We have all said it at one time or another. antibiotics no prescription However, if you are too busy with your current workload to get future business, you are going to have a slow period. Let’s face it; nobody really wants a slow period. A slowdown means you become concerned, stressed both [...]

INTRO-Luncheon The Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Date: September 8, 2011 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Location: Riverside Hotel 620 East Las Olas Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL BIZ PERKS Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Date: September 9, 2011 Time: 8:00 am – 9:30 am Location: The Salvation Army 100 SW 9th Ave. [...]