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It’s the perfect time of year to evaluate your finances to see how you can improve in 2019. Tips we share with our customers include:

On any given day during the holidays, homemade pastries, white chocolate and sugar cookies might be in the break room. So how will you stay healthy during this season of sweet treats?

Shepherd’s Village, a nonprofit that helps single mothers move forward from crisis to personal and economic stability, won the $25,000 grand prize in Social Venture Partner Tampa Bay’s Fast Pitch competition.

Many business leaders say they don’t want to be in the spotlight, yet they do want more business.

Name-calling, spreading false rumors, receiving unwanted images or threats: These behaviors and more are the types of bullying a majority of teens are subjected to online. Cyberbullying isn’t a new aspect to social media culture, and it’s hardly something that disappears, even among adults.

I’ve checked my email six times while writing this 100-word article, and I’m not alone. In a state of constant connection, it’s easy to go into communication overload.

For reporters, nothing is more annoying than getting a pitch for a story with no relevance to their audience, followed by repeated follow-up calls from the PR person pitching the idea.

A midday gym session can be the best way to boost your energy levels during the workday. But the thought of redoing your hair or taking that second shower can be daunting.

The Florida Chamber’s annual Future of Florida Forum once again brought together leaders and activists from across Florida to discuss innovative ideas to help prepare the Sunshine State for a more powerful economic future.

A challenging part of presentations can be managing questions during or after. They’re hard to control and sometimes audiences can use them to test you.

Nonprofits can become more financially sustainable when they undertake social enterprise initiatives, which combine a nonprofit’s social mission with the market-driven approach of a business venture.

If your onsite gym or fitness programs have lost their appeal, it’s time to hit reset.

Rebranding is more than just a new look. It’s about showing how you keep pace with your customers’ ever-changing needs.

Liaise. Synergy. Ideate.

Pitches are often used in a professional landscape, but students can also utilize them when applying for internships and full-time employment.

Feeling unmotivated and burned out? It happens to the best of us. With fall here and the days growing shorter, it’s important to do what we can to keep ourselves enthusiastic and engaged while doing what we love.

Television journalist Ali Velshi has covered a wide range of topics in his career – everything from the near-collapse of the U.S. auto industry to the Syrian refugee crisis.

If you’re a business owner, maintaining positive cash flow and protecting confidential information might be things that keep you up at night.

Executives seeking to climb the corporate ladder need three key skills: EQ (emotional intelligence), IQ and work ethic.

The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has given a $50,000 Big Idea Grant to the Open Partnership Education Network (OPEN).

Charity walks raise much-needed funds for nonprofits, but these community events have an often overlooked benefit: strengthening your corporate culture.

University of South Florida football fans have another reason to celebrate when the Bulls reach the end zone at home this season.

Local company Peerfit, which connects employers and carriers with flexible fitness experiences for employees, is continuing to expand with $8 million in fresh capital. Peerfit plans to expand its product division, which already has a fitness studio network covering 46 states.

Heading toward the Nov. 6 general elections, voters will be bombarded with messages for, and against, those who have offered themselves up for public service. Here’s who will run statewide:

Women Executive Leadership Florida is hosting Shelley Broader, President and CEO of Chico’s FAS, Inc. for a community conversation Sept. 20 at St. Petersburg’s Renaissance Vinoy. Among the topics: how leaders’ emotional intelligence is key to inspiring employees.

A year ago, well-known St. Pete couple Beth and Michael Vivio left the corporate life behind for a new challenge. Over a dinner table conversation, they decided to buy a well-run local company to manage together.

In the wake of state arts funding cuts, two local foundations have teamed up to work on making up the difference.

A day for women to get leadership advice and career guidance returns to Tampa Sept. 14. This year’s Working Women State Conference features keynote speakers like Dr. Patti Fletcher, author of “Disrupters: Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold.” Dr. Fletcher will discuss how to use networking to develop relationships that spur personal and professional growth.

CBS’ Steve Hartman goes On the Road with Kayla McKeon, Manager of Grassroots Advocacy for the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) and the first registered lobbyist with Down syndrome. Kayla lobbies U.S. Congress advocating for the passage of laws that would give individuals with disabilities the opportunity to earn fair and equal wages.

Most of us spend lots of time with our co-workers. What could you do differently to be a better one? Sources from human resource blogs to Reader’s Digest offer tips on how to be a better co-worker.