PALM BEACH COUNTY Archives - Ben Yomtob | Florida Luxury Office Space

Palm Beach County Embraces Entrepreneurship

November 4, 2018 by luxadmin

Palm Beach County Shows Great Support for Entrepreneurs

The Palm Beach County is showing great support in terms of fostering entrepreneurship; they have established a website filled with valuable resources to aid entrepreneurs in Palm Beach County.

When deciding upon a location for your entrepreneurial project consider the luxurious offices from Yomtob Properties for your headquarters or a strategy space.

Palm Beach County has several organizations, programs, incubators, and workshops to support entrepreneurship.

Each category below is a clickable link to the appropriate resource.

ACCESS TO CAPITAL >

BUSINESS SERVICES >

CONSULTING SERVICES >

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT >

MENTORSHIP >

BUSINESS WORKSHOPS >

CHECK OUT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT GUIDE >

To get the complete guide from the Palm Beach County EShip program for Fostering Entrepreneurship- Click Here.

For Luxurious Office Space in Palm Beach County; contact Ben Yomtob Properties

Yomtob Properties
5300 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33496

Email: ben@yomtobinvestments.com
Phone: 561-542-8222

Ben Yomtob Personal Branding site:

Ben Yomtob

Palm Beach County to Improve Youth Training

October 30, 2018 by luxadmin

Palm Beach County Youth Training and Skills for Future Work Force

Young people entering the work force are lacking both the technical and soft skills they need to succeed in the workplace, according to a study released Thursday by the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County.

The $130,000 study, funded by J.P. Morgan Chase, reflects the 1.96 million labor force that stretches from St. Lucie to Broward counties. The analysis — from a survey of more than 200 businesses; 1,800 residents; 1,200 post-secondary students and 2,900 high school students — calls for Palm Beach County to improve training and expand learning opportunities for high school students.

“Palm Beach County’s economy is extremely robust. However, local CEOs are citing the lack of key skills and talent attraction as one of the biggest issues impacting their ability to grow their bottom line,” said Kelly Smallridge, president and CEO of the Business Development Board, the county’s economic development partnership.

Kay Stebbins, director of research and analytics for Georgia-based Boyette Strategic Advisors, which conducted the study, said 56 percent of employers surveyed said it is difficult to find talent, especially employees with technical skills.

During a study panel discussion Thursday, which had about 200 business leaders in attendance at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Palm Beach Schools Superintendent Donald Fennoy said he was surprised that the students surveyed acknowledged their lack of soft skills, such as social and communication skills. But he learned during a recent visit to Suncoast Community High School in Riviera Beach, he said, that students “are actually blaming us for why they don’t have soft skills. They say, ‘I’ve never gone outside by myself and played,’ and ‘I don’t get graded on how to interact with other people.’ ”

Kimberly Lea, president of Keiser College’s West Palm Beach campus, said educational institutions need to work with employers to provide learning opportunities.

“It’s making sure [medical program] students have those soft skills by working in a local hospital and knowing what it’s like to be in a stressful situation,” she said.

Recommendations from the survey, which will be addressed by the Business Development Board’s Academic Leaders Council, include:

Soft skills development from elementary to high school.

Agreements between educational institutions to explore concurrent credit opportunities.

New opportunities for businesses to collaborate with education and training providers.

Story aggregated from the Sun Sentinel – Click the link below for the original content.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-palm-beach-skills-gap-20180912-story.html

For Luxurious Office Space in Palm Beach County; contact Ben Yomtob Properties

Yomtob Properties
5300 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33496

Email: ben@yomtobinvestments.com
Phone: 561-542-8222

Ben Yomtob Personal Branding site:

Ben Yomtob

City Recieves National Award In 3CMA Competition

October 6, 2018 by luxadmin

City of Boynton Beach receives National Award

The City of Boynton Beach received the Silver Circle Award (2nd Place) from the City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA) in its Savvy Award Competition (Communications & Marketing Tools: Printed Publications Category) for its 2018 calendar. More than 700 entries were submitted. Entries were judged on problem and opportunity statements, intended goals and outcomes, documentation of achievements, use of outside resources, and budget. 3CMA is the nation’s premiere network of government communicators with a membership of over 1,000.

About the Calendar
In 2017, the City of Boynton Beach was the first municipality in Palm Beach County to become an Autism Friendly City by Florida Atlantic University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. In the same year, the City developed and offered successful intern and volunteer programs for students on the autism spectrum and included businesses owned and operated by those with autism in its community events.
At an Artists with Autism Exhibit, City staff met a brilliant and creative 26-year old artist named Brandon and immediately commissioned him to paint 18 original art pieces for the calendar. The calendar’s design was inspired by one of Dr. Seuss’ most popular quotes “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” On the City’s social media outlets, followers were asked to submit their “favorite place” to go in Boynton Beach. The top 13 places were selected and painted by Brandon. The inside top cover introduces the City’s autism partnerships, the artist, facts about autism, and the City’s recent accomplishments to be autism-friendly. The bottom half included photos of elected officials at their favorite place in Boynton Beach. Critical information included dates of public meetings, community events, traditional, and religious holidays. At the top of each month are additional Dr. Seuss quotes that were specifically chosen to accompany the artists’ rendering of a favorite place in Boynton Beach. An extension tear-off tab was designed for the back cover and included a departmental phone directory, as well as the City’s public and private partnerships, social media icons, and the ADA Coordinator’s phone number. The City’s vision, mission, and strategic initiatives appear on the back cover.
At the January 16, 2018 City Commission Meeting, the artist presented each elected official with his or her original painting (framed) of them at their favorite place. After attending the meeting, a local quilter created a handmade quilt, with each of the 12 month’s paintings and presented it to the artist.

Information and content for this post is aggregated from a number of sources including the Boynton Beach news site.

https://www.boynton-beach.org

For Luxurious Office Space in Palm Beach County; contact Ben Yomtob Properties

Yomtob Properties
5300 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33496

Email: ben@yomtobinvestments.com
Phone: 561-542-8222

Ben Yomtob Personal Branding site:

Ben Yomtob

Florida #1 for Women Owned Businesses

September 10, 2018 by luxadmin

Florida is #1 for Women Owned Businesses

America Express recently released a report on the state of women-owned businesses:

When it comes to breaking the glass ceiling between the floors separating themselves from the C-suite, women in growing numbers — particularly in Florida — are using an elevator rather than a hammer by starting and running their own businesses.

That’s a big takeaway from the eighth annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report commissioned by American Express. Florida, in the good news department, is ranked No. 1 nationally in the growth of women-owned firms since 2007.

Growth in women-owned firms

2007 2017 % Growth

U.S.

Firms . 7.8 million 12.3 million 57.6%

Employment 7.6 million 9.2 million 21.2%

Sales $1.2 trillion $1.8 trillion 46.2%

Florida

Firms 581,000 1.1 million 87.8%

Employment 470,000 505,000 7.4%

Sales $77 billion $99.8 billion 29.8%

The no-so-good news? The data suggests these businesses are small. The state ranks No. 38 in growth of jobs created by these companies, a 7.4% increase over 2007, and No. 31 in revenue growth, with sales volume increased by 29.8%.

Florida is followed in the growth of women-owned firms top five by Georgia, Michigan and a fourth-place tie between Tennessee and South Carolina.

Florida has an estimated 1.1 million women-owned businesses, employing 505,400 and generating roughly $100 billion in revenues, according to the report, which analyzes data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Business Owners, factoring relative changes in gross domestic product. “This new data demonstrates not only the remarkable impact women entrepreneurs have on our economy when it comes to creating jobs and generating revenue, but also the growing role of women-owned businesses in our communities,” says Julie Tomich, senior vice president of American Express Global Commercial Services, in a statement.

content sourced and aggregated from Business Observer FL

https://www.businessobserverfl.com/article/a-league-of-their-own

Yomtob Properties
5300 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33496

Email: ben@yomtobinvestments.com
Phone: 561-542-8222

Ben Yomtob Personal Branding site:

Ben Yomtob

Okeechobee Business District Gets Approval

August 1, 2018 by luxadmin

Okeechobee Business District Gets Approval

The West Palm Beach commission gave final approval to Okeechobee Business district to attract and encourage Class A office construction. After 18 months of public hearings, debate, study and a September vote supposedly killing the proposal, last night the city commission gave its final approval to create the Okeechobee Business District. The commission voted unanimously to designate the busy section of Okeechobee Boulevard from City Place to Flagler Drive as a district with rules that encourage office and hotel construction. In previous meetings the commissioners cited the change’s potential to spur construction, spawn high-paying jobs and stimulate economic opportunity to attract Millennials and keep the city’s sons and daughters from moving elsewhere to pursue careers

Despite urging from the Florida Department of Transportation, Palm Beach and Palm Beach County, that the city wait for a state study to evaluate the zoning change’s potential traffic impact, the commission went forward at Mayor Jeri Muoio’s urging, arguing that the plan — by limiting development on the downtown Tent Site — would actually reduce what could be built in that area under current rules.

Development Services Director Rick Greene told commissioners that downtown traffic is not as bad as many people think, with rush hour trips from I-95 to Flagler drive taking seven-and-a-half minutes, well within tolerable standards for a downtown, in his view. The city hall auditorium was barely half-full, likely reflecting opponents’ view that after so many months of debate, commissioners’ minds were made up. New developments within the district would have to abide by rules encouraging mass transit and alternative forms of transportation, but opponents doubted the proposed alternatives to automobiles, like bicycling or walking, would be a substantive help.

The mayor argued that traffic is a part of city life and said the downtown has such a shortage of Class A office space that it has been hard to recruit companies and attract high-paying jobs. Time will tell what type of impact this bold move will have on the city and attracting new businesses.

This content was sourced from the following article in the Palm Beach Post.

https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/local-govt–politics/west-palm-commission-says-okeechobee-business-district/4Iub0sN3gCrCxSSlx2gkcK/

Yomtob Properties

Phone: 561-542-8222

Ben Yomtob

Yomtob Properties: Florida Luxury Office Space

I Want a Better Office.com

http://www.iwantabetteroffice.com