Happy and Here to Stay – Starting and Maintaining a Successful Business When coal goes through tremendous pressure, a diamond emerges.For two Volusia County couples, the desire to change and the pressure it created forged two successful businesses. It was at the height of The Great Recession in 2009 when LaToya Carey, who was in […]Read More
View the Digital Flip Version Here Greater Daytona RegionSummer 2022 EVOLVE Business and Entrepreneur Magazine In Every Issue EDITOR’S VOICE EVOLVE Magazine Greater Daytona Region Editor John Guthrie talks about the new issue of EVOLVE Business and Entrepreneur Magazine. Listen to the Podcast FeaturesRead More
The Power of Synergy The Secrets of a Synergy-Filled Workplace Listen to Podcast Jayson Meyer and his team are really good at finding lost money. Meyer is also quite good at finding team members to support the mission of his Holly Hill business. Synergy Billing, founded in 2006, provides billing services to help Federally Qualified […]Read More
Apprenticeship Programs Create a Pipeline for Success With a history stretching back to Medieval Europe when craft guilds and town governments employed young people as inexpensive labor in exchange for food, lodging and training, apprenticeships may seem old-fashioned. But for many local companies, they are the future of workforce training. “Apprenticeships are extremely important,” said […]Read More
Roundtable Discussion Highlights Workforce Development Listen to Podcast As communities across the country adapt to the changing realities of growth and regional development in an uncertain world, attracting and retaining skilled workers and professionals is the foundation of economic success. The challenges and opportunities in building a talent pool in Volusia County and beyond was […]Read More
One Badge. Limitless Opportunities. One Badge. Limitless Opportunities. That’s the promise Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood made in early 2021 when his department’s new training academy was announced–– in large part to address the challenge of filling vacancies. For decades, the Volusia sheriff’s office has relied on outside institutions to provide basic law enforcement training […]Read More
Sparking Inspiration Volusia County Helping Students Define Career Path While Retaining Talent The youth of today don’t dream of entering a career field that makes them unhappy or unfulfilled. But without guidance or the necessary skills required, they can easily find themselves in such a circumstance. Defining Student Focus Starting from an early age, the […]Read More
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Six Social Media Tips to Recruit Young Talent Hiring right now can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. Small business owners know they need to recruit new talent to continue pushing their companies forward, but it isn’t always easy to connect with Millennials (ages 26-41) and older Gen Zers (10-25), especially when […]Read More
What has happened? First, we had the Great Resignation, the economic trend of employees voluntarily resigning from their current employer. Now, based on demographics, the pandemic and a maddening world pace, some are calling our current state of the workforce…the Great Reflection. Like any reflection, seeing who we think we are in a window or […]Read More