Quint Column: What venture capital firms look for


  • August 30, 2017
  • /   Quint Studer
  • /   training-development,quint-studer
Anyone who has started a business knows that finding money is both critical and difficult. For the business to be successful, access to capital is vital.

Mentoring builds better people and stronger community


  • August 28, 2017
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   education
Mentors can help encourage positive choices, promote high self-esteem, support educational achievement and introduce new, life-building and life-changing ideas.

Journal urges pediatricians to advocate for strong early learning


  • August 25, 2017
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   early-learning
Bringing pediatricians into the effort to create an Early Learning City is a key next step in that campaign's evolution.

How can content marketing help find the voice of your business


  • August 24, 2017
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   training-development
Debbie Williams, co-founder of Sprout Content shares the power of content marketing to build a brand and a business with 150 attendees at Studer Community Institute's skills workshop at Pensacola Little Theatre.

Quint Column: An issue of will or skill?


  • August 23, 2017
  • /   Quint Studer
  • /   quint studer,training-development
When looking at an employee’s performance, it’s not enough to analyze where someone is falling short on performance. Dig deeper: Is the lack of performance because of will or because of skill?

UWF Center for Entrepreneurship expands outreach under new leadership


  • August 22, 2017
  • /   staff reports
  • /   training-development
UWF Center for Entrepreneurship expands outreach under new chief, Ed Ranelli, with lecture series, Da Vinci Innovation Celebration.

Escambia County Council PTA vendor fair builds partnerships


  • August 21, 2017
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   government
When each person, every organization or agency does its part toward the common purpose of giving each child the best chance to be ready for kindergarten, the quality of life in the community improves for all of us.

Making Play Smart ready to roll out


  • August 18, 2017
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
Part of our efforts to create an Early Learning City is a project called Making Play Smart. That effort includes decals that can be placed indoors or out on surfaces such as concrete or asphalt.

EntreCon 2017: Build and grow your skills — and your business


  • August 17, 2017
  • /   Rachael Gillette
  • /   training-development
EntreCon 2017 is bringing a great lineup of speakers to help business leaders and employees develop their skills and lead their businesses to success.

Quint column: Balancing work and life in startup world


  • August 16, 2017
  • /   Quint Studer
  • /   training-development,quint-studer
A successful business endeavor is one that balances the passion to succeed with the pragmatism and ability to get objective opinions about your idea. Both are vital to success.