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Last week, we sat down with Frances Fisher, a SCORE Jacksonville mentor to learn more about how entrepreneurs can take advantage of their mentorship and programs. Mentors: SCORE has been mentoring new and existing businesses for over 40 years and has a network of over...

We are proud to announce that Juliet Negrete Anderson of OnPay Solutions has won the Jacksonville Business Journal Tech Awards 2019. Congratulations to Julie and the OnPay Team! View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Listed by CFO Tech as one of the Top 10 Accounts...

Meet Hazlnut, the company helping to bring new-age technology to the small businesses in their community. Today, people expect to have access to restaurants and retail stores on the web.Hazlnut is an all-in-one integrated solution that helps companies develop...

Monday, September, 2019 – Blended Designs (BD), the high quality travel accessories brand, has entered the business-to-business space, expanding transactions beyond the consumer to develop and design signature, quality and versatile products for other...

Stephanie Royal Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship Today we sat down with Stephanie Royal, Associate Director at Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, to learn more about their programs for entrepreneurs. A few things you should know the Jim...

Each year in November, teams come together to invest their time in themselves to better their companies. Emotional intelligence, public speaking and teamwork are all elements that go into creating a successful leader. When small businesses begin to tackle big issues,...

PS27 welcomes two new team members: Jessi Xia and Thomas Psaras. Jessi is a Accounting and Finance major at the University of North Florida. Thomas, also a UNF student, is studying Finance and Business Management. Welcome to the team!

By Demetria Irwin Via. The GiroSchool is back in session and any parent, grandparent, uncle or aunt knows that backpacks are just as important as fresh first day of school outfits. That’s where Blended Designs comes into play. For this Black-owned, Florida...

Hancock Whitney's video featuring Blended Designs is up for an award! Vote here for the Bank Marketing Video Awards here.

By Thao Vo Via Sheen MagazineBlended Design backpacks are bigger than just kids on a bag. As a brand, they stand for confidence from within and encourage their consumers to love themselves unapologetically. People buy it so their children and students can be empowered...

Founders spent the afternoon with Richard Stein, Jr of Wellhouse Company discussing, “The 5 Big Mistakes Small Companies Make with Insurance.” Stein covered as full range of insurance from general to liability to cyber and answered questions about the startups’...

Via. Jax Daily Recordby: Katie Garwood Staff WriterIn the six years since Jim Stallings founded PS27 Ventures, he says Jacksonville’s startup and innovation ecosystem has changed rapidly and expanded. He said change will accelerate with two incubators and...

By Alysha ConnerVia. National Black GuideBlended Designs, LLC is the leading Black-owned family business to provide school gear that produces positive images and messages for students in the African-American community. Casey and Harvey Kelley, Blended Designs CEOs,...