By Matthew Vanderford
Imagine walking into your home after being gone for the weekend. You pull up to the house, get out of the car, open the door and hhmmm…something doesn’t feel right. Something doesn’t smell right. You turn on the light to find water all over your floors. There’s...
The Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County (EDC) has created a new, on-line resource tailored to assist aspiring entrepreneurs, startups and small business owners. Dubbed Startup Okaloosa, the virtual incubator can now be found at www.startupokaloosa.com.
Structured as an information portal, the site links to traditional and non-traditional funding partners,...
By Rita Sherwood
“This is definitely a milestone to celebrate and I’m very proud of our entire team!” says owner Scott Lightsey.
This locally-grown business started as a small golf cart service and repair shop in Fort Walton Beach. Before long, the business moved to Mountain Dr. in Destin to get...
By Scott Miller, Local Homeowner
Freedom—ahhh, sweet freedom. As Americans we are blessed to enjoy freedom in many ways.
These days there is certainly a lot of discussion on this topic and many points of view. Especially right now having just celebrated the 4th of July and being smack dab in...
By Chris Balzar, ECES
What does R-value mean? R-value measures insulation’s resistance to heat flow. It can also be referred to as “thermal resistance.” The higher the R-value, the greater the insulating power. All materials having the same R-value, regardless of type, thickness, or weight are equal in insulating power....
By Greg D. Crosslin
Planning for incapacity is an important aspect of Estate Planning. Estate Planning is more than just writing a Will or a Trust. Incapacity planning (IC) addresses what happens if you are unable to make medical decisions or handle your finances because of a medical condition. Although...
Timid Salespeople Have Skinny Children!
By Gail Pelto
An old adage which still rings true today is, “Your Net worth is equal to your Network.” Your business grows faster when you form relationships with people you know, like and trust and who know, like and trust you. They will be more...
By Victoria Ostrosky
Sophie was decorating her new condo on the beach and noticed a lot of her new neighbors were using golf carts to tool around the complex. They looked like fun. “Good morning, Tom! It is Tom, right? I’m your new neighbor, Sophie.”
“Welcome to the neighborhood!” said Tom....
