TAMPA, Fla. — A new county-level analysis of the status of women in Florida finds that despite top rankings in the nation on women’s business ownership, women in Florida have higher rates of poverty, lower educational attainment and lower access to health insurance coverage than women in the United States overall. The first in a series of publications, The Status of Women in Florida by County: Poverty & Opportunity was commissioned by Florida Women’s Funding Alliance (FWFA), an affinity group of Florida Philanthropic Network (FPN).
Nearly 26 years ago, David Odahowski relocated from Minneapolis to Winter Park, FL, to join Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation as President & CEO. In his new role, David was responsible for continuing the directive of the foundation’s founder Edyth Bush: Make Central Florida a better place for all of its citizens.
When Rick Carlson was building SharpSpring in 2011, he connected with the local startup community – an innovative group of entrepreneurs changing Gainesville’s startup landscape. Three years later, the 25-person marketing automation company was acquired by email delivery service provider SMTP in a $5 million cash sale and $10 million earn-out based on reaching $5 million in revenue in 2015.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Possible is a familiar word for software engineer Alex L. Jones III. Alex works for Mindtree, a global information technology consulting firm boasting the tagline “Welcome to possible.” Alex’s journey to software engineer for one of the fastest growing technology companies was filled with seemingly impossible hurdles as he wrestled with unemployment and homelessness for nearly six years.In 2008, Alex lost his job as an IT technician at a nonprofit healthcare agency. It wasn’t until 2013 that Alex would first learn of the program that would change his life: CareerSource North Central Florida’s Healthcare, Biomanufacturing, Occupational & Technology Training (HBOTT) program.