Bailey Learning and Arts Collective
Terri Bailey | blaac2basics@cox.net
Bailey Learning and Arts Collective (BLAAC) specializes in community event organizing, consultations, arts advocacy, and social entrepreneurial opportunities. The goal of BLAAC is to have a significant impact in our area by educating the community, organizing like-minded individuals, and keeping the community involved.
ILS Network
Pete Zimek | swamprentals.com
iLS network is a collection of local internet listing service websites, known within the apartment industry as ILSs, providing better matches for the renters and more qualified traffic for apartment communities. Each website serves an exclusive local market and employs the company's cutting edge search technology. Originally developed to match renters with apartments in Gainesville, iLS network has expanded further to also help renters in Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville.
Sezra Gay, MA
Sezra Gay | johnmaxwellgroup.com/sezragay
As a John Maxwell Certified Coach, Teacher and Speaker, Sezra Gay can offer workshops, seminars, keynote speaking, and coaching, aiding personal and professional growth through study and practical application of proven leadership methods. With over 10 years of experience in Leadership, Counseling, Mentoring and Outreach, she can move any team or organization in the desired direction to reach its goals.
Simply Innovative Solutions
Sharla Head-Jones | sheadjones@yahoo.com
Simply Innovative Solutions (SIS) is a nonprofit organization established to empower at-risk youth and build them up to become successful adults. Partnered with churches and community organizations, to provide free educational services that offer tips and strategies to help parents and their children prepare for a fulfilled life.
Terra Tactus, Inc.
Glynn Hayes
Terra Tactus, Inc. was recently created as a social benefit corporation to bring contextual hands-on kits into the classroom, home school, or gift shop settings. We form charitable partnerships with kit material providers in different countries and source regions in the US.
The Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center (CCMCC)
Vivian Filer | cottonclubmuseum.com
The Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center (CCMCC) is a community collaboration dedicated to preserving, promoting, and protecting the African American history and culture of North Central Florida through education and the arts - with an emphasis on music and the life of the Springhill neighborhood in East Gainesville.
Women Working with Women, Inc.
Belinda Smith | womenworkingwithwomen.org
Women Working With Women, Inc.’s mission is to recover communities through educating, empowering, and improving women and families personally, professionally, and socially. They recognize their needs/potential and restore as successes in society through study, workshops, seminars, conferences, and feeding families in need.
Wooten Consulting And Evaluation Services
Karla Wooten, MHS, CRC, CVE | rehabhope.com
Karla Wooten has been practicing in Gainesville, Ocala, Jacksonville, and surrounding areas since 1995. As a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Vocational Evaluator, Qualified Rehabilitation Provider, and court appointed Custody Evaluator, she has experience and expertise in private consulting, evaluation, and expert witness testimony. Her goal is to help clients navigate the puzzles they encounter and provide them with the knowledge they need to succeed.
Always Ready To Clean
Joshua Gordon | always_ready_to_clean@yahoo.com
Always Ready To Clean, created in 2016, is a janitorial and cleaning company dedicated to high quality cleaning. Our company is in the business of successfully developing relationships and partnerships as well as providing professional cleaning. We currently service Gainesville, Florida and surrounding areas of Alachua County, but we are looking to expand our brand in order to share our efficient services. Our name says it all, "Always Ready To Clean", with a smile.
At The WELLness Network, Inc.
Pamela D. Koons | speakingofpamela@gmail.com
At The WELLness Network, Inc. a 501(c) (3), is proud to produce this unprecedented day of celebrating the Rhythm of breathe through Yoga & Jazz during this holistic day of sound and movement for the entire family. WELLness Radio TV is a proud member of the At The WELL Network and proudly serves the community of Gainesville, FL and online audiences worldwide.
At The WELLness Network, Inc. birthed At The WELLnessRadioTV as a vehicle, a ministry to help free people from the bondage of food and food related diseases. Our goal is to enlighten viewers and listeners by bringing them stories and advice from global leaders in health, wellness and holistic living. We will save lives and bring back a quality of life by promoting emotional and physical wellbeing through the mindfulness of yoga and improved eating habits. At The WELLness Network is working to develop a Center for Healing which includes Family focused yoga classes with a focus on youth yoga. Our Yoga Is 4Me2 Project brings the yoga room to children and families in our deserving community is our effort to combat bullying, ease the stress of poverty and create awareness of the prevention of childhood obesity while promoting self-awareness through the mindfulness of yoga.
American Universal Medicine
Dr. K. A. Shakoor, D.A.O.M. | aumioem@gmail.com | americanuniversalmedicine.org
The AUM Institute of Energetic Medicine integrates the most effective systems of energetic disciplines to bring balance and health to our whole being: body, mind and spirit. Our program includes modalities that are being heralded and recognized today for their invaluable contribution to avert the on setting of disease. AUM will expand your personal wellbeing, profession and career by teaching you the arts of mind/body, energetic and spiritual/humanistic practices.
Biotork LLC
Chloe de Crecy | biotork.com
Founded in 2008, BioTork is a Gainesville-based biotechnology company focused on the evolutionary optimization of microorganisms involved in fermentation processes. BioTork has the license to use a state-of-the-art patented proprietary technology that allows for the improvement of characteristics such as a microorganism' s product yield, titer, growth rate, resistance to toxicity, and more. Notably, this is done through natural selection rather than by genetic modification. The company is particularly interested in using microbes such as yeast, bacteria, and algae to produce high value chemical commodities such as lipids, fuels, enzymes, plastics, and other compounds from renewable feedstocks like low-value carbon sources and waste products.
Cannibix Technologies, Inc.
Rav Mlait | rav@cannabixtechnologies.com
Cannabix Technologies Inc. is a leader in marijuana breathalyzer development for law enforcement and the workplace. While marijuana is becoming legal in many jurisdictions globally, Cannabix is actively developing breath testing technologies to bring durable, portable tools to market for detection of marijuana impaired driving offenses. In particular, Cannabix is focused on developing breath testing devices that would target recent use of THC, within a 2 or 3 hour time period, in contrast to saliva or urine testing which can be invasive and take more time for laboratory analysis. The devices will also be useful for other practical applications such as testing employees in the workplace.
CUBRC Laboratories
Robert Kielb | acentlabs.com
CUBRC’s mission is to combine innovative ideas and state-of-the-art technology to help solve some of the most critical and challenging problems facing our Defense, Intelligence and Homeland Security communities. CUBRC is a leading Research, Development, Testing and Systems Integration company specializing in the areas of: Data Science & Information Fusion, Chemical, Biological & Medical Sciences, and Aeronautics. They turn great ideas into advantage through technology. Robert Kielb, scientist and UF alum, has partnered with CUBRC to develop cost-effective clean energy technologies by providing clean and efficient fluid heating solutions to the manufacturing and chemical processing industries.
Dasfanh Biosciences, LLC
Champak Das
Dasfanh Biosciences is a leading solution provider in the fields of microfluidics and biotechnology. We focus on the development of miniaturized peripheral components, subsystems, and instruments to meet the challenges in medical diagnosis and life sciences. Our products can be used as standalone devices or integrated with existing systems. We also provide engineering services and expertise for translation of ideas to commercial products.
Dragonfly Trace Farms
Connie Miller | dragonflytracefarms.com
Located over the ancient Ichetucknee River, Dragonfly Trace Farms provides the very best in locally grown produce to the surrounding communities. They are dedicated to helping others live healthy through nutrient dense, just harvested, free from chemicals, fruits and vegetables, at a price anyone can afford. Healthy communities start with healthy people eating healthy foods produced in healthy soils. Everyone is welcome to come out, see the farm, and meet the dragonflies. They want you to know the farm, trust the farmer, and love the food.
East Community Guide (The)
Angie Rentz | theeastcg@yahoo.com
"The East Community Guide" is an affordable way to advertise your business that won't cost you a bundle. This publication Magazine is a full-color magazine, distributed throughout Gainesville and Alachua County. The East Community Guide includes a free Black Business Directory. This guide is a monthly publication that is available in print and online at www.theeastcg.weebly.com. You can send your community events, directory information or ad placement to theeastcg@yahoo.com. For more information, email us anytime at theeastcg@yahoo.com or message us on FB@The East Community Guide.
Evolugate
Human Resources | evoulgate.com
Created in 2005, Evolugate is a leading technology provider in the evolutionary optimization of micro-organisms used in the various fields of biofuels, green chemistry, food and feed industry, as well as in the pharmaceutical industry for bioproduction. Our current operations focus on the evolutionary optimization of micro-organisms, including bacteria, archaea, and microbial eukaryotes such as yeast, fungi and algae. Our technology is also applicable to more complex type of cells as plant, animal, human and stem cells. We are the "missing link" between scientific exploration and industrial efficiency.
Florida Small Business Development Center
Michael Chung | sbdc.unf.edu
As the only statewide provider of entrepreneurial and business development services, the Florida SBDC Network plays a vital role in Florida’s economic development by assisting entrepreneurs in every stage of the business life cycle. Since 1976, FSBDCs have assisted hundreds of thousands of emerging and growing businesses by providing the professional expertise, tools, and information necessary to make sound business decisions in a complex and ever-changing marketplace. In addition to the FSBDC’s core service offerings of consulting provided at no-cost, training, and business research, the Florida SBDC Network also provides a comprehensive toolkit of specialized services for qualifying businesses looking to grow, including: Financial Analysis, Search Engine Optimization, Growth Acceleration, International Trade, Government Contracting, and Business Continuation.
Fortitude Security, Inc.
Dejeon Cain | dcain@fortitudesecurityinc.com
Fortitude Security, Inc. offers trained and licensed security officers to clients across the state of Florida. They meet all security needs, from private security to security patrols. No job is too big or too small. They secure premises or events with an extra level of personnel to keep people and valuables safe without worry or fear. They have knowledge, skills, and expertise to keep family, home, business, properties or events completely secure and safe without incident.
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council serves approximately 13,000 girls and adults all across North Florida, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. The council serves these 16 counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Levy, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee and Union. Our Community Development Program delivers the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to high-risk girls in low-income neighborhoods. On average, our council serves 300 girls per year in Community Development troops in Gainesville.
Greenhouse Financial, LLC
Eldred Lewis | greenhousefinancial@hotmail.com
GreenHouse Financial is an independently owned financial professional firm aimed to provide clients with outstanding advisement in retirement, insurance, and maintaining personal financial stability. Financial security for clients is the foundation of the firm. GreenHouse Financial has a network of licensed professional providers knowledgeable in specific areas of expertise and suited to serve each client personally. Community outreach and involvement plays a fundamental role in the services provided and reassures that the client’s best interest is in mind. GreenHouse Financial, through its years of service, serves many citizens throughout the State of Florida. Virtual and onsite offices are throughout the state and provide financial services to major cities including Orlando and West Palm Beach. The home office is located in Gainesville, Florida.
Henry and Rilla White Youth Foundation, Inc. (The)
Henry and Rilla White | sgriffin@hrwyf.org
The Henry and Rilla White Youth Foundation, Inc. is a Florida-based, not-for-profit corporation that was founded to serve individuals, youth, and their families. It was established in 1988 in memory of two of Levy County's most respected citizens, Henry and Rilla White. Henry was a teacher, school board member and superintendent of the Levy County School System. His wife, Rilla Drummond White, owned White's Grocery Store, a gathering place for youth. She was widely known for her commitment to her family, church and the youth of the community.
The professional staff at the White Foundation will be using the Trauma Focused–Cognitive Behavior Therapy program with youth, families, and group. We, currently, use cognitive behavior counseling in our practice. The keys to the success of this program is fidelity, training, and the commitment level of our staff. Creativity and flexibility are, also, necessary when adapting the TF-CBT model to best serve the needs of each individual child and family while maintaining fidelity to the core TF-CBT components. We are happy to be working with the Department of Juvenile Justice and serving their youth in the Gainesville area.
HyperConversal, Inc.
Matthew Tedder
HyperConversal’s focus is in the development and provisioning of verbal interfaces, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and a complementary tree graph information management system (AmorphDB). HyperConversal’s Moringa NLP engine can drive digital assistants, online chatbots, and robots (including their actions), as well as augment conventional user interfaces and parse text documents to extract and classify information. HyperConversal leverages contemporary advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and adds unique abilities, such as cascading contextual awareness and analogy-based hypothesis generation.
K Mayes Enterprise
Chanda Mayes | mscmayes@hotmail.com
This is a company who provides Income Tax Preparation Services, Notary Services, Bookkeeping and Small Business Start Up Consultation. They are bonded and insured by Florida Notary Services.
They are Registered Tax Preparers with The Internal Revenue Service, and hold a PTIN (paid preparer tax identification number) and an EFIN (electronic filing identification number) issued by the IRS.
Lucravalde, Inc.
Millard Pate | info@lucravalde.com
Lucravalde was founded as a technology consulting company to provide clear answers and solutions to complex technical questions and problems. Previous work and partnerships have been in the fields of data integrity, digital ledger technology, distributed cluster computing, statistical analysis, business process automation, paper-to-cloud transitions, along with mobile, web, and native application development.
Lync Support Services
Lukisha N. King, MBA | www.lyncssinc.com | www.lyncssinc@gmail.com
Lync Support Services, Inc. is a Medicaid waiver provider offering home care, companion, respite, supportive living and CPR training. We are located in Gainesville, Florida. We have several years of experience working within the developmental and disabled community and we greatly enjoy what we do.
LYNC Support Services, Inc. goals are to provide assistive services to a wide range of individuals with equally varying needs. Caring for the developmental and disable community is our focus; however, we also provide services to the elderly population as well as children. We strive for exceptional quality in home care and support services for our clients.
M.A.M.A.’s Club
Faye Williams | www.mamasclubgainesville.com
M.A.M.A.’s Club is a non-profit organization located downtown Gainesville that provides opportunities for African-Americans to connect through live musical and dance performances, community organized events, art exhibitions, and cultural dance classes. M.A.M.A.’s Club, which stands for Music. Arts. Movement. Action!, is the brainchild of “SisterFaye” Williams, a local social justice activist and community organizer. M.A.M.A.’s Club also serves as an advocate for African-Americans to support their communities. They provide a community meeting place to showcase the contributions of African Americans.
Mega Social Enterprise Inc.
Lydia Bogans | megasocialenterprise.org/
Mega Social Enterprises is based in Gainesville, Florida and was established in 2017. As a non-profit social enterprise, we provide vocational rehabilitation resources and services to youth and adults throughout the state of Florida along with Mega Enrichment Academy and our network of partners. Our vocational rehabilitation services are aimed at improving the skills, employability, self-sufficiency, and quality of lives of the individuals we serve. In addition, we create economic opportunities, raise capital, and offer services and programs throughout the state of Florida to address social programs, improve self-sufficiency, enhance communities, and protect the environment.
Public Consulting Group
Patsy Stark | www.publicconsultinggroup.com
Public Consulting Group designs and support community prosperity ecosystems through workforce development, entrepreneurship/startup growth, training, financial literacy, micro-enterprise, social network literacy, education, business development and business process outsourcing. They are committed to building stronger communities by helping state agencies improve programs and instruction, meet the financial, regulatory, and operational challenges, and streamline municipal human services to serve the public better and more cost-effectively.
ProHealthJobs
John Natuzzi | prohealthjobs.com
Prohealthjobs is a dedicated resource for healthcare employers to connect with healthcare professionals. The trend now in the online recruitment space is that the internet, the inbox of the healthcare professional is what we want to capture. The mind set now is that the internet is the job board not one website, association, not one social media platform. Our vision for the future is to educate our healthcare clients on the proper tools that make a great job posting. The internet provides the audience now it is the power of the posting.
Stackr Solutions, LLC
Aaron Miles | StackrSolutions.com
Innovating how the property management industry contract service professionals, Stackr Solutions uses on demand technology to streamline the rental turnover process. By delivering end-to-end property services, (including Painting, Cleaning, Carpet Cleaning, Punch, Refinishing, and repair) Stackr provides a single source solution for management groups, property managers, and realtors. Achieving the 'Total Turnover' with a full suite of support services as an integrated solution with a technological advantage.
S.T.A.G.E.S. of Gainesville, Inc.
Theresa Brasby-Gaither | theresaofstages@yahoo.com
S.T.A.G.E.S. of Gainesville, Inc. provides services to prevent individuals from regressing and facilitate a higher level of individual functioning in both activities of daily living (ADL); and social/communication skills to enhance the capabilities of our residents toward more independence and personal choice making. STAGES will continue to build positive connections within our community and search for every opportunity possible to allow the population of people we serve to be interwoven into the fabric of everyday life and live a life that is as productive and independent as possible.
TissuePro Technology
Irawan Satriotomo | tissueprotech.com
TissuePro Technology is a biomedical technology provider in reagents solutions used in the various biomedical fields and pharmaceutical industry. Their goals are to help the scientists/researchers in tissue preparation or analysis by providing highest quality products, prompt delivery and outstanding services.
Visual Information Solutions
Trevor Ward
We help small to midsize business frustrated with managing spreadsheets, client records, or other business data by building software solutions that work for you. Every application is designed around the way a business already operates, so there is virtually no training required and no ongoing subscriptions.
WeGet4U, LLC
Daniel Graham | weget4u.com | support@weget4u.com
WeGet4U, LLC is a vehicle locator service. Our goal is to reduce or eliminate the time and stress when buying a vehicle. We don’t sell cars. We help clients buy them. Tell us what you are trying to achieve and we will find it for you. Our company is 100% veteran owned with years of experience acquiring vehicles and negotiating in the automobile industry. We are based in Gainesville, Florida and serve consumer and business clients in primarily in Florida and Georgia. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @weget4u.
2 College Brothers
Wade Swikle
2 College Brothers is a student-run moving company in Gainesville, Tallahassee & Orlando. Our mission is to simplify the moving experience through reliable & friendly service. Our movers are fit, clean-cut college guys who attain a high level of professionalism and integrity. We differentiate ourselves from the competition through our community involvement, transparent customer service, and commitment to excellence.
10 Geek Software
James Kies
10 Geek Software approaches each project with courtesy & care. They use developers, designers, and quality control professionals to turn ideas into products. Their aim is to make clients better, faster, and more efficient with the help of technology. With a broad ranging team of seasoned professionals, they solve problems and open doors with their software. They facilitate the needs of clients, even if they haven't identified them all yet.
A Fair Deal Automotive Consulting
Justin Charles
A Fair Deal Automotive Consulting helps clients navigate the automotive industry without being taken advantage of. They provide expert advice and general automotive consultations for vehicle purchases, repairs, inspections, and sales. Their primary concern is looking after the best interests of each client. The automotive industry is a vast and complicated market with many professionals working against the consumer. Get someone on your side that knows the business and will fight for you with integrity!
Accelerated Communications
Jay Derenthal
Accelerated Communications works directly with clients toward the goal of increasing traffic to websites and conversion of website traffic into brand awareness, phone calls, emails, sign-ups, and/or orders. Assistance is also provided with Internet Marketing, Website Coaching, Online Video Marketing, Social Media Network Marketing, Google, Yahoo, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Accelerond
Augi Lye
Accelerond is an innovative leader in the field of Engineering. They offer engineering services to customers demanding creative, paradigm breaking solutions. They have worked on projects ranging from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to advanced digital signals processing. We cover every aspect of engineering from design to manufacturing.
Alachua County Emerging Leaders (ACEL)
Bryan Eastman
Alachua County Emerging Leaders is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that works to make Alachua County be recognized as a highly desirable place for diverse, talented young people to flourish. Focusing on young professionals aged 21-45, ACEL connects young people to the community through professional development, philanthropy, networking, and civic engagement.
Akitsu, LLC
Sonia Mesa
Akitsu, LLC develops informal educational outreach curriculum designed for After School, Community-based recreation & Summer Camp programs. Elementary and Middle School age children use hands-on learning activities that focus on STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with the ultimate goal of enhancing their overall level of education and confidence in learning.
Allsolar Service Company
Brian Sawyer
Allsolar is a Florida-based design-build firm specializing in solar hot water, solar pool heating and Photovoltaic (solar-electric) Power Systems for commercial, industrial, and residential applications. Our approach brings continuity to your solar project and includes system design, procurement, installation, interconnection, and commissioning.
Altavian
John Perry | Thomas Rambo | Brandon Evers | Thomas Reed
Altavian, Inc. manufacturers and services small unmanned aircraft. Recently founded by four UF graduate students, Altavian specializes in using unmanned technology for precision scientific and engineering applications. Our systems provide high-resolution images for products like Google Earth faster and less expensively than alternatives. Targeting the civilian market, Altavian joins the growing unmanned aircraft industry in North Central Florida.
Ameraucana Pizzeria
Billy Kipersztok | ameraucanapizzeria.com
Ameraucana Pizzeria is a full service wood-fired pizzeria specializing in pre-industrial style wild yeast sourdough pizza made with authentic san marzano tomato sauce. They provide a fun atmosphere, fresh ingredients, and a close-knit staff dedicated to creating an experience to leave you happy, full, and excited to come back again.
AmiTec Digital Strategy
Connie Amidei
AmiTec Digital Strategy & Consulting is a full-service media agency that provides unique technology and expertise to help organizations engage people in new ways. They develop and execute multi-platform digital marketing and online engagement campaigns for nonprofits, advocacy organizations, political causes, brands, and businesses. Their team has first-hand experience delivering innovative strategies.
AMPZ By Shachia
Shachia Alexander
AMPZ by Shachia plans to design custom headphones for all ages and cultural classes. Their unique designs cater to an individual’s specific needs and personality. Their customers stand to set themselves apart from the average headphone user with customized capabilities of being wired or wireless.
Applied Food Technologies
LeeAnn Applewhite
Applied Food Technologies is a private molecular diagnostics company that specializes in species identification of seafood products. Additional services such as chemical and microbiological testing are also available. The Gainesville Office is expanding consulting, training, and contract research aspects of the company.
Arts Association Of Alachua County
Troy Rosslow
Arts Association of Alachua County has a mission to promote, encourage, and support the arts in Alachua County, to marshal and adapt the community's resources to the needs of artists in the community, to enhance Alachua County as a cultural destination and a center of arts activity in Florida, to serve as cultural liaison and to work cooperatively with area artists, arts organizations, local government, area schools, the business and professional communities, and local non-arts organizations by providing services and leadership.
Awesome Fund
Michael Garrett
The Awesome Fund provides brokerage services to non-profits specializing in micro-transactions. Members donate small amounts of money to the fund and that money gets redistributed to charities within the community. The donation amounts are low to keep it viable for many demographically.
Axios Construction Services, LLC
Rida Sadrack
Axios Construction Services, LLC was established in January 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Axios, which means "he is worthy" in Greek, expresses the tenets on which the company was founded: worthiness and integrity. They are committed to assisting clients in achieving the highest environmental and economic benefits for projects through the development, analysis, and evaluation of green strategies for all stages of a building's life. Axios provides an array of construction services for commercial, industrial, institutional, and sustainable facilities.
Balance 180
Carsten Schmalfuss | Krista Vandenborne | balance180.org
Balance 180 provides instruction and training for children and young adults, with varying needs and abilities, in gymnastics and other sports programs. Their programs will be intentionally designed to improve each child's athletic ability, teach important life skills, and balance sports and academic achievement. They will offer adaptive programs for children with special needs, sponsor able-bodied and disabled athletes who require financial assistance, and offer exercise programs targeting childhood obesity. They will also organize activities to promote the benefits of exercise and responsible training to the general public.
Bells Professional Cleaning Solutions
Zina Durr | bellscleanings.solutions
Bells Cleaning Services has been providing professional cleaning and maintenance services to offices and commercial spaces within North Central Florida and surrounding areas since 2015. We believe professional cleaning services should be affordable and keep your business consistently clean. Our strong commitment to safety and training along with innovation has made Bells Cleaning Solutions a leader in Commercial Cleaning. At Bells we understand what it takes to get the job done and make sure that happens with the right equipment and qualified personnel. The perfect combination of training, experience, and diligence.
Best Brand Solutions
John Coffill | bestbrandsolutions.com
Best Brand Solutions helps organizations grow by creating effective marketing materials that establishes brand recognition through multi-channel communication. They provide a consultative holistic approach from operations to marketing through core values: Integrity, Service, Quality and Innovation. The design team focuses on functionality and purpose to generate sales through technology.
Bike Night Productions
Michael Wohl | gatorriders.com
Bike Night Productions seek out restaurants that would like to see an increase in revenue during the week. We then bring together the local motorcycle industry (dealers, repair shops, attorneys, insurance companies, financial institutions, etc.) to show off their products and services in a safe, family friendly atmosphere. We also offer an educational component that furthers the enjoyment of motorcycling by educating riders on touring, camping, group riding, and event planning.
Biomolecular Works, Inc.
Bruce Williams
BioMolecular Works, Inc. is the leader in Sickle Cell Anemia research in the Gainesville area. They have over 40 years of experience in biochemistry, record management, and clinical laboratory procedure. Founder, Bruce Williams, discovered a cure for Sickle Anemia and the procedure to control the mutated hemoglobin gene (HbgS).
Blue Oven Kitchens
Val Leitner
Blue Oven Kitchens is a kitchen incubator providing access to inspected, commercial kitchen space while also providing business support services to caterers, bakers, and those who offer cooking classes through their Referral Service Program. Local restaurants, caterers, and vendors collaborate with local farmers to create delicious food for sampling at community events and fundraisers with their Local Food Road.
Bob's Pet Sitting
Bob Thompson
Bob’s Pet Sitting is a full-time service dedicated to providing reliable and disciplined care for animals while improving the pet’s quality of life. Service is certified by the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters and American Red Cross for Pet First Aid.
Booze Bros LLC
Cary Kendzoir | Grant Kendzoir
Booze Bros. is a socially responsible spirits courier and bartending service. Their goal is to promote safe, responsible drinking practices in the community providing efficient and convenient delivery of spirits and/or tending bar at corporate events, tailgates, holiday, birthday, and wedding events. With years of experience bartending and event marketing, Booze Bros have also developed premium cocktail beverage bundles and party packages perfect for any occasion.
Bouncin' Big
Andrew & Emily Pridgen
Bouncin’ Big will be an indoor bounce house facility that is unique, exhilarating, and safe housing incredibly cool bounce houses for children and grown-ups alike. They will provide amazing kids' party inflatables, interactive activities, knowledgeable staff, and a one-of-a-kind environment. Their concept was established by parents who want facilities and programs that are designed to be safe, upbeat, and truly memorable.
Cade Museum Foundation
Dorrie Hipschman
The mission of the Cade Museum is to promote a culture of creativity and innovation. People of all ages will benefit through educational outreach programs, innovation competitions, virtual exhibits, conferences, workshops, lectures, and interactive exhibits. The actual museum, scheduled to open in 2014, will be located in Gainesville's Depot Park. Some programs have already been initiated as of January 2010.
Campus Climate Solutions
Alison Erlenbach
Campus Climate Solutions is dedicated to training the next generation of climate change leaders and greenhouse gas (GHG) professionals. Our main objective is to provide Gainesville residents with comprehensive training in GHG auditing, accounting and management that is both affordable and practical.
Career Analytics
Alison Erlenbach
Campus Climate Solutions is dedicated to training the next generation of climate change leaders and greenhouse gas (GHG) professionals. Our main objective is to provide Gainesville residents with comprehensive training in GHG auditing, accounting and management that is both affordable and practical.
Career Search Mentors
Stephen Wycoff | Robin Harpe
Career Search Mentors is helping job seekers create a social media platform so recruiters and decision makers can find them faster! They help clients minimize their effort and maximize their exposure by providing top-notch career services, including expertly written resumes, targeting ideal employers, experienced interview coaching, and post-interview follow-through.
Charity Think Tank
Andres Figueroa | Juan Jaramillo
The Charity Think Tank will help nonprofits accomplish their social media goals and provide brainstorming activities that will help nonprofits build a digital community where members, supporters and advocates can come together to learn more and inspire change. They also hope to explore nonprofit partnerships and the concept of community in digital space.
Children Beyond Our Borders
Priya Rudrudas | Angelica Suarez
Children Beyond Our Borders has a mission is to provide opportunities for children affected by armed conflict and social injustice to find peace, prosperity, and well being through education and empowerment. They strive to create awareness; provide educational tools that stimulate self-esteem, interest, curiosity, and innovation through mentoring & vocational education programs; and establish relationships with children, their caregivers, volunteers, and donors, as well as partnerships with universities and non-profit organizations, to improve the lives of children.
Central Information Display (CID)
Trevor Ward | CIDverse.com
Central Information Display (CID) is a cloud-based app that helps businesses manage all of the computers in their network. One of the fundamental principles of CID is to simplify IT problems. CID distills large networks of computers into data visualizations that are intuitive, allowing anyone to find and prevent computer errors.
Circle Of Love
Cassandra Morrison
The Circle of Love (COL) Tutoring Services was created to help children struggling in school. The idea is to have tutoring services that specialize in helping children with learning disabilities. At COL, it is our mission to assess each student, identify not only their missing skills but also their learning style. COL will give students the skills they are missing by breaking down skill sets into smaller parts, and enabling them to cope with varying aspects of life and school. Our goal is to give children the skills and strategies they need to succeed.
CitiSync, Inc.
Adam Coelho
CitiSync, a service of CitiSync Media, LLC, is an easy to use social web utility that helps you stay in sync with your city and your friends. With CitiSync, making plans is as easy as setting a time and location and clicking a group of friends to invite. CitiSync is currently seeking further investment to develop new features as well as to expand sales and marketing efforts to other cities.
Citizens Co-Op
Elizabeth Nesbit
Citizen's Co-op aims to establish a natural food market focused on supplying fresh, local food and produce. The market encompasses all the bounty of a full-service grocery store, while providing socially responsible goods to the community. Citizen's Co-op hopes to build and enhance the local food system from soil to production to market to table and back to soil.
ClaimFound
Christoffer Prompovitch
Claimfound is a web application that provides transparency and automation to the unclaimed property industry. State treasury departments hold an estimated $60 billion in unclaimed property, to include life insurance policies of deceased relatives, forgotten utility deposits, never received tax returns and any other source of income that has been "lost in translation". Claimfound simultaneously cross references every unclaimed property database in the country, finding all of your claims. After which, it provides one centralized place where you can upload your documents, e-sign your claim forms, and simultaneously submit to multiple states. Claimfound takes the hassle out of following a different, manual claim process in each state.
Construction & Design Professional Academy
Gary Miner
Construction & Design Professional Academy will provide top quality business coaching and professional development services. They believe that most small businesses and entrepreneurs suffer from a lack of training, development resources, and the knowledge to focus their business from an ownership perspective. Construction & Design Professional Academy can improve upon these weaknesses.
Corks & Colors Studio
Rebecca Zaiden
Corks & Colors Studio provides a venue of creative entertainment for the Gainesville, FL residents. Attendees are invited to bring friends, wine, and snacks to these events while their instructor walks them through easy steps to complete their very own piece of art. Students can take it home at the end of the class, hang it on their wall, or give it as a gift.
Dayjoy Enterprises, LLC
Kim A. Popejoy, CEO | David Tansek, CTO
The mission of Dayjoy Enterprises, LLC is to be a product and service company whose passion and business is using the latest advances in material sciences and sports physiology to maximize the safety and longevity of the athlete's body and career.
Delicious Delivered
Gail Johnson
Delicious Delivered is a catering company that specializes in serving the highest quality ingredients utilizing local organic farms and local suppliers. In addition to catering services, they also offer personal chef services, culinary classes, and host special culinary events. In the future, they plan to organize quarterly pop-up restaurants in unique locations that will feature rotating themes and food varieties.
Designs N Advance, LLC / Wrist Wring™
Adam Lawson
A new innovative company dedicated to alleviating pain and discomfort. Our revolutionary computer Wrist Wring™ support slips easily over your hand providing comfort and alleviating pain. The original Wrist Wring™ support allows full mobility and corrective posture. Our selection of colors and designs express your individuality. Original Wrist Wring™ is machine washable and stain resistant. Original Wrist Wring™ is the new answer to an old problem. Stop struggling with the useless gel pad and wrist rest. Experience the original Wrist Wring™ today!
Dolcissimo Desserts
Magdelena Reiter
Dolcissimo Desserts was inspired by an “Heirloom” recipe handed down through nine generations of family originating in Italy. Their goal is to create rich and flavorful desserts from the “Old World”. They have a commitment towards excellence and strive to make each dessert a work of art. They have been featured in the International Fancy Food Show of New York and in "Gourmet News Magazine".
Drum Life
Tobin Wagstaff | Ginger Schantz
Drum Life believes that drumming is more than playing an instrument. It's a life style. Their mission is to share the drumming lifestyle through enriching media and information. They share educational resources directly related to drumming, the life style, and health, share a wealth of drumming history and contemporary developments, and provide drum related entertainment for events throughout the community.
Essence Events
Erma Sama | essenceevents.net
Essence Events is a professional wedding service whose goal is to guide their clients through perfectly well planned events. They handle every detail, freeing clients and their families to enjoy every moment. Whether the event is large or small, simple or elaborate, traditional or contemporary, they provide peace of mind in knowing that they are there to make sure everything is handled beautifully.
Evolution Weaponry
Doug Prince
Evolution Weaponry provides the highest quality weapons to professionals and serious enthusiasts, to support the shooting community through innovative thinking with a level of quality unmatched by most manufacturers. With actual combat training and experience, they ensure their client's ability to complete their objectives with the right equipment that will not fail due to faulty parts.
Executive Circle Promotions, Inc.
Tony Peacock
The Executive Circle development team optimizes fundraising efforts with customized effective capital campaigns integrated with business community goals. They are the fundraising arm of the Annual Fifth Avenue Arts Festival and has generated thousands of dollars in funding for established and well supported projects in the community.
Facial Pain Research Foundation
Michael Pasternak
The Facial Pain Research Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for trigeminal neuralgia, the most painful disorder known to mankind. They are developing therapies to permanently stop other nerve-generated facial pains and diseases. The Foundation is the brainchild of seven professionals across the United States, who are creating the first international force of scientists to work together to cure an ancient, but poorly understood disease.
Fiore Concepts, Inc.
Paul Fiore
Fiore Concepts, Inc. coordinates quick response products. At Fiore Concepts, items are devised and produced with safety and convenience as a standard.
Florida Fun Bikes
Amber Shelton
Florida Fun Bikes are 100% pedal powered and an eco-friendly way to see Gainesville. All tours will be two hours; private parties are encouraged to rent the bikes for themselves, or individuals, couples, and small parties under six people are welcome to find a mixer tour and meet new friends. Florida Fun Bikes actively partner with Residents, local businesses and non-profits interested in bike safety, the environment, and most of all having FUN!
Florida Weatherization Training Center
Kurt Morauer
The Florida Weatherization Training Center trains professionals in home performance and weatherization; covering residential energy efficiency and standard work practices. Certified weatherization professionals work to reduce energy costs for low-income families by improving the energy efficiency of their homes, while ensuring their health and safety. Weatherization is the practice of protecting a building from the elements, reducing energy consumption, and optimizing energy efficiency.
Friends Of Alachua County Homeschoolers
Sunshine Moss
Friends of Alachua County Homeschoolers (FoACH) are a nonprofit support group for all homeschooling families and groups in Alachua County. Their aim is to connect a wide variety of homeschoolers through their website, bi-monthly meetings, and family gatherings. Together they work to develop partnerships with various organizations, to enrich the learning of homeschooling families.
Freshtek Solar
Joe Dwyer
FreshTek Energy, LLC is a statewide distributor of clean energy technology. Our core focus is in the solar thermal and photovoltaic industries. We serve our customers by providing them with high performance technology products and reliable technical support.
Fudoshin Labs
Douglas Crooks
Fudoshin Labs is a design and development firm that creates unique online environments with a natural eye for clean, creative, and mesmerizing design. They provide the right tools, atmosphere, and look unique to each business. Through expertise and research, they determine what customers want, what customers like, and what customers are searching for. They connect to the essence of an idea and convey that energy to the target market of any business.
Future Flash Project
Sue Blythe
Future Flash Project provides learning experiences for young people and adults to help create a better world through education. As a lifelong educator, Sue Blythe has served students, teachers and parents in Alachua, Bradford and Monroe Counties in addition to students all over the world via the internet. Her programs include the spiritual & social development of children and creative & peaceful learning environments.
Gainesville Fisher House
Patti Fabiani
The Gainesville Fisher House Foundation is a unique partnership that supports America's military in their time of medical need. The Foundation is working to build a Fisher House on the grounds of the VA Medical Center in Gainesville. This new 16,000-square foot home will have 20 all-accessible suites, an elevator and a full kitchen that will provide a "home away from home" for military members, veterans, and their families while receiving medical care.
Gainesville Food Tour
Ryan Earls | Caroline Earls
Gainesville Food Tour was inspired by food tours in New York City, Las Vegas, and Italy. Ryan and Caroline believe that eating, drinking, and laughing is the best way to see the city. They want visitors to Gainesville to experience all of the city’s culinary offerings and look forward to sharing local food, Gainesville history and lore, and fantastic memories with their clients!
Gamesville TableTop
Callie Williams
Gamesville Tabletop will be a fabulous destination place for all table top gaming. It will primarily be a gaming place in a retail store. In the chance that a partner is found with a food license, it will also be a cafe. There will be a game library for checking out games and game experts to teach and demonstrate.
Gator Brawl
Joseph Lynn
Gator Brawl Promotions is a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion company who puts on live MMA shows with a regional focus. Their Mission is to provide a venue in which fledgling Mixed Martial Artists can compete at a high level, providing outstanding entertainment for fans, and creating vast marketing opportunities for sponsors and vendors. Highly trained Medical Professionals are required by the Florida State Boxing Commission to be at every fighting event.
Gift Certificates & More
Edward Lavagnino
Gift Certificates & More offers instant printing of gift certificates, coupons, and vouchers to areas businesses such as restaurants, dry cleaners, golf courses, spas, shops and more. For a small monthly fee, members can select the category of their choice, receive new offer notification, compare offers from competing businesses, and save hundreds of dollars all in one site. Offers are valid once per billing cycle per business.
Global Psychological Solutions
Dr. Helen Cadiz
Global Psychological Solutions is dedicated to helping individuals, couples and families solve their emotional problems. The company's licensed professionals provide couples a family counseling/education, psychological counseling, and psychotherapy. Within these methods of treatment, they help resolve trauma, treat sexual & substance addictions, anger management and other emotional problems. They teach couples to have fun, enhance intimacy and enjoy each other's company.
Global Connek
Carl Phillip
Global Connek has a mission to become the leading force in new technology that will dramatically increase the recall response rate, fiercely combat counterfeiting, and simultaneously raise the bar of consumer awareness. Additionally, they are the only company in the market that offers all of these solutions in one platform. Their aim is to greatly reduce the number of threats that dangerous consumer products and counterfeiters pose to societies and economies around the world.
Glow Gators Mobile Sunless Tanning
Jessica Bent
Glow Gators is a mobile sunless tanning company that provides quality tanning in the convenience of the client's home, office, salon, or on location for special events. They use top tier tanning solutions to develop a dark tan that appears identical to a natural tan. Trained and certified through the National Tanning Training Institute, Glow Gators provides tanning that is custom applied to meet the needs of any skin type and figure.
Graphic Solutions
Gregg Hedley | Tom Griffin
Graphic Solutions will enhance personal and business lives by facilitating there media presence through web development (creating and maintaining the website) and social media. Their specialization will be towards the specific needs and legal guidelines required for law professionals in regards to interacting with the public. Their knowledge and expertise will allow them to be an asset to the legal and civil workforce in our community.
Green Energy Options
Kevin Veach
Green Energy Options provides Energy Audits and Home Performance Contracting for Gainesville, Alachua, High Springs, Micanopy, Ocala, Jacksonville, and Tampa, Florida. Their mission is to help clients create the healthy, comfortable, and energy-efficient homes they desire. They can help with high energy bills, drafty or uncomfortable rooms, and indoor air quality issues. A professional, comprehensive home diagnostic is the first step to correcting these problems.
Grounds Guys Landscape Management
Jeff Kirtley
The Grounds Guys of Gainesville provide professional lawn care services for single family residences and commercial accounts in the Gainesville area. They are locally owned, operated, and are ready to meet all landscape maintenance needs. Whether it's mowing, mulching, or simply fall and spring cleanup, The Grounds Guys of Gainesville are standing by with a wide array of lawn care services to help put the best face on any home or business.
Guardian Association Management
Tom Eaton | Kelly Burch
Guardian Association Management, LLC is a condominium and homeowners association management firm. They hold high levels of accreditation in the industry and provide expert service personalized for each client. Their services include annual budgeting, assessment billing, collections, financial reporting, deed restriction oversight and enforcement, ongoing field inspections and maintenance.
Gville Valet
Sara Morsey
Gville Valet is a personal assistant and shopping service serving the Gainesville area. Clients are able to gain back their free time by hiring the services of a trusted personal assistant and shopper. Gville Valet is fully insured and attempts to enhance the lifestyles of those in our community by running errands and completing personal tasks to relieve the stress of having to do everything ourselves.
GYA.io (Get Your Act In Order)
Steve Sommer | GYA.io.com
Currently seeking a strategic partnership and/or capital raise, GYA.io (Get Your Act in order) is an end of life planning company that eliminates all the detective work for your family and loved ones by pragmatically and methodically organizing all of your personal, legal and financial documents, along with your final wishes, in one safe and secure online location. GYA.io exists to make one of the most difficult life transitions for your loved ones as smooth as possible, by having all details of settling your affairs communicated safely and seamlessly when you die.
Heart Healthy Spirits
Kim Popejoy
Heart Healthy Spirits fuses science education, technology development, cultural events and artistic expression with healthy eating to build a sustainable business that benefits East Gainesville and the broader world community. HHS serves as a repository for innovative solutions and will provide the resources necessary to protect the intellectual properties, develop products and bring those products to market.
Heart's Desire, Inc.
Kalisha Eagle
Heart's Desire Special Needs Resource and Referral Center is a nonprofit organization for families to receive services, referrals, and caregiver relief. They offer hourly respite care, personal care assistance, transportation services, job coaching and training services, small business development consulting, computer training, and more.
Homeschool Resource Center
Sunshine Moss
The Homeschoolers Resource Center is a nonprofit support group for all homeschooling families and groups in Alachua County. Their aim is to connect a variety of homeschoolers through their website, bi-monthly meetings, and gatherings. Together they work to develop partnerships with various organizations, to enrich the learning of homeschooling families.
Immersed Games
Ryan Troph
The vision of Immersed Games is to create educational multiplayer online games in which students develop unique characters to play their way into learning educational content and skills. Still in its beginning stages, its founders are constantly developing ideas and beginning prototypes as they finish their degrees.
Indewater, LLC
Stuart Norton
Indewater provides water resource management services to local municipalities. While they have a broad background in water resources, they specialize in aquifer storage and recovery. Their focus is providing a high level of service to assist communities with adopting an alternative water supply strategy, while minimizing costs by reducing the current overhead (administrative) burdens of the industry. Thereby, project budgets can be refocused on the capital required to bring the system online.
Institute of Rehabilitation & Training
Jamie Pomeranz
Institute Of Rehabilitation & Training promotes educational opportunities and research for the rehabilitation field and community providers serving people with disabilities. They provide education, information and resources for state agencies, community organizations, industries, businesses and policy makers.
Intelli Investigations, LLC
Jennifer Colon-Kochert
Intelli Investigations, LLC is a licensed private investigation agency that offers background screening and investigative services for individuals and businesses throughout the community with a focus on non-profits and professional trade type organizations. Their mission is to protect what matters most by providing the highest quality of information, excellent customer service, an extensive network of private and governmental databases, contacts, and resources, and a guaranteed competitive price with unsurpassed turnaround time.
Intervention Project For Nurses
Linda Eversole
Intervention Project for Nurses provides nurses with consistent, collective expression of caring and support for the individuals who struggle with drug addiction. They introduce the entire family to recovery and healing, with no shame or blame involved.
ISEC Services
Inga Brown
ISEC Services was founded primarily as a means to provide administrative support to start-up companies and pre-existing small companies. One of ISEC Services' objectives is to help keep the overhead expenses for business owners low and inexpensive. ISEC Services has over 25 years combined experience of serving in areas of Human Resources, Marketing & Sales, Finance, and Public Relations.
Island Fresco
Leonardo Gabriel | organic@islandfresco.com
Island Fresco is an all-natural and organic snow cone company with you in mind. The Island Fresco slogan is “serving the finest snow cone” because we believe in the importance of quality. The goal is to provide you with the best tasting snow cone you can serve to your kids without thinking twice. All flavors are made with organic sugar cane. No high fructose corn syrup, no artificial flavors, no coloring. No GMO, Paraben free, and Vegan. Island Fresco is Haitian inspired.
IV Composites, Inc.
Julius Regalado
IV Composites, Inc. provides engineering services for material design and manufacturing. Their products incorporate objects well-suited for high performance aerospace applications. They also offer composite solutions for low cost construction materials manufactured from sustainable resources that are reusable and recyclable.
Jay-Jill Cosmetics
Jill St. Williams
Jay-Jill Cosmetics specializes in affordable, quality cosmetics and skin care products for women of color. Jay-Jill Cosmetics is distributed online and through National Conventions. Jay-Jill Products come in a collection of extreme and professional colors targeting the average mainstream consumer, working mothers, teens, students, professional makeup artists, celebrities and models alike.
Jessica Bent, Inc.
Jessica Bent
Jessica Danielle created J.B.I. in May 2011 to further assist her clients by leveraging an extensive business development network, large corporate clients and event management relationships under one platform. As a creative partnership, Jessica assists her clients in the planning & strategic development phase in order to execute on key deliverables. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising from the University of Florida and has over 10 years experience in sales and marketing activations for Fortune 500 companies. With a firm understanding of the details required to execute a successful event, Jessica now incorporates various effective strategies to meet her clients objectives. Her primary focus in the event management sector is an exclusive relationship with Michele & Group, Inc., as a National Talent Booker and spokes model. In this capacity she provides a variety of services such as model management, talent booking, wardrobe design and development as well as band procurement and social media influencer programs.
Formerly, she was the President and Owner of her own model management company that was acquired in 2015. While maintaining her client base within this sector underneath the umbrella of Michele & Group, Inc., Jessica is also the lead investor and partner in Fun In The Sun Surf School, LLC. Providing the seed funding and building the entity from the ground up, Jessica currently oversees business development.
As a proponent for female entrepreneurship, Jessica launched a scholarship foundation. Empowering Future Female Leaders provides scholarship aid at every level and mentor matching to high school students with a desire to own and operate their own businesses.
Jordan Fitzgerald Life Insurance Agency
Andre F. Jordan
Jordan Fitzgerald is an independent life insurance agency that focuses on advising clients on life insurance products based on suitability and retirement planning via life insurance and annuities. The goal is to educate clients on the importance of protecting loved ones with adequate life insurance and financial protection. Andre F. Jordan is owner and president with over 10 years of experience in the life insurance industry.
Keep Experimenting
Kimberly Case | keepexperimenting.com
The Keep Experimenting mission is to provide exciting and educational science products to children and adults. A number of kits are designed to explore chemistry, slide making, and biology. Creative ideas are provided on how to incorporate science on the everyday lives of consumers.
Kids Need More Art
Karen Noble
Kids Need More Art is a teacher-created, advocacy-based children's art studio offering classes, camps, programs, and more. Programs are taught by certified art teachers who are not only passionate about what they do, but are true advocates for the visual arts in our schools. Evolving art curriculums are designed to be fun and engaging, while combining discipline-based art education with real-life, academic connections.
The Kindness Cookie Company
Susan Thiele
The Kindness Cookie Company makes home-made, designer cookies for all events. They include a message, a "fortunate" cookie, to share the fun, thrill, and inspiration of receiving wit and wisdom in a cookie, especially ones baked by those who can teach such profound life lessons. Kindness never tasted so good! The Kindness Cookie Company, in partnership with the Arc of Alachua County, is a program of The Kindness Co-op, which is an organization that promotes the culture of caring through mentors and community members with developmental disabilities.
Kite & Key Electric, LLC
Andy Velopulos
Kite and Key Electric, LLC are licensed and insured to take care of electrical issues in service, residential, and light commercial areas. Their services include wiring new homes, rewiring older homes, installing recess cans, pendant lighting, sconces, and ceiling fans, troubleshooting wiring faults, adding cable locations, computer locations, phone/fax locations, home theater installation including surround sound and flat screen wall mounting.
Latin American Business Alliance
Dwight Hulse | latinbusinessalliance.org
The Latin American Business Alliance (LABA) is a nonprofit business association founded with the vision to be the leading voice of and vehicle to integrate the Hispanic/Latino business community in the greater Gainesville, FL area. LABA's mission is to provide leadership and support the economic development of the Hispanic/Latino business community of the greater Gainesville, FL area through commerce, community, and commitment. LABA provides Hispanic/Latino business owners, entrepreneurs, professionals and bilingual (Spanish) enthusiasts with a business and technical assistance support network to increase their economic prosperity and it encourages job creation from continuous local and foreign investments in the community.
LeaderLync
Anita Anantharam | leaderlync.com
LeaderLync is an education technology company that enables student success in the innovation economy by guiding them to develop their interpersonal and leadership skills.
Leading Edge Agency
Ronald Kless
Leading Edge Agency provides business owners with expert advice and execution on marketing solutions, collaborating with clients up-front to decide how, when and where to invest marketing dollars. Their goal will be to provide a marketing plan designed around the goals of the client and that is result-driven.
Legal Docster, Inc.
Brenda McCaslin
Legal Docster is a paralegal company providing legal professionals, small businesses, and pro se clients with accurate, efficient and economical document preparation services. Legal Docster prepares pleadings, responses, letters and memorandum for a portion of the cost of hiring a full-time employee.
Life Coaching For Clarity
Gilda Sall
Life Coaching for Clarity is a decluttering service that provides a high level of support, motivation, and assistance for those who need to dispose of unwanted items. They offer life coaching that will lead to creating an organized environment so clients can live an enjoyable and happier life.
LifeNet Systems, Inc.
Mary Ohlfs
LifeNet Systems, Inc., will commercialize NASA technology to create net roadway barriers to replace concrete and steel barriers. LifeNet barriers are taller and softer than existing barriers. Concrete and steel barriers are dangerous and often cause extensive vehicle damage and fatalities. LifeNet barriers will stop a vehicle traveling 80 mph within eight feet safely and securely.
Life Transition Skills, Inc.
Abijah Bertrand
Gainesville Special Education Guru, Abijah Bertrand has organized a talented team of individuals to create programs that provide meaningful and purposeful services/activities for semi-independent adults with disabilities. Life Transition Skills, Inc. provide education focused programming during the summer and programs to address the friendship/social aspect of these individuals during the school year.
LovEd
Isabell Springer, LMFT
LovEd is a relationship education organization that educates teens, young adults, and adults to choose wisely in love. The rising divorce rate and negative effects of unhealthy relationships signify an urgency in our culture. LovEd is responding to this urgency with education, love, and support. In their efforts to make Gainesville a heart-based community, they hold ongoing relationship workshops.
LYFEhouse
Kiera Simmons | lyfehouse.com
LYFE is an acronym that means Living Youth and Family Enrichment. It speaks to the mission of the organization to add value to the lives of people. They provide a way for others to evaluate their ideals and structure their world. LYFEhouse is determined to revitalize communities - one youth, one family and one citizen at a time.
MacNificent Solutions
Emilee MacDonald
Emilee MacDonald puts the 'MAC' in MacNificent Solutions – a comprehensive marketing strategy and management company. As CEO & founder she leads her team in helping small businesses identify their marketing needs, create the necessary infrastructure to accomplish their goals and present a unified marketing front. They handle every component of a plan from creating promotional events, media buying, networking, social media, and public relations efforts. MacDonald’s professional theatre background as both an artist and Arts Manager blended with her work as a leading broadcast consultant brings a unique perspective to a crowded industry.
Maito Interactive, LLC
Avi Leavitt | Jeremy Fowers | Anthony Albritton
Maito Interactive, LLC is a mobile application development company that seeks to enrich the mobile application market with much needed nourishment. They create a rich platform of mobile applications and services that are innovative, fun, and easy-to-use by combining novel ideas and elegant designs that connect people together and provide entertainment or enjoyment to others.
The Mastermind Advantage, Inc.
Jim Capen | Travis Butcher
A mastermind group is a small group of individuals committed to helping each other succeed. The group meets regularly to brainstorm, problem solve, share resources, give feedback, offer advice, and provide encouragement, as well as hold each other accountable for achieving goals. The Mastermind Advantage provides the training, tools, and inspiration for individuals to lead a successful mastermind group. Learn more about how a mastermind group can supercharge your success at themastermindadvantage.biz.
MedCompli
Christopher Gingras | christopher.gingras@gmail.com
MedCompli simplifies the tasks associated with healthcare compliance and business ethics. They assist clients in doing the right thing as efficiently and effectively as possible. Their professional expertise, advisory services and intuitive software solutions can assist organizations on the path towards compliance program excellence.
Mercury Authentications, Inc.
Robert Yancy, Jr., M.D.
Mercury Authentications has an objective to set the standard in easy signature compliance for medical records. With their secure and encrypted procedure, no new hardware or software is required for facilities to get signatures authenticated in a quick, easy, and secure manner. Their system fits well into normal medical workflow, saves hours of administrative, clerical, and physician time, and improves patient safety.
Mike Hill Construction
Mike Hill
Mike Hill Construction is a Gainesville based construction firm that uses proactive and preventative techniques to increase the value, safety, and beauty of homes. Their specializations include; exterior and interior repairs, wheelchair accessibility modifications, remodeling room additions, and energy efficient upgrades.
Multi-Medium Solutions, LLC
William Anderson
Multi-Medium Solutions is a strategic development consulting firm providing services to address the needs of the modern client. They strive to improve the operations, quality of services and market presence of small to medium sized businesses by providing company assessments, detailed recommendations, and follow-up support. They strive to foster a more sustainable local economy and create stronger networks for businesses throughout north central Florida.
Nayak, LLC
Siddhartha Nayak
Nayak, LLC is working on a consumer generated media (CGM) model that will unite two or more individuals on knowledge bandwidth. It will not only bridge different mindsets, but produce large amounts of digital data on the behavior patterns of its users while generating commerce and “reverse selling”. Their objective is to engage the local workforce, convert the idea into product, and fulfill consumer benefits. The name of the product is yet to be determined. Nayak, LLC has over 20 years of experience in the area of information technology, including large-enterprise IT consulting and business application.
Nautic Studios
Joseph Grutta
Nautic Studios is a team of developers and designers with a keen eye for striking design and an instinct for web marketing. They specialize in helping small and medium-sized businesses do better online. Their result-focused services enable clients to see increased traffic, enquiries, and sales. Nautic Studios also gives back to the community, with student development programs and internships.
Next Level Sports & Fitness
Zep Augustine
Next level Sports and Fitness is a premier Athletic and Fitness training organization providing knowledge based training geared towards the regular Joe or student athlete looking to improve their game. They strive to enhance their clients physically, mentally, and spiritually using methods of the world's most elite athletes along with proprietary routines. Next Level Sports and Fitness has developed an extremely simple and effective method of achieving insurmountable goals thought before to be unreachable.
New Media Man
Jeffrey Kaplan
New Media Man is a social media manager created to help small business owners take full advantage of all the opportunities available to them using media. They increase business traffic and brand awareness across popular social sites while offering software services, video production, podcasting, web design, and Photoshop. They also offer social site tutoring for businesses and their staff to empower you to use these sites effectively.
Nightingale Institute For Optimum Health
Dari Smith
The mission of Nightingale Institute for Optimum Health is to promote research and prevention of diseases through healthy lifestyles and environments. The primary focus is obesity and the related health consequences through research, education, and policy. The Nightingale Institute for Optimum Health provides an important perspective and offers solutions to preventable health problems.
No Limit Outreach Foundation
Kenneth Johnson
No Limit Outreach Foundation is dedicated to motivate and prepare at-risk youths to become independent in the community. Their mission is to empower youth and adults through education in vocational and various life skills. It is the goal of No Limit Outreach Foundation to evaluate, create, and implement stable and sound solutions using current teaching methods in a safe environment.
Nonprofit Center of North Central Florida
Kari Brill
The mission of the Nonprofit Center of North Central Florida is to cultivate support, growth and community awareness to assist nonprofit organizations in fulfilling their missions. Their vision is to strengthen the nonprofit sector in Alachua County and contiguous counties. They have an educational focus on collaboration, advocacy, leadership development, and board governance.
Nujak Companies, Inc.
Frank Kendrick
NuJak Companies, Inc. is a full-service, minority-certified (MBE) construction company specialized in providing Pre-construction, Construction Management, and Design-Build services. NuJak’s team of professionals work toward providing effective solutions to our clients, and going the extra mile to deliver on our promises. NuJak has excelled at understanding the specific needs of each client and we cater to multiple industries, including: K-12 & Higher Education, Government, Healthcare, Industrial/Warehouse, Commercial/Retail/Office, and Religious industries.
Nurse Report
Betsy Potocik | Mark Venzke
Nurse Report has developed a program that will allow nurses to rate physicians. The program was created with the intent of providing a more objective view of physicians. This idea is a result of Startup Weekend in which Nurses Report won third place. Participants pitched ideas for innovative businesses and then formed teams to develop the most popular ideas during a weekend of exhaustive entrepreneurial development.
Ocoos.com
Ryan McCabe | Daniel Sosa
Ocoos.com offers internet environments for people with specific interests to go and read the most relative news and get great product and service offerings, all while communicating with people who enjoy their specific interest! Their mission is to make the internet a more manageable and relevant place for any interest and change the way people use the Internet to fulfill their needs. They believe that finding information on topics that excite you should be fast, fun, and enjoyable!
Orchard Arms, LLC
Luke Williams
The mission of Orchard Arms, LLC is to produce innovative, premium quality firearms for hunting, hiking, survival, and self-defense. Using a select grade of metal components, they have created five firearm designs to be produced along with two provisional patent applications for technologies that give the company a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Organo Gold
Jimmy Hackley
Organo Gold's mission is to improve the health, wealth, and balance in people's lives by sharing the knowledge of a healthy alternative to regular coffee. The Gainesville branch of OG plans to open a cafe that distributes a variety of dry beverages including coffees and teas to consumers and retailers in the community.
PALM - Professional Aging Life Management of Florida, LLC
Norma Berger | normacberger@gmail.com
Professional Aging Life Management of Florida, LLC provides geriatric care management services (also referred to as Aging Life Care) primarily to older adults in North Central Florida. Geriatric care managers help organize an elderly loved one’s total care needs and connects them with resources that might be useful for their situation. After conducting a comprehensive Needs Assessment, the Certified Geriatric Care Manager will create a personalized life care plan that includes all medical, legal, financial, living environment and care need components necessary for the client’s health, well-being and quality of life. These professionals are an invaluable source of assurance for family members who are overwhelmed by caregiving responsibilities or caring for loved ones from a distance.
Park Smooth
Matt Carroll | Guillermo Valle
ParkSmooth is an online auction-style marketplace to rent individual parking spaces. It eliminates the hassle of event parking by providing you with the exact location of the space and the distance of the space from the destination. The price is determined online to ease the process of haggling in the lawns of homeowners. The ParkSmooth marketplace also allows visitors to arrange event parking before they arrive into town.
Peer Innovations, LLC
Pamela Runge
Peer Innovations, LLC offers customized business solutions to provide a clear pathway to success. With over 20 years of proven results in business strategy, sales & marketing, product sourcing, marketing and business development, and continuing education, they believe positive living in balanced moderation for all things is valued.
Pink Wish Foundation
Ardre Orie | Joann Jenkins
The Pink Wish Foundation, Inc is a non-profit organization serving Florida and Georgia dedicated to empowering the girls of today and women of tomorrow through etiquette. The Pink Wish Vision is to create generations of women who are financially responsible leaders prepared to give and serve in their communities. The Pink Wish Foundation, Inc. provides a series of programs for growth and development through etiquette instruction, academic excellence, community outreach and economic empowerment.
Pivotal Productions
Peter Byatt | Tim Hall
Pivotal Productions is an innovative video production company offering professional services in Marketing, Corporate Development, Promotional, Education, and Real Estate. They bring a unique style of videography, personable attitude, and diligent work ethic to each project. They offer a full range of services including scheduling, shooting, editing, and video graphics. These ingredients are at the root of the company's excellent reputation, popularity, and success. Without fail, Pivotal Productions provides a professional yet personal experience.
Pocketbook Magazine
Kimberly Stroman
As the only local publication for women, Pocketbook brings together the best resources and information to enhance the career, style and life of every reader. The bi-monthly magazine by women, for women, is the local woman’s source for relevant information to make the most of her time and enhance the quality of life for her and her family.
Premier Moms
Shereka O'Neal | premiermoms.com
Premier Moms assists moms with work-life balance through focused training, mentoring, and networking. Moms meet twice a month to learn valuable life skills from successful moms in various professions. Each mom can have a Mom Mentor to help guide them in their career or family life. Childcare provided.
Primavera Lunch Box
Paula Viveros
Primavera Lunch Box provides healthy lunches and snacks for toddlers and preschoolers. The menu contains a variety of nutritious and delicious foods including fruits, vegetables, complex carbohydrates and protein. Their mission is to provide busy parents with healthy and balanced lunch/snack alternatives for their small children.
Pristine Clean Carpets
Clarence Millsip
Pristine Clean Carpets, Inc. offers professional, commercial, and residential carpet cleaning services for Alachua County. Every successful PCCI servicing begins with quality staff personnel that are friendly and ecologically-conscious. They take pride in creating green jobs for our community and local economy. PCCI's cleaning strategy consists of a unique rapid dry cleaning process with over 20 years of experience in carpet care and floor maintenance services.
Protect Gainesville's Citizens
Kim Popejoy
Protect Gainesville's Citizens, Inc. (PGC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the flow and accuracy of information regarding the Cabot Carbon/Koppers Superfund site located near the intersection on NW 23rd Avenue and Main Street. PGC was founded to unite those who share concern over public health and safety, loss of property value, and other quality of life impacts attributed to the pollution originating from the Cabot/Koppers site.
Pure Grace
Janna Harned
Pure Grace offers all natural and organic solutions and products to people who want to eliminate toxins for their lifestyle. The will ultimately feature hair and skin care products, candles, and natural teas while remaining open to other products that fit their ideals and client base.
PVB Enterprises
Aaron Gibbs
PVB Enterprises provides professional and environmentally sound solar panel cleaning and maintenance services, saving consumers time and money. Using a meticulous cleaning process, they assist clients with the removal of debris build-up from panel surfaces and maintaining panel efficiency, which is necessary to meet the guidelines required by all solar panel manufacturers in order to honor solar panel warranties. Plus, regular solar panel cleaning and maintenance saves clients thousands of dollars. They strive to create long-lasting personal customer relationships throughout the community.
Quilt
Austin Cooley | Nicko Cunningham
Quilt is a mobile app that acts as a real-time digital scrapbook built by close family and friends. The app allows users to create "Quilts" which "stitch together" moments from their lives, providing sharing and privacy settings along the way. Within each Quilt, users can designate which members they'd like to invite or share with and whether memories can be seen by a group the broader public.
Reichert House Ice Cream Shop
Roberta Gastmeyer
The Reichert House Ice Cream Shop provides youths with the opportunity to acquire skills that can later be applied to their own businesses and make them more competitive in the job market. Participants are taught all aspects of the business before they work, including liability insurance, payroll, balancing a check book, cash flow, and how to serve the public. The Ice Cream Shop is a project of the Reichert House Youth Academy, which helps youths develop, achieve, and maintain a positive lifestyle free from substance abuse and crime while giving them the life skills needed to become exceptional citizens in the community.
Right Path Transport
Tim Hogan
Right Path Transport offers a full array of non-medical transportation services for the physically and mentally challenged as well as elderly and disabled transportation throughout North Florida. Providing licensed and insured wheelchair, stretcher, and ambulatory transportation services to and from area airports, hospitals, dialysis, doctors' offices, X-ray and radiation visits as well as occupational and physical therapy treatments. Right Path Transport provides its clients with the most up to date, safety oriented transportation available with a wide range of non-emergency stretcher vans, cars, minivans, and wheelchair vans with wheelchair lifts to meet the needs of our community.
Root.Fruit.Flower
Randall McClelland | Michelle Mangini
Root.Fruit.Flower creates a gourmet food producer that provides herbal-infused, omega-rich fruit spreads and preserves using all natural ingredients, the fruit itself being the main ingredient. Their vision is to engage each individual palate by combining unique herbs and familiar fruits into blends that create a burst of savory flavor.
School Notes Magazine
Gayle Perry
School Notes Magazine is a magazine created by teachers for parents. The digest sized parenting magazine travels home with students every month. It includes educational articles, effective learning strategies, monthly art contest, local advertisements, and coupons. The goal is to equip parents with the right tools to educate children.
Secure Investments Realty & Management Corporation
Tanya Chappell
Secure Investments Realty & Management Corp. provides quality, proactive full service real estate specializing in investment properties throughout the Gainesville area, including . They believe in working closely with clients to identify their individual needs and goals in an effort to bring value to their investments, as well as confidence and security to their well-being.
SEEgrowth Business Development Corporation
Dominic Orsini | seegrowth.org
SEEgrowth Business Development Corporation is a nonprofit organization that offers a strong program in business development to start-up and existing companies. A team of teachers, tutors, and coaches will assist clients to see the growth indicators that will bring their business to life. They maintain a friendly, fair, and creative working environment, which respects diversity and ideas.
Self-Esteem Revolution
Ulrike Bening
Self-Esteem Revolution believes that to be successful, psychological fitness is just as important as physical fitness. They provide expert guidance and encouragement through simple, effortless exercises that raise self-confidence and strength while helping participants overcome shyness, anxiety, fear, procrastination, and other social obstacles. The result is reduced stress and a sense of empowerment.
Sharplenz Photobooth
Jhuly Fleuranvil | info@sharplenzphoto.com
Sharplenz provides a modern, open air photo booth perfect for every occasion. Ideal for weddings, parties, private events, corporate events, graduations, prom and more. Sharplenz helps you celebrate your special day with a VIP experience for all guests. Unlimited prints, custom props, premium backdrops, red carpet, social media sharing, and an online photo gallery are all available. Sharplenz is committed to helping you create fun memories.
Simple Internet Strategies
Eunice Coughlin
Simple Internet Strategies helps small business owners connect with more customers using online marketing strategies and tools. Their methods include an exploration of the client's goals for their business and how online marketing fits in to their growth strategies. They follow up with an in-depth analysis of their client's current online presence and recommended strategies for acquiring new customers through an online marketing and social media channels.
Simply Innovative Solutions
Sharla Head-Jones
Simply Innovative Solutions (SIS) is a nonprofit organization established to empower at-risk youth and build them up to become successful adults. Partnered with churches and community organizations, to provide free educational services that offer tips and strategies to help parents and their children prepare for a fulfilled life.
SmartBlock
Sean Butler
Smart Block addresses the growing concerns with secret and unauthorized data collection by private business' and governmental agencies. Our patented technology protects your private data from being recorded and analyzed accurately. Smart Block's goal is to make significant contributions in the realm of personal and commercial privacy.
Stickcore Design Haus
David Kim | Peter Kim
Stickcore is a web design house that focuses on creating a real relationship with its clients and their companies to be of better service when needed. We understand you are busy running your business, why not let us worry about your web presence. If you are looking for a low price, high quality website, and of course a friendly face, you are at the right place at the right time. Check out our promotions that will give you a perfect website to your specifications to help make the best use of online media.
Strategic Motion
Hadley Price
Strategic Motion plans to design, program, and develop a stand-alone application that will assist micro-businesses and individuals in the highly effective touch-point process of business strategy and development. They plan to launch an app that will build structure and provide the user with graphical interfaces and screens for implementation.
Student Maid
Kristen Hadeed
Student Maid is a professional cleaning and concierge service that uses high end commercial products and green products upon request. Through extensive training programs, detailed checklists, and exceptional customer feedback systems, Student Maid aims to go above and beyond the expectations of a typical cleaning service. They also offer babysitting, house sitting, pet sitting, dog walking, party preparation and clean up, and organization.
Summit Care Therapy
Sami Haj
Summit Care Therapy, LLC is a recruitment firm specializing in the placement of health care professionals in public school districts. This is the first vendor management system designed to meet the specific needs of school districts and simplify the process of obtaining health care professionals at a lower cost with higher wages to the professional vendor.
Swamp Fitness
Jarred Mussen
Swamp Fitness offers services that focus on removing all possible barriers that prevent people from being physically active. They prescribe a safe and fun program that is personalized to help each client reach his/her goals. They travel to the preferred location during the preferred time of the client to save them time. Swamp Fitness also offers training classes for individuals, small groups and large groups.
Targeted Training Solutions
Kurt Morauer
Targeted Training Solutions provides training for entry-level workers in the construction industry by focusing on construction programs that are relevant and meet the industry's needs and standards. They offer skilled crafts for workers in trades such as carpentry, electrical, masonry and plumbing. They use a state-of-the-art mobile training unit to boost opportunities for workers to build the skills and credentials needed in the field.
Tasty Oasis
Angela Mobley
Tasty Oasis is a specialty catering service, providing colorful, unique, and interactive candy buffets and sweet dessert tables. Not only specializing in creating one of a kind visual displays, they also pride themselves in providing a sweet and fun experience. Their services can be used for a wide variety of events: Weddings, Corporate Events, Product Launches, Proms, Charity Events, Birthday Parties and much more.
Techshido
Amir Rubin
Techshido is a web and application development company, founded by Amir Rubin, who also co-founded Peoria, a local technology company. Techshido applies a lean and agile development philosophy and taps into the local talent available at both the University of Florida and Santa Fe College.
3WRO - Third World Relief Organization
Nick Gilboy
The Third World Relief Organization, or 3WRO (pronounced "three row") is a community for those who truly want to be the change in the world. They connect with like-minded people in an online forum, raise funds for organizations, and sell T-shirts and apparel in which proceeds from every item go towards third world relief efforts. No matter what you do on 3WRO, trust that you are starting a movement greater than any one of us.
Touché's Touch
Charles Touché
Touché's Touch provides an expert range of lawn care and landscape design services. Maintenance includes regular grass mowing, trimming, weed whacking, and edging so that clients are left with a pristine-looking manicured lawn. They also offer customized landscaping design services and develop a plan based on the unique features of the client's home and outdoor space.
True Green Cleaning Services
Delton Hines
True Green Cleaning Service, Inc. is a locally owned, professional residential and commercial cleaning service. They provide a wide variety of cleaning and domestic services to businesses, homeowners, and students in the Gainesville area including mobile auto detailing, lawn care, and pressure washing.
Truffle Cake Company
Miriam Hart
The Truffle Cake Company is a family-operated dessert emporium that specializes in unique bite-sized treasures which allows customers to experience a variety of tempting flavors. They add a simple yet elegant touch to any office party, holiday gathering, or special event. They also offer personalized truffles with holiday greetings, birthday wishes, or company logos.
Tumble Farm, Inc.
Nick Livermont | tumblefarm.com
Tumble Farm is 10 acres of oak-scattered meadow, gardens, and one very old pole barn. Less than 30 minutes from heart of Gainesville, it’s the quickest way to get away from it all. Guests can spend the weekend horse riding, biking, or enjoying any of the nearby rivers, lakes, and springs. They are equipped to host workshops, retreats, and other educational experiences for groups and individuals.
Twinkle Toes Nanny Agency
Kristy Bickmeyer
Twinkle Toes Nanny Agency provides families with fully screened, experienced, and highly dependable nannies. They offer nannies that have passed a criminal background check, civil background check, drug test, SSN verification, driving record check, and are all CPR/First Aid certified. Whether needed 60 hours a week or 4 hours a month, they provide the highest level of childcare and customer service, finding the perfect fit for every family.
University Quality Cleaning Services, Inc.
Deltin Hines | universityqualitycleaning.com
University Quality Cleaning Service is a locally owned, professional residential and commercial cleaning service. They provide a wide variety of cleaning and domestic services to businesses, homeowners, and students in the Gainesville area including mobile auto detailing, lawn care, and pressure washing.
Uraptor
Claudia Milz
Uraptor is dedicated to manufacturing the highest standard of quality in human utility devices and is committed to making a difference in the lives of people who use their products. Their practical devices can be used by athletes, explorers, hospitals, and nursing homes, are easy to apply, and are designed to eliminate glue, leaks, cumbersome clean-up, and discomfort.
US Ready, Inc.
Cindy Gonos | usready.org | cindy@usready.org
To serve our international and local communities, US Ready has been assisting international students and young professionals from all over the world transition into their new life in the United States. We have cultivated a diverse and professional culture. The US Ready team is from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. Many, in fact, share the experiences of our international clients. We speak a wide range of languages including Spanish, Hindi, Chinese and Arabic, to better be of service to our client base.
US Ready's primary service is housing search and consultation. Our full suite of services also include university application, VISA consultation, airport pickup, health insurance, car shopping assistance and networking events, among other things.
Velo Share
Thomas Normandeau | veloshare.org
Velo Share seeks to enable greater access to shared urban transportation at a fraction of the cost of traditional transit options. We provide a comprehensive bike share system which is readily adaptable to user demands. Key goals include sustainability, accessibility and community integration.
Vertioso
Joshua Cook
Vertioso will be a marketplace to buy and sell "How To" guides. While they plan to focus on the Information Technology industry at first, they are preparing to expand to other areas that have a marketplace for step-by-step technical guides. The site will allow users to rate and review guides, so that guides that are complete, clear and well written will rise to the top, and get more sales for the author.
Virtually There Learning
Glynn Hayes
Virtually There Learning is a nonprofit corporation. The company was created to promote science and social education through the production of interactive virtual tours and accompanying hands-on kits of scientifically and culturally interesting locations. VTL is staffed by all volunteers including science and teaching students.
Wanna Save The World, Inc.
Matthew Tenney
Wanna Save The World, Inc. was founded by author, speaker, and coach, Matthew Tenney. Via public talks, workshops, and books, Matthew shares practical, mindfulness-based tools for creating numerous, highly valuable benefits that organizations seek in order to achieve greater success. In addition to improving personal and organizational performance, mindfulness helps people to become happier, more kind, and more compassionate, which are the most important aspects of creating a better world. In keeping with our mission, Wanna Save The World, Inc. donates 100% of net profits each year to non-profit organizations.
WE|AR Interactive
Michael Wear
WE|AR Consulting is full-service web and digital marketing firm that specializes in creating beautiful, functional websites that use technological innovation to keep things simple and cost-effective. They create custom marketing campaigns and solutions for target audiences by smartly utilizing innovative tools and other resources. Wear Consulting will then recommend and implement a custom grouping of services that range from search engine optimization, logo redesign to email marketing.
Webfleck, LLC
Farbod Fakhraee | Bill Lewis
WebFleck is a web development firm focused on providing complete web solutions for individuals and institutions. They work closely with clients from the initial planning stages to the completion and launch of a project implementing front end web design, graphic design, corporate identity, content management or app development. The WebFleck team provides the appropriate support and training to suit every customer's level of web experience.
weFooz Sports League
Dan Dias | humanfoosball.org
WeFooz is a human foosball sports league focused on team-building, communication, eye & reflex coordination, and fitness. There is no age limit or prerequisite of natural athletic ability. They encourage a spirit of unity cultivating a community of optimism, cooperation and empowerment in the process.
Witts Solutions, Inc.
Charlotte Mendez
Witts Solutions, Inc. provides counseling and resources to property owners that are at risk with a concentration on areas that are sources for HUD development, whose goal is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. The mission of Witts Solutions, Inc. is to empower residents to obtain personal growth through education, social development, and access to resources.
Wooten Consulting And Evaluation Services
Karla Wooten, MHS, CRC, CVE
Karla Wooten has been practicing in Gainesville, Ocala, Jacksonville, and surrounding areas since 1995. As a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Vocational Evaluator, Qualified Rehabilitation Provider, and court appointed Custody Evaluator, she has experience and expertise in private consulting, evaluation, and expert witness testimony. Her goal is to help clients navigate the puzzles they encounter and provide them with the knowledge they need to succeed.
Wordrobe
Dwight Winfield
Wordrobe is a unique social network that spotlights fashion. It allows users to search clothing styles in detailed categories, find results locally,and decrease the time spent shopping by knowing exactly what stores offer through Wordrobe's website or mobile application. They will also feature a social component that allows profilers to share their sense of fashion by posting photos, which allows their friends to recommend or rate their selections by giving everyone their own personal style team.
Youth Combine
Matthew Howland
Youth Combine strives to empower all youth with the values of hard work, dedication, and responsibility through high intensity athletic training and fitness education. Their mission also works toward ending childhood obesity and juvenile delinquency in the city. They are committed to empowering youth with the necessary values to become productive and contributing members of society in adulthood.
Youtorial Market, Inc.
Austin Cooley
Youtorial Market, Inc. is a web-based software training platform that allows its users to learn from the best software experts in the world. Their unique platform is a true participation-oriented hands-on learning platform, offering massive improvements over watching typical software video tutorials in a web browser. They strive to improve proficiency and productivity when using software, leading to less frustration and more enjoyment in any environment.
ACEnT Laboratories
Robert Kielb | acentlabs.com
ACEnT (Aerospace and Clean Energy Technologies) Laboratories is dedicated to applying its extensive aerospace R&D heritage to developing cost-effective clean energy technologies. One of these technologies currently under development by ACENT is a high temperature hydrogen heater for NASA to support development of propulsion systems for crewed Mars missions. ACEnT is leveraging this work to provide clean and efficient fluid heating solutions to the manufacturing and chemical processing industries.
Actionable Quality Assurance
Eric Graves
Actionable Quality Assurance is a cloud-based, software-as-a-service company that connects and automates organizations’ food-safety and quality-assurance points, from certifications and lab test results, to corrective actions taken.
Apogee Coaching
Jim Lilkendey | apogeecoaching.com
Apogee Coaching is an executive and organizational development coaching practice whose mission is to partner with leaders to bring out the best in themselves, their team and their business. Jim Lilkendey works with executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs to grow their organizations through mindful leadership, intentional culture, strategic thinking, and continuous improvement oriented execution. Apogee’s services include executive and team coaching, strategic planning, organizational and cultural development consulting, and related training and facilitation.
Assurance Commercial Cleaning Service, Inc.
Chanae Baker | assuranceccs@gmail.com
Assurance Commercial Cleaning Services, Inc is committed to providing the highest quality janitorial and commercial cleaning services available by fulfilling our solemn promise to exceed the expectations of our clients, as well as their employees, clients, vendors, and other visitors to their premises or facilities. Our company successfully provides a more comprehensive and professional cleaning service to the commercial sector because we are about more than just cleaning. We’re about developing relationships and partnerships with our clients and working with them to find solutions to their problems. We happily service Gainesville, FL and surrounding areas.
AxoGen, Inc.
AxoGen Inc. seeks to provide surgeons with solutions to repair and protect peripheral nerves. The company has created and licensed a unique combination of patented technologies and has a rich pipeline of new products to change the standard of care for patients with peripheral nerve injuries.
Baseline Systems
Brian Smith, CEO
Baseline Systems is an emerging leader in the new “Cloud Solutions Provider” model of IT services. Combining consulting, engineering, and delivery professional services of a Systems Integrator; the operations support and maintenance to meet SLAs of a Managed Service Provider; and vendor management for providers and technology companies of a Value Added Reseller – Baseline Systems provides all of your technology needs under one roof. One Vendor. One Bill. As a Service.
BioProdex, Inc.
The principal business of BioProdex, Inc. is research, development, sales, and service of biological products for pest control and environmental protection, contract research, and biopesticide consultant services.
Breathtec Biomedical, Inc.
Guy LaTorre | breathtecbiomedical.com
Breathtec Biomedical, Inc. is building a skilled team dedicated to propelling the development of next generation medical screening through the advancement of proprietary technologies designed to quickly, painlessly and effectively analyze a simple breath. Breathtec Biomedical, Inc. (“Breathtec”) was formed to propel innovative research in the area of breath analysis as a medical screening tool. Our efforts are aimed at leading the development of commercially viable methods for the early screening of diseases such as lung & breast cancers, neurodegenerative diseases (eg: Alzheimer’s / Parkinson’s), tuberculosis, diabetes, liver disease and more.
Coding Young, LLC
Srikar Chamala | support@codingyoung.com | codingyoung.com
Coding Young, LLC is proud to present online coding courses for kids. We offer a comprehensive online training program in computer science for children from age 8 all the way to age 18. Each student works with an expert private online computer scientist. Each student will be taught through a dynamic curriculum that is customized based on their age, programming background, and interests.
CommunityCode
Darryl McCune
CommunityCode, Inc 501c(3) is a Computing and I.T. accelerator providing interactive projects, life long learning skills and professional development experiences to K-12 students, teaching professionals and community stakeholders. We work alongside schools; higher education institutions, and local industry partners to cultivate today's talent into innovative and tech savvy leaders. In short, come experience programming that transforms communities. Remember the Code starts here!
CW Elite Group
Cynthia Walker | cwelitegroup@gmail.com
Specializing in supplemental insurance that pays money directly to the client if anything such as cancer, heart attacks and strokes, or accidents occur. Designed to help families not lose everything that they've worked so hard for when facing an illness.
Death Concierge
Steve Sommer
Currently in the final stages of development, DeathConcierge.com is an end of life planning company that eliminates all the detective work for your family and loved ones by pragmatically and methodically organizing all of your personal, legal and financial documents, along with your final wishes, in one safe and secure online location. DeathConcierge.com exists to make one of the most difficult life transitions for your loved ones as smooth as possible, by having all details of settling your affairs communicated safely and seamlessly when you die.
EnviroFlux
EnviroFlux utilizes mass flux measurements to reveal a contaminant plume's behavior. While groundwater samples will provide localized contaminant concentration data, they provide no insight into whether (or how fast) the contaminants are spreading to other areas through the groundwater system. EnviroFlux’s mass flux measurements provide this contaminant concentration and flow data allowing organizations to get a more complete view of the whole picture.
Exothermic Software
Herbert Dawkins, DCompSci | HerbertDawkins.com
Exothermic specializes in creating apps, websites, and desktop software for government organizations and small businesses. It focuses on leveraging data analysis, technology and artificial intelligence to create digital products that improve the lives of people in organizations.
FiDUS Medical Billing Services (formerly NeatBiz)
Ravi Bhosale | fidusmd.com
Fidus Medical Billing Services is a full service consulting firm that understands the daily challenges of managing a successful business. They work within the structure of your operations to find solutions for revenue management and cash flow optimization. Their goal is to maximize earning potential by reducing expenses and increasing net yield.
Firebird Biomolecular Sciences, LLC
Firebird Biomolecular Sciences supplies nucleic acid components, libraries, polymerases and software to support human diagnostics, synthetic biology and human therapy. A partner with the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution (FfAME). Firebird provides an innovative, scientific, research-based environment to help create a more integrated science for the current century and to transfer technologies from basic research into products and processes to meet commercial and medical needs.
Florida Council For Incarcerated And Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
Jhody D. Polk | flacouncil.org
The Florida Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls is dedicated to supporting and empowering women and girls impacted by the criminal justice system with tools, resources, and personal confidence to live their lives to their fullest potential after incarceration. The Florida Council unapologetically advocates to end mass incarceration of women and girls in the State of Florida. Through collective power building, community organizing and sisterhood we intend to build safer communities for ALL women to be supported as well as contributors to the world around them.
Florida Probate Law Group
Charles David | cdavid@circuit8law.com
Florida Probate Law Group helps families transfer assets when loved ones pass away. Based in Gainesville, Florida, the firm handles probate cases statewide. Attorneys Charles "Cary" David and Nadine David have facilitated millions of dollars in wrongful death and child injury settlements working closely with Florida's best personal injury lawyers.
Focused Management Solutions (FMS)
Patsy Stark | fmsworks.com
FMS designs and support community prosperity ecosystems through workforce development, entrepreneurship and startup growth, apprenticeships, paid internships, On-the-Job-Training, financial literacy, micro-enterprise, social network literacy, education, training, business development and business process outsourcing.
Grammar Songs
Melissa Corbett
Grammar Songs began as an innovative and memorable way to teach grammar, reading, and writing skills to students.
Within the classroom, Melissa saw the success of music coupled with instruction. Her students repeatedly were able to draw upon the material learned in song format and transfer it into other areas. The songs were highly effective for her students, including students with various learning requirements who learned in nontraditional ways. These success stories inspired Melissa to bring her gift of music and love of teaching and children to the world.
Gray | Robinson Attorneys At Law
Maxwell L. Minch | Of Counsel
At GrayRobinson, we offer not only breadth across a great many legal specialties, but depth and proficiency in each one as well. We have invented a better brand of law firm, counting creativity as a hallmark characteristic and insisting on ingenuity and innovation. At GrayRobinson, there is no such thing as "business as usual." We are one of Florida's fastest-growing law firms and are proud to be on the forefront of emerging legal issues.
Our strength is built upon the collective histories of our offices across the state. Our roots run deep in each community we serve. We have forged our own path, creating a firm that best serves our clients and our communities. As we have grown, we have remained committed to keeping small-firm qualities, including the ability to work expeditiously on behalf of our clients and respond quickly to their needs. In addition, we have promised to work with conviction and compassion and to embrace our community as a matter of mission as well as passion.
Innovative Automation Technologies, LLC (IA Tech)
IA Tech manufactures and develops a suite of integrated GPS IMU, GPS INS, orientation sensors for unmanned air vehicles (UAV), unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), and specialized remote sensing applications.
Junior Achievement
Cheyenne Conrad
Junior Achievement is the nation's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices. Junior Achievement's programs—in the core content areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy—ignite the spark in young people to experience and realize the opportunities and realities of work and life in the 21st century.
Junior Achievement is a volunteer driven, non-profit organization. This year, more than 500 local business professionals, parents, retirees and college students will enter our schools to teach Junior Achievement programs. These volunteers use their personal experiences to make the Junior Achievement curricula practical and realistic. Providing children with positive adult role models, who illustrate ways to build self-confidence, develop skills and find avenues of success in our free enterprise system, is a hallmark of Junior Achievement.
Medical Tool & Technology
J. Scott Wheeler | jscottwheeler@gmail.com
MT&T is a medical device and engineering consulting company dedicated to improving medical care by alleviating the hardships of developing new products. In addition to our own research and development we provide engineering services to those who are in need. Whether it is a start up or established businesses we provide engineering services to assist in prototyping, product development, and light manufacturing. We have provided our engineering expertise to various departments of Shands, University of Florida, and North Florida Medical Center to develop new products and help make ideas a reality. Our primary focus has always been research and product development for medical devices, but we understand the hardships of new ideas and have assisted many others along the product development process.
Optym (formerly Innovative Scheduling)
Optym, formerly Innovative Scheduling (IS), a leading developer of planning and scheduling software for the transportation and logistics industry, announces that it will expand its operations in Gainesville, creating 100 new jobs and a spurring a capital investment of nearly $5 million in the area.
ProhealthJobs.com
John Natuzzi
The mission is to create a platform that provides employers and job seekers a better way to connect and change the landscape of online recruitment by introducing a technology that allows employers and job seekers to specifically define themselves, their needs and their preferences.
Psigenics | MindEnabled.com | Quantum World
Scott Wilber
Games & Contests:
Successfully using Mind-Enabled Technology requires active participation, practice and acquired skill. Good results cannot be simulated or achieved by any algorithm or computer-controlled bot. Therefore, a number of games and related contests will be made available to encourage players to exercise and develop their skills. Each game or contest will have a practice mode that works exactly the same as the scoring or competing mode.
Development Partnership:
Mind-Enabled Technology is a new field with vast potential, which will require significant resources to begin to explore. We encourage companies that may directly benefit from the development and use of this technology to open a dialog with us. This includes game developers, developers of alternate computer or other hardware interfacing and any organization developing or needing information or intelligence gathering capabilities beyond the limitation of traditional methods.
Raven Audio/Visual Solutions
Kurt Morauer
As with our namesake, our technical staff has the ability to adapt to an evolving and varying environment and thrive. From classroom to convention center, pavilion to community hall, our staff has the skills necessary to customize a creative, fully tailored, and elegant solution for your event without breaking the bank.
Our perpetual endeavor to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction possible is what differentiates us from our competition. Rather than telling you what you need to do, our dedicated team will work alongside of you in determining the needs for your event. We’re not here to steal the show: we’re here to make you look and sound the best and the brightest. From initial planning to final implementation, we’re there to shoulder the technical side of things so you can focus on what’s important to you. We got this.
ReliOx Corporation
Ian Knapp, CEO
Revolution in Microbial Contamination Control -
RelīOxTM proprietary technology is a leap forward in Advance Materials for Chemistry. RelīOx is the core technology for the safe production and transportation of high value chemicals. RelīOx is about safety in chemical production, is about safety in the environment and is about sustainability. RelīOx is the future for global pathogen prevention and control. RelīOx has the tools for effective global response to unexpected outbreaks and pandemics.
RelīOx offers revolutionary products and solutions for Odor Control in all markets today!
Shadow Health
Shadow Health™ is an educational software developer of rich, interactive learning environments including the Digital Clinical Experience™ for nursing and allied health education programs.
Social Evidence
Andy Adkins | andy.adkins@social-evidence.com
Social Evidence® is a Cloud-based application developed for the legal profession. It is designed to quickly and accurately collect, organize, analyze and authenticate social media data. Social media is an exploding source of information and has an increasingly important role in the legal profession. It is important in the evaluation of clients, witnesses and other parties, and to the understanding of the actual circumstances in a particular matter. The tools allow an attorney to organize and prioritize the vast amount of data that may become available on a given matter. Social Evidence’s analytics will enable discovery of facts that show an individual’s actions, relationships and statements. The tools will also provide the ability to make a clear and effective presentation of social media data to a judge, jury or client.
Social Evidence is built on the Microsoft Azure platform, providing a scalable, high performance solution that works for the solo practitioner equally as well as the large firm attorneys and their staff. The analytical tools of MS Azure will be enhanced by cutting edge analytics provided through a joint development project with the Institute of Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). Those tools will provide algorithmic analysis that identify obscure information and remote correlations and will include concept mapping, natural language processing, and advanced use of machine intelligence as well as state-of-the-art visual presentations.
The Social Evidence team includes a legal team with vast background in the profession. The team includes former ABA Presidents, two former states Attorneys General, law deans, experts in eDiscovery, former state bar Presidents, experts in legal technology, international authorities on cybersecurity and experienced litigators. The Social Evidence tool is designed by software developers and lawyers working together to create an accessible sophisticated tool that works in the real world.
In summary, Social Evidence will provide attorneys with a comprehensive collection, analysis and presentation tool in the new and complex field of social media data.
Speagle Group (The)
Danny Speagle
The Speagle Group was started because the founder had a passion for the real estate industry from an investor's perspective. After untold hours of manually filling in spreadsheets that could not yield viable investment prospects in a timely manner, our founder decided to streamline the work by implementing database technology. And, The Speagle Group was born.
Our software does something that sounds pretty straightforward. It financially analyzes each and every individual single family residence found on record. But, our software does something extra special. Instead of pretending every client is the same, the software performs calculations based solely on the unique profile of the client. Each difference found in the client profile contributes to the shakeup and makeup of the resulting ranked optimal choices.
Stephanie Mickle, Attorney & Author
Stephanie Mickle
Stephanie Mickle is an experienced attorney, trusted advisor, professor, author and entrepreneur. Stephanie began her career as the loan officer for the Florida Community Loan Fund, a statewide community development financial institution, where she was responsible for marketing and underwriting commercial real estate loans to nonprofit organizations that provide services in urban and rural communities. From there she went on to law school, and upon graduation, she practiced law with Akerman Senterfitt, a 500 attorney Florida based law firm where she represented businesses in both state and federal court in vendor disputes, product liability and contractual claims. Stephanie also assisted businesses with various formation, licensing and regulatory issues, contract preparation and review, lease agreement preparation and review and prelitigation analysis. She is licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court and in the State of Florida.
Sinmat
Sinmat is developing new ways to manufacture microchips that can help power smarter energy systems, from more fuel-efficient hybrid cars to more responsive, efficient lighting for homes and businesses.
Syona Energy Labs
Claire McCulloch | c_mcculloch@syonaenergylabs.com
"A wise man once held out his cupped hand and asked; what is this? A hand, would be the obvious flippant reply. Imagine a glass sphere, he directed.. now what do you see? A lens, in a way? ..still a hand, but with a slightly different shape. Imagine the glass sphere has facets all the way around it, and there is something inside.. what do you see now? A part of a hand, perhaps, a reflection of it’s surrounding, or maybe an imaginary something in the center.
He observed; you are looking through this facet closest to you. But what.. as he pointed to a facet on the far side.. would you see if you looked through this facet? Still, a part of a hand, or the Imaginary Something.. but a different part now.. that looks nothing like the first part. The hand is still the same hand, the Imaginary Something still there in the center. But there are many different ways of looking at that hand, that Something, many different perspectives. Some facets see one part, some another.. It is still the same thing perhaps, but it is an entirely different way of looking at it..
At Syona Energy Labs we are dedicated to this principle. To not just simply find new applications for existing technology, but to find entirely new ways of looking at things. To create solutions by redefining how we perceive problems. We strive to find the unique perspective, the facet not commonly considered, and to open our minds to see the solutions that present themselves. Syona Energy Labs is a research and development think tank, bringing to light new perspectives and concepts that haven’t been explored before."
Targeted Training Solutions
Kurt Morauer
Today’s economic climate has forced employers to do more with less. That means getting more performance out of your workforce at all levels. Targeted Training Solutions (TTS) can provide that specialized training for your targeted needs. Our focus is to identify your specific training needs and then develop customized frameworks to give you the performance results that you are looking for. TTS utilizes an existing national network of certified instructors in a variety of specializations. We also recognize the value of providing the individual with an industry recognized credential whenever possible. That means that if we don’t currently offer a specific assessment or training program, we will find it for you, and deliver it locally.
Terra Tactus, Inc.
Glynn Hayes
Terra Tactus, Inc. was recently created as a social benefit corporation to bring contextual hands-on kits into the classroom, home school, or gift shop settings. We form charitable partnerships with kit material providers in different countries and source regions in the U.S.
Virtually There Learning
Glynn Hayes | virtuallytherelearning.com
Virtually There Learning is a nonprofit corporation. The company was created to promote science and social education through the production of interactive virtual tours and accompanying hands-on kits of scientifically and culturally interesting locations. VTL is staffed by all volunteers including science and teaching students.
WiPower
WiPower uses resonant based wireless charging to elegantly reduce the need for wall chargers, unsightly power strips, and congested wall outlets.