The Power Plant Business Incubator is Ground Zero in the CEP’s Business Creation efforts. The incubator, in existence since 2012, is a facility in downtown Ocala where entrepreneurs can temporarily locate their new businesses and receive a host of resources and connections. Resident companies must meet entrance criteria including being innovative, scalable, and open to coaching/mentorship.
The incubator currently has 14 companies in industries including software, mobile application development, biotech, virtual/ augmented reality, media, 3D printing, medical device and more.
Some of our new Residents:
Elistars – Bharat Patel, Founder
Convenience store business management and back office software that sets business on cruise control and makes managing a store a breeze. www.elistars.com Continue reading
“You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. Continue reading
Cracker Days is held every spring at Rainbow Springs State Park in Dunnellon. For a $2/person admission fee, you can spend all day experiencing Florida’s frontier, a step back in time. Watch the crack of a cattle whip, touch the mane of a unique Florida Cracker horse, enjoy fresh made food from that era, including kettle corn, marmalade, and other goodies. You can also have hands on experience at corn grinding, vintage children games, and much more. 1800’s living history demonstrators will educate and entertain you with stories from the past. Continue reading
Thousands of people, hundreds of vendors attended. Nurseries, landscaping companies, lawn designers, gardeners, etc.
I went to get information about Camellias for my wife who could not attend. They had it and every other plant you could imagine. One vendor said “if it’s not here that plant bloomed early. This show is about color.” There was brilliant color!
The Festival is always held the 2nd weekend of March, so put it on your calendar for next year. Continue reading
This is Lane Loury watching for his daddy coming home from work. He does the same thing when his mother is coming in the driveway. He figured out at about 9 months he could push the stool to the window and stand on it and he could get a good view out the window. Mommy and daddy both drive big dodge diesel trucks so he can hear them coming. All the animals start making a racket because they know it’s feeding time at the Loury Farm.
Lions Club holds fund raising for Charity. Here are some members of the Ocala Fort King Lions Club selling brooms at the Fresh Market in downtown Ocala. They are also on a membership drive. If you’re interested in joining, call Walt at Walt’s Brakes and More 352-629-3134. The Ocala Downtown Market is the place where a diverse array of farmers, artisans, craftspeople, and food trucks come together to sell their products to customers from Ocala, Marion County, and beyond.
Chief Graham shared to the OBL Breakfast group some surprising statistics about the effects of Opiate addiction in our community. Opiates were the number one cause of deaths, 70, in Marion County in 2017. With just a few weeks into 2018, Marion County has already recorded 34 overdoses and 9 deaths. The Ocala Police Department has created a new task force to help with this epidemic. He called on us, as members of the community, to support treatment facilities and educate others on the use of prescription drugs.
Ambassadors and board members don’t need a reason to celebrate they are always happy. Here they are outside the Log Cabin home of the Lady Lake Chamber and posing for a picture and as you can see they are celebrating the fact that they have plenty of ambassador’s, a very capable Board, with the leadership of their president/board and Sue Kelly Executive Director.
The Lady Lake Chamber had a Ribbon Cutting this month at Suncoast Skin Solution Ribbon Cutting. It was well attended by Chamber members, Suncoast Skin Solutions employees and friends. They are located at 8564 Cr 466, Suite 206, The Villages, FL 32162 Sue Kelly executive Director of the Lady Lake Chamber says “Don’t keep your Chamber a Secret”!
The Lady Lake Chamber held a Ribbon Cutting this month at Sam’s Club. The Lady Lake Chamber had Board members, Ambassadors, Sam’s Club employees and friends. Sam’s Club is located at Lady Lake, 755 North Hwy 27/441, Lady Lake, FL, 32159
