It was a hot summer day in mid-2009 when Billy G. White decided he had finally had enough. He couldn’t take it anymore. There needed to be a major change in his life and he was going to make sure he was in charge of it. A few weeks later, he founded Billy G. White & Associates, a financial services firm that provides counseling, credit repair services and financial seminars for individuals and businesses. Billy White decided to take the leap and start his own business recently. He found out that he was in the right industry at the right time. Working as a banker and financial advisor... Read more

It’s often said that quality starts at the foundation. From a building structure to a personal relationship, and even your health, a strong foundation gives you support. It instills a trust in you. It even helps maintain stability in a time of need. Just as a strong foundation is important to your home, it’s just as important to your overall dental health. Orlando Periodontics starts at the foundation to make clients feel at ease, combining extensive patient education with compassion. “Beautiful Smiles Begin at the Foundation” has been the focus of Orlando Periodontics since... Read more

When you talk to someone not familiar with the region that you work in Orlando, the most common response is something along the lines of, “What’s it like working at a theme park?” Although it’s not necessarily bad be perceived as a tourism driven economy, because that’s what the area is for the most part, it’s not all the region has to offer. In fact, a paradigm shift has been slowly working for years, shifting the economy away from tourism to diversify the region into a world-class center for big business and startup entrepreneurs alike. Many leaders say this... Read more

Research Park has helped the East Orlando region become the world leader in simulation in modeling. Leaders say the next step is applying the technology to the medical field. By now you’re no doubt aware of some of the economic engines driving the local East Orlando economy. Fueled by the University of Central Florida, multiple government defense contracts, healthcare, a growing technology industry and all of the supplemental businesses that support these giants, the area is on its way to positioning itself as an economic leader in the future. These are high-wage jobs that could change the... Read more

The bad news? The unemployment in Central Florida sits at 12.1 percent and the national unemployment rate recently rose to 9.9 percent. The good news? Locally, that’s down from 12.5 percent in the previous measurement and local experts think that unemployment numbers here have peaked. Still, in both the short and long-term, where will relief come from for residents of Central Florida? The answer may reside in the numbers. “As far as the numbers are concerned, there isn’t one thing in particular that causes them to continue to rise; rather, it’s more like there’s nothing... Read more