Unison Industries Founder Rick Sontag shared insight on building a successful company at the today’s CEO Nexus Forum. The event is hosted quarterly by the JAX Chamber’s GrowJAX department. "If I had to point to one thing that led to my company's success, it is people," Sontag said. "Being able to evaluate people and to place a person in a position to be most effective is critical."

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We want to congratulate the “dream team” of “must-know” business leaders who were honored Wednesday night at Advantage magazine’s “Meet the Top 50 Small Business Influencers” event. The honorees included three key leaders of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce – Entrepreneurial Development Division Vice President Sandy Bartow, Jacksonville Women’s Business Center (JWBC) Director Pat Blanchard and Beaches Division and Chamber Councils Director John Bryan.

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If you’re looking to fast forward your career and business, there’s a networking event coming up that you won’t want to miss. “Meet the Top 50 Small Business Influencers” will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 8 at Aloft at Tapestry Park.

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Golf and growth will be the focus at the Second Stage Business Development Initiative’s (SSBD) upcoming CEO Nexus Forum on Nov. 3. SSBD, an initiative of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, has selected M.G. Orender, president of Hampton Golf and 33rd president of The PGA of America, to be the featured guest speaker at the quarterly CEO Nexus Forum from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Nov. 3.

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