Tax
Florida RT-6 Q3 2026: Late Filing, Penalties, Next Steps
Missed the Oct. 30 RT-6 payment for Q3 2026? Florida's late filing penalty, 11 percent interest, waiver requests and what to file next in DOR eFile.
Business & Policy
What's changing for South Florida business owners: new laws, public programs, and the companies to know. We explain what each decision means for your storefront, payroll, or deal.
Business & Policy
Free Business Coaching: FAU and FIU SBDC Guide
As of Oct. 6, the SBDCs at FAU (Broward, Palm Beach) and FIU (Miami-Dade, Monroe) offer no-cost, confidential advising. Here is who qualifies, how to request an advisor, funding disclosures, and what is not published.
Business & Policy
Riviera Beach Signage Grant: Blue Heron and Broadway
Riviera Beach CRA’s Core Gateway Signage Grant page covers Blue Heron Boulevard and Broadway storefronts, with published caps of $100,000 for multi-tenant properties and $12,000 for individual tenants. The Commercial Grant Programs page is listed as temporarily closed.
Business & Policy
SBE Certification in South Florida: 3 Counties Compared
Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties each run their own Small Business Enterprise program with different revenue caps, net-worth limits and location tests. Here is a side-by-side table, a document folder and a guide to where to apply first.
Business & Policy
Oakland Park Incentives 2026: CRA, QCT, Sky Building
Oakland Park has three commercial incentive tracks: CRA reimbursement (PDF tiers of $20,000 and $35,000), a QCT exterior match up to $20,000 in the mapped tracts, and Sky Building payroll grants of $32,000 to $96,000 through Dec. 31, 2029.
Small Business
Florida $15 Minimum Wage: Owner Payroll Checklist
Florida’s $15 minimum wage started Sept. 30. Here is a South Florida owner’s checklist for the poster, payroll, tipped pay and hourly pricing, with sources.
Business & Policy
Vertical Software Summit Miami 2026 Recap: Owner Takeaways
Vertical Software Summit Miami ran Nov. 4 to 5, 2026 at the Rubell Museum. Owner takeaways plus Vertical SaaS Miami and South Florida AI events hub links.
AI & Tech
Quantum Beach 2026 Recap: West Palm Oct. 22 Owner Takeaways
Quantum Beach ran Oct. 22, 2026 in West Palm Beach with D-Wave, IonQ and an FBI and CISA briefing. Owners: see what the $125 day covered and who it fit.
AI & Tech
Get Equipped AI Summit Fort Lauderdale: Which Day to Buy
Fort Lauderdale’s Get Equipped AI Summit returns Nov. 13–15 with a virtual Friday, an in-person Saturday and a VIP Sunday. Tickets run $197 to $997. Here’s which South Florida owners belong in which room, and what to bring home.
AI & Tech
FAU AI in Business Certificate: October Decision Guide
FAU’s Oct. 27–29 AI in Business certificate runs three full days in Boca or live virtual for $2,495: no coding, no prior degree, for managers who need a real decision framework before Q4.
AI & Tech
Florida SB 484: 100 MW Data Center Tax Break Guide
Florida SB 484 sets the 100 MW and $150M path to a state data center sales tax exemption through 2037. What owners need to qualify and plan capital.
AI & Tech
94% Invisible in AI Search: SoFla Owner Map
Evoke Strategy's Florida AI Visibility 2026 index found 94% of 28,488 studied businesses absent from AI search. What Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach owners should measure next.