Rebecca Kerchak
Business Openings are on the rise in Florida

The covid19 pandemic put businesses across the globe into a corner. Companies across the country struggled to keep themselves afloat, and several states in the U.S. had difficulties opening up and resuming business operations. However, Florida was not one of those states. The state of Florida was able to charge through the pandemic and give businesses the confidence that things would get better soon enough. Although the pandemic erased around 15% of small businesses in Florida, business openings rose by about 52% in the second quarter of 2021.

Business Openings are on the rise in Florida
Rebecca Kerchak
A Guide to Building Social Media Marketing ...

Over the last couple of years and especially because of the pandemic, one thing that has become more important than ever before is connection.

We need to be connected to work, play, and essentially live, and social media has proven just how valuable it is for people across the globe. Businesses that once were reluctant to be online in any way had to adapt and most are now thriving online thanks to social media.

If you’re too busy to create a social media strategy that will help your business grow and excel, a social media management agency can easily help you.

A Guide to Building Social Media Marketing Strategy for 2022

Sale

$4 Billion sale

Largest sale in sports history
 

In 2014 former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer became the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. Ballmer would pay a record $2 Billion for the NBA Franchise, most ever for any sport. In 2000 UFC was purchased for $2 million, and in 2016 is now sold for a record $4 Billion dollars. News of the record breaking sale was announced by William Morris Endeavor & International Management Group. The new owners make up a partnership of WME (William Morris Endeavor), IMG (International Management Group), MSD Capital, and KKR global investment firm.The Abu Dhabi government’s Flash Entertainment (Zuffa LLC) still owns 10 percent of UFC. 

Sports

In the last decade UFC has become a global force in the sports world. Last year alone UFC generated an estimated $600 million in revenue while attracting a growing audience of millennials. Millennials make up the most coveted demographic advertisers and TV networks. UFC fights are shown in more than 156 countries and its events are the top sellers on pay-per-view TV.