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City of Clermont Launches Rise Clermont to Promote Business and Community Engagement

The City of Clermont announces the official launch of Rise Clermont, a city-led business and community initiative. The city invites businesses, nonprofit organizations and residents to help accelerate the city’s economic recovery by joining this collaborative movement, which had a…

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Small business owners sound off on Florida’s minimum wage increase

Florida voters in November passed a constitutional amendment that will gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026. The minimum wage will increase each September as follows: *$10 on Sept. 30, 2021 *$11 on Sept. 30, 2022 *$12 on…

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AdventHealth offers ‘safe business’ tips and Facebook Live briefing

AdventHealth has two new resources geared toward helping businesses and nonprofit organizations as they prepare to reopen or expand capacity. AdventHealthCFLSafeBusiness.com is a new site that includes AdventHealth “safe business” recommendations and services, general tips for reopening and supplemental reading…

Business owners react to Gov. DeSantis’ plan to reopen the state

Business owners in Lake County had mixed reactions to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ April 29 press conference in which he announced plans for lifting stay-at-home orders and reopening the state on a limited basis. Jenny Deschenes, general manager of Burgers Tacos…

Social media in business is chamber’s latest webinar topic

The South Lake Chamber of Commerce has canceled in-person events for May but will continue to conduct virtual seminars online. The canceled events include the monthly chamber breakfast and weekly Business After Hours get-togethers, a news release states. This week’s…

United Southern Bank approves $36.4 million in small-business loans

United Southern Bank’s lending team in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has approved about $36.4 million in small-business loans for 450 businesses in Lake and Sumter counties. In just three weeks, staff and lenders processed hundreds of applications, closing the…

U.S. Rep. Spano will talk business during Town Hall Call

Join the South Lake Chamber of Commerce at 9am Thursday, April 9, for a Town Hall Call with U.S. Rep. Ross Spano, R-Florida. The congressman will talk about his role on the Small Business Committee, explain the legislation that was…

Local business owners hoping for quick aid from CARES Act

After the U.S. House on Friday approved the monumental CARES Act, some Lake County business owners were keeping their fingers crossed that financial relief would be on the way fast. Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a $2.2…