Julie Brown Biz

09/20/2022

A beautiful post yoga lunch spread with Momma as we refuel for her last full day on island

08/17/2022

Are you a small business owner in the Florida Keys? or are you thinking about starting a small business? Maybe you are thinking about seeking a loan or selling your business? Take advantage of this FREE workshop series and earn yourself a Small Business Financial Certificate!

Your Small Business Development Center at FIU has teamed up with Truist Financial to offer this series of informative workshops. The series runs for 5 consecutive weeks, starting Wednesday, September 14th at 6pm at Doubletree on South Roosevelt in Key West. Did I mention Dinner will be served? 😊

To sign up, just visit: go.fiu.edu/truist to complete the form.

Questions? Just ask! and Please Share - thank you!

05/16/2022

Are you a small business owner in the Florida Keys? Does Social Media seem like a daunting task so you just don't put in the time? If so, then you should sign up for this workshop!

Give yourself, and your business, one hour to learn time-saving tips and kick off your social media plan. Visit this website to sign up for this free session: https://clients.floridasbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=865420004

Please share with your friends. This is an in-person workshop on Thursday, June 2nd at 11am at Frederick Douglass Gym (111 Olivia Street). We will keep it to one hour and you are welcome to schedule a consult with me, or any of our Consultants, for additional assistance (no charge!)

05/03/2022

Have you noticed "Naval Air Station" popping up on some Google listings in Key West? ✈️

If you have a Key West business, take a moment to check your Google listing and shoot me a message if it shows "Naval Air Station". I finally have a contact at Google who is correcting this weird overlay and he asked for a list to correct it, and also to help them figure out how and why it happened in the first place.

If you're a Florida Keys business and do not have a listing on Google, reach out so I can help you get that set up. I won't charge you at all (& neither does Google) and it's a pretty simple process.

04/26/2022

🚨Attention Business Owners🚨
Your Annual Report, along with fee, is due no later than Sunday, May 1st at 11:59pm. The fee for missing the cutoff is $400 so do not cut it close! Profit Corporations pay $150.00 and LLCs owe $138.75. Credit and debit cards are accepted online and there is an option to mail it. Just be sure that it's postmarked by April 30th so it isn't marked late.

If you've had changes to officers, addresses, registered agents or your FEIN, this is the time to make updates at no additional cost.

It's a good idea to do a search for your business before you start as you'll need your Document # and FEIN. You can search here👇 https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/search/
then click here to get started👇
https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/manage-business/efile/annual-report/

Do it NOW! and reach out with any questions!🙂

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

12/23/2021

Hey there my small business friends and owners, be sure to confirm your holiday hours on your Google Business listing. This is especially important if you are scheduled to be OPEN because Google will note "Hours May Differ" if you don't confirm or update them.

Go to your business.google.com listing, click Info, then scroll down to the dates listed under the More Hours section (see screenshots). Click the little pencil to edit, scroll down to this year's dates and Confirm or Update. Be sure to click Apply on the bottom left!

Feel free to share with other business owners. Have a very Merry Christmas!🎄🌴🎅

12/08/2021

Local business tip:
Several businesses in Key West have seen an unwanted update on their Google business listing. Business listings are showing “Naval Air Station” for downtown businesses and you don’t want that. I’m assuming it was a Google glitch so you may not have even noticed but you definitely want to submit a correction. Let me know if you need assistance.