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It was a rainy weekend and you can say Florida is raining with opportunity. Capture hours long of research and data mining for you to read within 5 minutes.
Quick Summary
In our 47th Issue, here’s what’s what:
Motivational: Battle’s End Collective Grows to 2000+
Business Growth: New Kids on the Block
Economic Development: Florida #1 Place for Talent Attraction for 2nd Year
Featured Partner: Trainual - Making training life easier for fast-growth teams
Local Business Events This Week
MOTIVATIONAL MONDAYS

Image Credit: Giphy of Battle’s End Web Site via JH Creative
FSU NIL collective The Battle’s End adds over 900* members in wake of playoff decision | Tomahawk Nation
“In the wake of Florida State’s unprecedented exclusion from the 2023 College Football Playoff, NIL collective The Battle’s End has reported a massive upswing in contributions with over 900* members signing up to support the Seminoles.”
*Article published in Dec. 5th, 2023 and Battle’s End announced on WarchantTV membership is at 2,000+ as of Dec. 8th
BUSINESS GROWTH

Image Credit: Hayward House via Facebook
NKOTB - New Kids on Tallahassee’s Block
Recently Opened Businesses
Hayward House (American Bistro + Catering + Provisions) | Book here
Opened its doors on December 7th
Open for lunch, dinner & brunch
Location: 228 S. Adams St., Tallahassee, FL
Ground Ops Tally
We are excited about this one. Ground Ops is a new roastery & bakehouse founded by a retired law enforcement officer, Chris Smith, and son, Conner Smith. You can check out their shop at 810 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303 and order online at groundopscoffee.com
ECONOMIC DEV

Image Credit: Lightcast Web Site
This one is exciting. While researching through headlines, this recent announcement from the Governor’s office, “Florida Ranked #1 by Lightcast for Attracting and Developing a Skilled Workforce for Second Year…” caught our eye. We will have to dive deeper for a TLH Stat Thursday. Top 3 things we noticed on Lightcast’s 2023 Talent Attraction Scorecard
Florida #1 in the Nation for Tech Hubs as Talent Opportunity, with a highlight on South Florida Climate Resilience Tech Hub
Florida #1 of 5 in the Southeast, among the Top 10 states for migration
Leon County, FL among Top 10 for 5-Year Large County Biggest Risers from 2017-’23, from #473 to #114. Note: The only county in Florida listed.
FEATURED PARTNER

There's a formula for building an employee orientation so good you couldn't pay new hires to quit. Trainual helps you capture and structure everything that's special about your company in a way that gets everyone excited and on the same page. In addition to your org chart, and consistent messaging, here’s what other people love:
Team Onboarding simplified
Easy to update team playbook
Video friendly platform
Team progress reports & review tests
CityClips Co-Founder, Julia Holly is a Certified Trainual Consultant and if you have questions regarding her partnership with Trainual feel free to contact her. She has used Trainual since 2020 and saved over thousands of hours for her team and herself to train and onboard new remote team members. Email Julia - [email protected] or text at 850-443-8910.
LOCAL EVENTS
BUSINESS
Dec. 13th, Wed. 8:30 AM to 10 AM EST at Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce: Benefits and Breakfast | Register
Dec. 14th, Thurs. 5:30 PM to7 PM EST at Hayward House: Hob Nob with the Board | Register
Dec. 16th, Sat. 6 PM to 9:30 PM EST at College Town (Oyster City): 2023 Santa Shuffle by Tallahassee Network of Young Entrepreneurs | Tickets
Jan. 18th, Thurs. 8 AM to 10 AM EST at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center: 2024 Chamber Annual Breakfast Meeting | Register
Tallahassee's Bicentennial Celebration! @ Charlie Park Rooftop
Dec. 12th, Tues. 4 PM to 7 PM EST at Charlie Park Rooftop: Tallahassee's Bicentennial Launch Party | RSVP Here The first 200 people to RSVP will receive a complimentary Signature Bicentennial Cocktail.
Catch Our Live

We’ve got stickers! Thanks to our friends at DivvyUp for sharing their support. We will resume our weekly live this Wed. and talk “Personalization” LIVE at 9:30 AM EST. Catch up on our past lives on YouTube here.
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