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Thursday, February 08, 202471st Annual Yacht Club Reggatta Ready To Set Sail
Mount Dora welcomes sailors from all over the state to the MDYC's 71st Annual Regatta on Saturday and Sunday, March 23rd – 24th 2024. The races begin around noon on Sat and 9:30am on Sun near the lighthouse at Graham Pointe. Watching the beautiful masts move across Lake Dora is a sight you won’t want to miss. With three courses and almost 100 sailors and some good weather, it hopes to be a breathtaking sight for participants and spectators alike all over Lake Dora. The Mount Dora Yacht Club comes together
Thursday, January 25, 2024Entrepreneurial Family Opens Graze Craze Charcuterie Store in Tavares, Florida
Mother, father and son team up to offer artful grazing boards for pick-up, catering and local delivery TAVARES, FL (Jan. 23, 2023) — Graze Craze®, a popular charcuterie concept specializing in beautifully designed, sweet and savory grazing boards and boxes, has a new location in Tavares, located at 4133 County Road561 in Southridge Shoppes. Graze Craze is part of Big Flavor Brands™, the food service division of Starpoint Brands™, a family of trusted companies affiliated with United Franchise
Friday, January 19, 2024T.J. Word Construction, Inc. Provides Pre-Engineered Steel Construction to Central Florida
Winter Garden, Florida, January 4, 2024 – T.J. Word Construction, Inc. is proud to announce that they are now an Authorized Builder for Varco Pruden Buildings. They join a network of nearly 1,000 authorized builders within the United States and Canada to bring you the best pre-engineered metal building system available. “We chose Varco Pruden because of their reputation in the industry and high standards of building excellence.” Jeff Word TJWC President Since 1948, Varco Pruden Buildings has led
Thursday, January 18, 2024Ellie Reese Boutique & Studio Art Farm Unite Fashion and Art in Grand Opening Celebration!
Mount Dora (FL) – January 18, 2024 – On Friday, February 16, 2024, Ellie Reese Boutique will cut the ribbon to celebrate its official grand opening as a featured wardrobe stylist at Studio Art Farm. The Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce will help them cut the ribbon at 4:30 PM! After that, the celebration begins! The Ellie Reese Boutique opening ceremony celebration will feature great music, sweet treats, sips for toasting the moment, fun for the kids hosted by Ellie Reese herself, and BOLD & NEVER BASIC
Wednesday, August 09, 2023WVGT Smooth 97.1 Celebrates 8 Years of Broadcasting
July marked the 8th Anniversary for WVGT Smooth 97.1, serving Mount Dora, Tavares, Eustis, Sorrento, Tangerine and beyond. Our Board Members and volunteers appreciate your commitment to sponsor home town radio in Mount Dora. Over the 8 years we have grown, changed and become a better radio station. Your support has allowed equipment upgrades and additional programming. This year we replaced our audio board, microphone, audio processor, automation software and added a section to our tower. These
Thursday, March 23, 2023It's In The DNA Coffee Cuts The Ribbon!
Local Coffee business plans ribbon cutting, grand opening Mount Dora (FL) – March 21, 2023 – On Monday, March 27, 2023, It’s In The DNA Coffee will cut the ribbon to celebrate their grand opening. The Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce will help them cut the ribbon at 11 AM! After that, the celebration begins! Enjoy free variety samples to get familiar with the menu and for a limited time only, to celebrate our “birthday”, we’re offering a birthday cake latte! Special treats will be offered for
Friday, March 03, 2023How To Tackle Entrepreneurship Without a Degree
Have you ever thought about starting your own business but felt like you didn't have the necessary qualifications? It's possible to be a successful entrepreneur without a college degree, and the Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce has plenty of resources to help. In this blog post, we will discuss some tips and tricks for how to become an entrepreneur without a college degree.Become an Expert on Your Field The first step to becoming an entrepreneur without a college degree is to become an expert in the
Monday, November 28, 2022Shop Locally This Holiday Season to Support Your Mount Dora, FL Community
The holiday season is upon us and that means it's time to start thinking about our gift list. Instead of heading to the big box stores, this year let's commit to shopping locally. When we do, we're not just getting great gifts for our loved ones, we're also supporting our community. Here are a few ways shopping locally benefits the community according to the Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce.Local Shopping Adds Jobs When we shop at big box stores, the majority of our money goes to corporate
Thursday, September 29, 202213 Ways Mount Dora, FL Businesses Can Spend Their Marketing Dollars
Creating a marketing and advertising budget is one of the most important things you can do to set your company up for long-term growth and success. It can also be complex and challenging. Not only must you select the appropriate channels and strategies, but you also must consider your industry’s current state and the advertising trends that are seeing success. Then, you have to develop ad campaigns that help your company stand out from the crowd. Your team has many different directions it can take. You
Saturday, February 01, 2020Becker's Best Shoes wins ''Local Retailer Gold Medal Service Award!''
SIT. FIT. AND BE RECOGNIZED CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2019 SERVICE AWARD WINNERS! It’s been five years since Footwear Insight created the Gold Medal Service Awards to recognize and honor the incredible, vital work that independent shoe shops across the country do every day. We know how hard you work to make your customers’ lives better, and we wanted to give the stores that go above and beyond the recognition they deserve. Because the stakes have never been higher. As competition proliferates, the
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