By Darrah Brustein
When one thinks of entrepreneurial hubs, Miami, or MIA as it is often known, would often be just that: M.I.A. But that's all about to change.
Through an "impact eventing" organization called Breakout, I had the opportunity to experience Miami from a new vantage point -- not just as a hip, art-deco city by the ocean, but as a resilient "millennial city coming out of its teenage years," as explained by Co-Founder Michael Farber.
"With Miami, we gravitated towards telling a story to our attendees that was greater than just the beach, to show a different perspective. We knew most were familiar with Collins Avenue and bits and pieces of Wynwood. But did they know what was happening just north in Little Haiti and Little River? Or that the Overtown Youth Center was working to create a positive future for a part of town frequently overlooked even by locals?"
A group of 80 young innovators toured around this emerging market and learned about some organizations that are making Miami relevant on the entrepreneurial scene. They include the following:
These eight companies shed light on just a small cross-section of what is happening in Miami's entrepreneurial scene.
Darrah Brustein is a writer, master networker, and serial entrepreneur with businesses in merchant services, networking, and financial education for kids.