The Secret that Sells...........

FREE Workshop Thursday March 27, 2008

1PM-3PM at 241 W Ave A, Belle Glade, FL.

Learn how motivational marketing can help to sell your products. This program will teach you how to develop advertising that gets results.

Attendees will be have the opportunity to register to win 2 Free roundtrip airline tickets valued at $1500. Drawing will be held at the end of the workshop.

Seating is limited call 993-3343 today to reserve a seat.

Town Meeting March 18th

On March 18th at the Belle Glade Quarterly Town Meeting, City Manager Bill Underwood announced the 2008 Business of the Year and the 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year.  The nominees were selected based on their community contributions and the economic development contributions to the City of Belle Glade during the 2007 year.

The '2008 Business of the Year' goes to Lake Welding Supplies, Inc, a family owned corporation who has served Western Glades County for the past 49 years.  The Company provides 10 full time jobs that include benefits and most of the employees have served the company continuously. In 2007 the company upgraded their facilities and added computerization and online marketing via their website at www.lakeweldingsupplies.com.  They also donated $13,000 to the County to be used for local Community projects.

The '2008 Entrepreneur of the Year' goes to Betty Nelson and Shirley Walters owners of Little Hands Learning Center and Plaza.  Their business was started in 2002 under the management of Willy Lawrence who created a plan to develop the organization as it grew. After only 4 years they had outgrown the rental facility on 1st street and the opportunity to purchase the old KFC shopping plaza became available. With the financial assistance of the Doc Hill Foundation, a County Regions Grant, paint from the Solid Waste Authority, and a lot of hard work and personal investment the dream has finally become reality.

The Little Hands Learning Center and 4 other new startup businesses in the Plaza have created 66 new jobs in Belle Glade Community. The best part is that is has only taken 8 months to make this dream a reality.

The EDGE Center Board is proud to be a partner in the success of these committed organizations and have donated a 12x12 Engraved Marble Brick to be placed on the Wall of Fame in the new EDGE Innovation Center that will be completed by 12/2009.

EDGE Business Innovation Center

The EDGE Board of Directors have entered into a contract with the City of Belle Glade to continue the renovation of the Old Town Center on Avenue A.

After renovation the Center will be used by the EDGE Innovation and Historical Exhibit Center to provide an incubation facility for new cultural and technological startup businesses and as a nature center and museum.

The project will be funded with a State of Florida Cultural Grant, and numerous other Grants as well as local donations.

The project is benchmarked for 1st floor completion by December 2008.

The contractor Benny Richmond, Ins was chosen for this project. Richmond Inc. is a family based contractor who has served the Glades area for more than 50 years and remembers the historical Ave A district when it was all that there was in down town Belle Glade.

We need your help to make this a success so the EDGE Center is selling engraved building bricks that will be used to pave the walkways. Buy a brick and preserve the names of your families and businesses in the Glades . To purchase a brick online click here or call Javier Tejada at (561)993-3343 ext 102. or email

We will be publishing videos and pictures that will be available online as the project progress. Check back with us often or if you would like to be notified of changes click here.