Project REV provided me with media training. Now local television stations use me as their go-to expert for seafood-related news!...

Here are some pictures of my company’s booth, Florida Fresh Stone Crab at the International Boston Seafood show. Each year the Boston Seafood Show attracts key buyers from the biggest companies in the food industry. I met people from Canada, Hong Kong, Colombia, China, Puerto Rico, Dubai, just...

I have learned a lot about how to build a website in the past 5 months. Some of the website design is up to the company that builds the main frame, and the rest is customized to each business need. There are many gadgets to select from that can be...

This article from SCORE.org sums up my goals for business growth. The biggest benefit about an online business is the low over head costs compared to leasing a building for your retail location....

I visited two fish houses, owned and operated by the fishermen themselves. As the video starts, the deckhands bringing in the catch on a forklift, weighing in at 310 lbs. The video walks through the process of cooking and grading the crab claws. Many times I will help them cook...

I’ve done a few television interviews lately, which were a lot of fun. I was able to help the news station develop the story so that it would be more interesting, instead of just saying that numbers have been down so far this year. In one interview I was able...

The Stone crab season is underway, and that means one thing for me, back to work! The start to the season, however has been a little slow. No, it doesn't have anything to do with the oil spill (we actually made out remarkably well there, with no residual damage) but...

Now that I am working with Deluxe Corporation on establishing a web presence and brand that truly fits the vision for my company, it's time to start working with my SCORE adviser on my business plan to increase my capital investments to expand my business into a year-round exporter!...

Having worked in the restaurant and grocery industries since college, Charles opened Florida Fresh Stonecrab after a series of commercial fishing, seafood wholesale and other business ventures (including seven years in Thailand). Charles’ business provides wholesale and retail seafood products, primarily from Florida, to seafood dealers....