Watch full interview with founder and owner of 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 here youtu.be/722fmBvZnXk?... #Bizhis #UF #OralHistory #GainesvilleFL #ThirdPlaces #ChristianStudyCenter #BusinessHistory #Pascal’sCoffeehouse #MidtownGainesville

“There were 19 bookstores in Gainesville in the early 2000s—before Amazon took over.” youtu.be/caHZ3VEea70?... That’s the kind of detail you don’t find in reports or stats. #OralHistory #BusinessHistory #bizhis #IndependentBookstores #Entrepreneurship #Storytelling #SmallBusinessVoices

A good #PizzaFriday read, and for those interested in #pizza #smallbusiness #bizhis and #oralhistory #GNV We’re excited to share this update from the program @ufl.edu #Florida Thanks to my co-author Avi Ackerman for all his research, and to Tracy Walsh @theconversation.com for her guidance.

📽️ Gainesville’s business history—told through the voices of its entrepreneurs—helps explain the storefronts, strip malls, coffee counters, and community spaces we pass every day. youtube.com/playlist?lis... 📣 And we’re looking for more voices!

In GNV FL Book Gallery West has long been more than a retail space—it’s a #thirdplace where people gather, browse, talk, and think. 📚 #Bookstores don’t just sell books. youtu.be/oRNE1sEdu0A?... 👉 What’s your favorite local bookstore #GNV—and what has it meant to you?

🌱 “From a really young age I knew I was going to pursue a path working with young children.” — Daniella Porter, Founder of Imagine Learning Center 📺 Watch the full interview on YouTube! youtu.be/bXdblsX3A1I?... #EarlyChildhoodEducation #EducationLeadership #GBH #BizHis

🗂️ Preserving Gainesville’s Business History ❓ Why record a memory of a florist, a dry cleaning business, a salon, or a Cuban sandwich restaurant? 🗣️ stories of migration, entrepreneurship, management, commercial history, resilience, crisis handling, and culture. 👉 Want to be part of this archive?

From a local café serving croquetas and cafecito to a beloved Gainesville landmark. We’re proud to honor Mi Apá as part of the Gainesville Business History Project youtu.be/exSTEQdbuqY?... #BizHis #MiApaStory #CafecitoYComunidad #GNVBusinessHistory #UFTraditions #CubanFoodLove

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲? ... a way of understanding how people experience organizations, the workplace, entrepreneurship --- how decision-making is remembered, business relationships, mistakes, and how change is understood.

53 yrs strong 💪📄 From 8 staff in ’71 to 60 owner-employees today, Renaissance Printing proves #EmployeeOwnership beats the odds. Family roots, ESOP since ’01, tech-obsessed since day 1 #SmallBiz #ESOP #Printing #GNV 👀 See the full interview → youtu.be/HbQfPibJs98?... #Bizhis #GNV #FutureOfWork

Launching the Gainesville Business History Oral Histories Research Tool 📚 a student, city officer, Florida resident, historian ... anyone can check our tool to learn more about GNV's #BusinessHistory 🔗 gbhoralhistories.com #GainesvilleHistory #OralHistory

💼 Important #FemaleLeadership at James Moore & Co👩‍💼 welcomed its first female partner, Carol Villamere, in the late ’80s/early ’90s. By 1993, four women held partnership roles—a reflection of the firm’s bold and forward-thinking culture. Want to learn more? youtu.be/9VLSeKq3Obg?...

🥒Pick a Pickle, Get a Quote! 🥒 Every recipe mentioned in this post is offered by Gainesville local Elijah "Fish" Gurman, owner of #ProudPickles. Learn about the #business and its #bizhis 💯 Available here: youtu.be/I5AW63sLn5Y?... #oralhistory interview by Hannah Alfieri #localbusiness #pickles

🌟 We are still exicted from an incredible Roundtable on Oral History at the BHC in Atlanta! Already getting ready for BHC 2026… London, anyone? 🇬🇧👀 But first: full focus on the International Oral History Association conference in Poland! 🇵🇱 #BizHis #OralHistory #BHC2026 #IOHA2025

🏳️‍🌈 University Club: A Gainesville Icon for 34 Years 🎶💃 “People always tell me, ‘I went to college there, and UC was where I felt safe, where I made my best memories.’ That’s what makes it all worth it.” — Mark Spangler Hear the full story of UC’s legacy 📽️

🍕 Squarehouse Pizza: Where Creativity Meets Community 🎸🎨 Detroit-style squares, vintage aesthetics, and a team-driven culture make it unique, but one question still divides customers: 🍍 Does pineapple belong on pizza? #Bizhis #PizzaWars #SquarehousePizza #PineappleDebate

🥓 📢 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐬 💎 of our GBH collection: buff.ly/yTcWsoC Sandwich Inn, Gainesville’s oldest drive-thru restaurant 🍔📜

We’re getting ready the @businesshistoryc.bsky.social 2025 annual meeting! 🎉 buff.ly/4gMBNrw As GNV Business History, we’ll be presenting on digital resources for local business history our oral history interviews project. Hope to see you there! 👥🎤📚 #BHC2025 #OralHistory #BusinessHistory #Bizhis

📖✨ 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻! ✨📖 The Gainesville Business History Project has some incredible interviews lined up!

𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆’𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑳𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔? So much can change in 20 years, but La Aurora has been a staple in the community since 1999—bringing flavors from across Latin America.

At the Digital Business History Internship last week we engaged with two essential readings that explore oral history as a methodology and its value for business history: Donald A. Ritchie’s “Doing Oral History” and Carl Ryant’s “Oral History and Business History” https://buff.ly/40WvQ6z.

🍕 Discover the Story of the Iconic Satchel’s Pizza 🍕 Read more 👇 #BusinessHistory #GBH #BizHis #OralHistory #SatchelsPizza #GainesvilleHistory #CommunityResilience #LocalIcons #GainesvilleBusinessHistory #PizzaCulture #UFDC

Historians at work over here! 👋 This week the Inquire Capitalism team is working with the R. L. Polk & Co.'s Gainesville City Directory. 1917-1918. Volume II, available online at https://buff.ly/3Wt2ha8 at the University of Florida Digital Collections.

📜 Explore Gainesville’s Business History with Our Searchable Database, a searchable database of businesses in Gainesville, Florida, pre-1952 🏙️ #BizHis #Business #LocalHistory #GainesvilleHistory #HistoricBusinesses #ResearchTools #CommunityConnections #PublicHistory Read more 👇 1/5

Let us introduce the Spring 2025 cohort of the Inquire Capitalism Internship Program! This great group of undergraduate students https://buff.ly/40ytFpI brings a wealth of skills and perspectives to documenting and preserving Gainesville’s business history. Follow us for more updates! #BizHis

🎉 Introducing the Gainesville Business History project 🎉 🌐 👇