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Jax company lands presidential award for export growth

Jacksonville-based Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida was one of nine companies nationwide to receive an E Star Award, a presidential recognition of excellence in exports, presented by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross May 21....

HERO FL Receives Presidential “E” Star Award

Our District Export Council member and exporting expert Mr. Carlton Smith, Chief Operating Officer of HERO, accepted the 2018 President’s “E” Star Award for exporting, on behalf of Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida, Inc. (HERO FL)....

SBDC Success Story - HERO FL

The Florida SBDC Network is pleased to recognize Carlton Smith, Executive Vice President of Jacksonville-based Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida, Inc. (HERO FL), a company that exports machinery and other materials to construction and mining industries around the world....

US Chamber of Commerce Faces of Trade: HERO FL

Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida, Inc. (HERO FL) specializes in the export of mining machinery and parts, with a concentration on developing regions. Exports represent 100 percent of HERO FL’s business, and....

Former St. Augustine QB Carlton Smith calling the shots in international business

Carlton Smith’s office is on the edge of downtown Jacksonville, under the shadow of the Matthews Bridge, adjacent to Gator Bowl Boulevard....

How a Career Change Led to a Successful Export Business in Africa

Perpetually suntanned and jovial, Leslie Smith operated a successful commercial landscaping business for several decades....

A Company Born to Export

JACKSONVILLE, FL. – Carlton Smith, Vice President of Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida, Inc. (HERO FL) was recently named the SBA District, State, and Regional Small Business Exporter of the Year....

EXPORTING TIP: A HERO IS MADE, NOT BORN

We Need A HERO

The story begins during the Great Recession when a small, family-owned business in Jacksonville, Fla., dealing in landscaping....

HERO FL logistics company to receive presidential award

Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida Inc. will be presented with the President's "E" Award for Exports on Monday in Washington, D.C., for its efforts to expand national exports....