Entrex Florida Market partners with University of Tampa to reveal revenue insights

In Boca Raton, Florida on April 22, 2025, Entrex Florida Market announced its partnership with the University of Tampa’s Sykes College of Business and the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center to launch the inaugural edition of a series titled Revenue Realities. This new initiative aims to compare twenty years of revenue performance and stock price behaviors of companies within the Dow Jones Industrial Average, focusing on the financial patterns observable in private companies. Chief Executive Officer Stephen H. Watkins noted that the initiative seeks to highlight the importance of company revenues in assessing business performance, contrasting it with equity valuations which are often influenced by market sentiments. As a part of this effort, the concept of revenue-enhanced, fixed-income debt securities, branded as TIGRcubs™, has been introduced to create tradable, risk-adjusted investment instruments for private corporations. The series aims to fill a critical gap in investment strategy concerning the over 33 million private companies in the U.S., emphasizing that traditional equity investing often encounters hurdles in valuation and liquidity. Thomas Harblin, a partner at Entrex, expressed the idea that revenue can offer measurable indicators of value, drawing inspiration from historical investment models like royalty-based structures from the London Stock Exchange. The Revenue Realities series will work alongside the Florida Private Company Index, which is designed to track the financial performance of private enterprises in the state. This index will provide valuable insights into revenue trends and benchmark performance for private investors, as stated by Harblin. The initiative is a step towards increasing transparency in Florida’s private market landscape and is positioning itself as a crucial resource for investors looking to navigate the complexities of private equities. Overall, the partnership between Entrex and the University of Tampa seeks to formalize investment avenues through the creation of a comprehensive index of leading private companies, similar to existing indices like NASDAQ. This collaborative effort has the potential to reshape investor engagement with Florida’s vibrant private sector, generating enhanced investor interest and participation in upcoming ventures. Additionally, the collaboration utilizes advanced proprietary technologies, including those built on IBM’s Domino and Hyperledger platforms, to facilitate new trading environments for private securities. This focus on innovation reflects a growing trend in the financial industry, aimed at making investment opportunities more accessible and understandable for investors within private markets.