Fountain of Work

When the government creates a regulatory mess, it can often spell opportunity for smart entrepreneurs.
Consider Josh Evans, a 38-year-old entrepreneur who spotted early how the flood map changes could create massive headaches for property owners on the Gulf Coast.
Evans, a water-resource engineer, started J.R. Evans Engineering in August 2010. He seized on the fact that the federal government was proposing to put most of Collier County into a flood zone as part of its national plan to revise the country's flood maps.