Quick Churn

Death doesn't put off Andrea Bogard.

At least not in the business sense, where Bogard runs one of the more unique companies on the Gulf Coast: Bogati Urns, which sells hundreds of memorial urns for adults, children, infants and pets.

It's not only unique, but it's growing fast. Sales at the Sarasota-based company, which Bogard founded out of her house in 2004, doubled in 2012 and are up 60% so far in 2013. Bogard says Bogati Urns, with clients nationwide and in 25 countries, from Mexico to Germany, should easily surpass $1 million in sales next year. The company recently hired three employees, including Bogard's husband, Scott Curnutt, to help Bogard handle the growth.