Wanted: entrepreneurs

The Business Observer seeks the best and brightest for its 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year.

The award recognizes the top entrepreneurs from the paper's coverage area: Tampa Bay to Naples.

We're looking for entrepreneurs whose company's results over the past three years show exceptional performance and growth, both in revenues and employees. Nominees should be visionaries and leaders who have overcome obstacles or demonstrated extraordinary characteristics that have led their companies to standout achievements. The entrepreneurs must be owners or part owners of their companies, and their companies must be based on the Gulf Coast.