'Push yourself'

Bigger isn't always better.

That's the approach Barry Connor and Craig Gaskins took when they started their Naples-based general contracting firm, Connor & Gaskins Unlimited, in late 2010.

Longtime veterans of the construction industry (and former partners at Boran Craig Barber Engel Construction), the pair knew how they wanted to position their business. “Having a large volume wasn't our interest,” says Connor. “We really wanted to get back to concierge-type service, to being very involved with our clients.”