Will to survive

Be prepared. It's the Boy Scout motto, but it's also the guiding principle behind Survive Anything.

Mike Crea's Sarasota store full of survival and outdoor gear opened in 2012, next to his other venture, Z-Edge Tattoo and Body Piercing. There, Crea does some of the piercings himself, alternating between working at Z-Edge and heading next door to the adjoining Survive Anything store to help customers.

“I always had an interest in the outdoors, camping and hiking,” Crea says. Then he wondered: “How can I make money doing something I like?” Crea, who is involved in Cub Scouts with his children, decided to open a store dedicated to just that.