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Entrepreneurs

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  • September 13, 2007
Compete with a Click

Small resorts can compete with the big boys online. Here's how 'Tween Waters Inn boosted online reservations by 200% in a single year.

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  • September 13, 2007
The Three Cs: Communicate Communicate Communicate

One way to boost profit is to communicate more effectively with your employees, says Mark Wiskup, a Tampa-based entrepreneur, consultant and former broadcaster.

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  • September 7, 2007
Trader Dave

A computer guru doubling as a homeowner tries to trade in the real estate slump.

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  • September 7, 2007
Mortgage Vacuum

Mortgage brokers are closing their doors as the credit crunch claims more victims. Banks may reclaim their status as residential lenders.

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  • September 7, 2007
Evolving Care

Brandon-based Senior Care Group, a survivor in a turbulent industry, responds to an increasing need by seniors for a variety of housing

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  • September 7, 2007
'Heart and Soul'

A banking career that started as a teller in Palmetto 25 years ago has led Anne Lee to running the bank at the epicenter of the current real estate slowdown.

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  • September 7, 2007
A Grander Venture

The Tampa-based Florida Venture Forum has expanded its reach beyond the state's borders in matching venture capitalists with local companies.

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  • September 7, 2007
Island Fever

A group of influential Naples investors is buying a small bank in Marco Island that it will use to expand into the rest of Southwest Florida. Recent bad loans won't scuttle the deal.

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  • September 7, 2007
TECO Classic

TECO Energy, the parent company of Tampa Electric, has shed non-core assets and stepped-up employee training to return to its past successful formula.

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  • August 31, 2007
Ridin' the storm out

The recent stock market dive has slowed investment in commercial real estate, but no one is calling it a crisis. Interest rates and supply are still key.

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  • August 31, 2007
Wings War

Ker's, Beef's and Hooters, three casual restaurant chains with Tampa Bay area roots, feel more heat from other chains that also market their signature menu item: chicken wings

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  • August 31, 2007
Pure and simple

Clearwater-based Clearwater Enviro Technologies uses electronic signals to improve the quality of water and the paths it flows through.

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  • August 31, 2007
An (Unusual) Family Matter

Going public could prove to be the easiest move Kesselring Holding Corp. ever made. The toughest? Moving on without its founder.

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  • August 31, 2007
Hair Space

How 500 square feet translated to a 55% jump in revenues at a Fort Myers hair salon. It's a lesson in maximizing the use of commercial real estate.

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  • August 31, 2007
Widen the road, now

The widening of Interstate 75 to 10 lanes using tolls will continue even if Collier County opposes the plan. The chairman of the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority has his foot on the accelerator.

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