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Entrepreneurs

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  • November 3, 2006
Deliberately Diverse

Doing a little bit of everything has helped a 12-year-old architectural firm pass $4 million in annual revenues. Managing growth and succession planning are the next challenges.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2006
The Future of Real Estate

A gathering sponsored by the Urban Land Institute in Fort Myers yields some surprising outlooks.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2006
Battle Royal

Billions of dollars in home sales are at stake - even in the down market - as luxury realty firms duke it out for the tip-top of the well-heeled homebuyers. Two firms have hired 25 agents during the past month.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2006
Alternative Trader

Entrepreneur James Lennane has spent millions of dollars to build a stock-trading platform. With the stock market on the rebound, his time may finally have arrived.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2006
Time to Buy

One real estate trainer advises clients to buy while others are selling. He expects prices to go up and insurance costs to tumble.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2006
Lessons from a Tech Survivor

Fox Electronics' survival during the years that followed the tech bust offers lessons to other businesses facing declining sales.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2006
The Friendly Geek

For startup computer firm JCR Systems, the path to 1,000% revenue growth includes a hiring formula that has little to do with employing techies. No "jerks" allowed, says the founder.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2006
Tight Market

Lee County's office-space market is marked by low vacancies and rising rents. But a closer look at the county's submarkets shows some pockets of empty space.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2006
Every Minute Counts

Sarasota Memorial's 30-minute guarantee in the ER wasn't a marketing gimmick. It was like moving the QM2. But it changed the hospital's entire organizational culture - for the better.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2006
Learning to Share

A retired fire-chief-turned-Realtor is trying to change the way his field shares data. Turns out it's a hot issue.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Jean Gruss
  • October 20, 2006
Behind the Shower Door

Mr. ShowerDoor is successful by staying focused on meeting a tiny but profitable market niche.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2006
The Beall's Curve

For Beall's, low profile doesn't mean low results. Despite its quiet approach, the company's made some bold calls, such as eliminating outlet advertising and doubling the size of its department stores.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2006
Rent Spike

Falling vacancy rates and construction costs are driving up rents for retailers along Florida's Gulf Coast. How much higher can they go?

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2006
Blueprint for financial success

An entrepreneur who sounds more like a psychologist and philosopher than CEO explains why people are poor. To change your outer world, he says, you must change your inner world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2006
Persistence Payoff

Marty Schaffel took AVI from nothing to $225 million by reinventing his company regularly, creating one of the fastest-growing businesses in the audio-visual industry.

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