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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.

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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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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

Meet the Bold Prediction Maker

A business consultant built a reputation on economic forecasts tied to demographic trends. He says his predictions are usually right, though timing may vary.

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October 13, 2006

King of the City

An engineering and planning firm overcomes expansion anxiety. Its antidote is success, such as a 126% revenue jump since 2003, to more than $32 million in 2005.

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

Little Pharma, Big Drugs

A group of former Eli Lilly executives hopes to build a blockbuster pharmaceutical company in Southwest Florida.

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October 13, 2006

Out of the Purse

Kristy Sobel sells more than handbags at her startup, LaNeige Purse. 'I want LaNeige to become a life link to other people ... We're all given that one opportunity to save others."

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October 13, 2006

Kraft's Robert Carsello built the largest commercial-construction company on Florida's Gulf Coast by being loyal to his customers, subcontractors and employees. But he's not so sanguine about the company's recent growth.

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

Raise the Roof

A willingness to do work others won't has been a catalyst for consistent and stellar growth for a century-old family run roofing company.

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October 13, 2006

How Low will it Go?

Bonita Bay Group Chairman David Lucas says homebuilders and developers should be prepared to weather a downturn that could last two years.

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October 13, 2006

Quay project moves forward

The developer still plans to build a $1 billion mixed-use complex on 14.5 acres in downtown Sarasota.

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October 6, 2006

Let the Competition Begin

Sweetbay Supermarket CEO Shelley Broader says Kash n' Karry was "an aging beauty that was never really beautiful." Sweetbay will go head-to-head with Florida's largest supermarket chain, Publix, on its home turf.

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Business Observer Staff
October 6, 2006

Radio Play

Don't count broadcast radio out yet. Beasley Broadcasting Group of Naples is holding its own against new competition.

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Business Observer Staff
October 6, 2006

Hang on till '08

Housing economist Brad Hunter predicts two years before the housing market rebounds.

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Business Observer Staff
October 6, 2006

Betting Big is Better

A Michigan developer who seeks out retiring baby boomer hot spots picked the Gulf Coast as the next location for his $1 billion portfolio. He's pitting his stellar track record against a not-so-stellar condo market.

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October 6, 2006

Going to the Dogs

Sharn Veterinary's three-year average annual growth rate of 371% has it well on its way to becoming the industry leader with its medical devices for animals.

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Blueprint for financial success

Persistence Payoff

Meet the Bold Prediction Maker

King of the City

Little Pharma, Big Drugs

Out of the Purse

Krafting the Company

Raise the Roof

How Low will it Go?

Quay project moves forward

Let the Competition Begin

Radio Play

Hang on till '08

Betting Big is Better

Going to the Dogs

South Seas buys 22-acre artist retreat on Captiva

Pizzeria closes on Main Street in Sarasota

Naples man faces decades in prison for cheating elderly woman

Southwest Florida construction firm opens Tampa office

Sheriff: Sarasota gambling probe nets 66 slot machines, two arrests

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