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Entrepreneurs

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2006
Do the Right Thing

Frank Crum was a minister for a year before taking his faith into the business world. Now he leads an employee leasing company with $1.2 billion in annual billings.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2006
A Lion's Share

Kraft Construction's strategy is easy to say, hard to carry out: Plan ahead. The firm has used long-range planning to grow 40% over the last year, passing $500 million in revenues.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2006
Dock Duel

A pair of marina owners are trying to reshape the boat docking industry along the Gulf Coast, using competing business plans.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2006
Mayor of Main Street

Pat Westerhouse brings years of experience from Tampa's Old Hyde Park Village to Lakewood Ranch's Main Street.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2006
A Secure Retirement

A Southwest Florida retirement community sees its commitment to science, statistical projections and employee retention programs pay off: It recently scored the highest credit rating in the country.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2006
It takes a Team

To ensure success on his latest project, developer Kimball Woodbury is getting by with a lot of help from his friends. He'll spend $5 million on prep-work with the varied crew before he even closes on the property.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2006
Poise for the Next Surge

Broker John Burpee plans for the next expansion as the Tampa Bay area commercial real estate market returns to a more normal level. Becoming a national franchisee to gain name recognition tops his list.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2006
40 Under 40 Winners Page 2

Tony D'SouzaJonathan D. FleeceAndrew FoleyChristopher Gregg FousElsie M. GilmoreBonnie Beth GreenballPhilip A Gulotta Jr.Lisa IntagliataHeather KenyonDawn Klee

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2006
40 Under 40 Introduction: Bright Young Things

40 Under 40 Introduction: Bright Young Things

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2006
Gateway to Sales

The right connections got N.J. Olivieri in the door. Planning and technology then helped him close on $124 million in real estate sales in three states.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2006
40 Under 40 Winners Page 3

LaWaiian Jerrod LongSteven J. MasonAlexandra (Alex) MillerUri MinkoffAjit NairMegan NewmanKay NikookaryLindsey Michelle OwenJustin N. PowellJames C. Ray Jr.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2006
40 Under 40 Winners Page 1

Christine AlexanderNeil P. ArchibaldJoe ArmeniaCeci Culpepper BermanJoshua BomsteinLuis A. 'Tony' CabassaBryan ChavisMichael CorleyWilliam Dean CrowleyDaniel DeLisi

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2006
40 Under 40 Winners Page 4

Jeff ReynoldsAmy L. SchneiderGardner SherrillTracey Sievertson-LockeDan SinclairMark A. StevensBrian StockJeff VerkonRobert WellsDenise L. Wheeler

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 17, 2006
Iron Will

A leg disability has never prevented Deb Shuck from running around the block as a kid or from running businesses. She doesn't flinch from a challenge.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 17, 2006
MOLD Busters

An entrepreneur and a scientist are turning cynics into believers with the help of technology and chemicals used to fight biological warfare. The results are $3 million-plus in revenue.

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