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Entrepreneurs

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  • November 21, 2005
Ideas to Money

Are the pieces falling into place for the Tampa Bay area's technology sector? One former Silicon Valley player thinks so.

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  • November 21, 2005
Stayin' Alive

A cutting-edge biotechnology company learns there is more to building a successful company than science. Now, it's looking to grow by buying other companies.

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Cancer Trackers

Naples financier Steven Jones wants to turn a small genetics lab in Fort Myers into a cancer-testing powerhouse. He's hired veteran lab director Robert Gasparini to turn it into a profitable venture.

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Business Links

Former Kraft Foods executive David Kakkuri wants Florida Gulf Coast University to become a resource for Southwest Florida businesses.

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  • November 21, 2005
BusTracker

Sarasota serial tech-entrepreneur Brad Baker is back again with a new company that monitors the whereabouts of school buses.

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Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is avaialble free of charge.

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  • November 14, 2005
Unleash the Dogs

Competitive pressures have forced commercial brokers such as Bill Eshenbaugh to adopt new sales strategies.

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  • November 14, 2005
Ready for Take-Off

A new study by the MEA Group could make the skies a little friendlier for airline traffic and give theaviation consulting company an edge over the competition.

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  • November 14, 2005
Independent Streak

A Tampa investment consultant says clients want somebody else besides their banker or broker telling them where to park their assets.

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  • November 14, 2005
Bull and Bear

Forbes Inc. CEO Steve Forbes says the U.S. economy is better than the way people feel - if only the Fed could get it right and the tax code trashed.

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  • November 14, 2005
Chow Down

Two women, stressed out from the corporate grind, joined together to open a business that answers the often-asked question: What's for dinner? The friends and business partners seek ambitious growth for their new franchise.

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  • November 14, 2005
Caught Up in Deceit

The lives of two lawyers, a husband and wife, are torn apart when they're caught hiding assets - including antiques, a $30,000 diamond ring and a beach condo - from the bankruptcy court.

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  • November 14, 2005
The Show

Nationally known Wall Street watchers and forecasters are upbeat about 2006 - all except SunTrust economist Greg Miller. He sees some slowing ahead if the Fed boosts its rate.

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  • November 14, 2005
BUILD IT; They Will Come

McGarvey Development of Bonita Springs plans to build 2 million square feet of speculative commercial space in the next five years.

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Lawyers Blast Bankruptcy Reform

Will the revised bankruptcy rules stop entrepreneurs from taking chances? Or does the profession sound too much like Chicken Little?

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