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Business Observer Staff
October 27, 2017

In the game

A pair of never-say-no Southwest Florida entrepreneurs with a mobility-first mindset seek success in a crowded marketplace.

Entrepreneurs

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Ted Carter
October 6, 2017

Strands of Success

The rent-a-suite salon model trend has been building for a decade. One area couple, a new entry, sees room for growth.

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Brian Hartz
September 22, 2017

School's in session

Nirjhar Shah is going from teaching engineering to being an entrepreneur. It's a steep learning curve.

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Grier Ferguson
September 22, 2017

No Pane, No Gain

With a career in the construction industry in his rearview mirror, Ryan Bates is trying something new.

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Brian Hartz
September 22, 2017

Quick Text

A tech entrepreneur says he's found a way for fellow businesses to get out of the purgatory of 'please hold.'

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Beth Luberecki
September 8, 2017

Fashion Forward

Accidental entrepreneur Michaela Vattimo — with an 'every relationship matters' ethos — has been purposeful about growing her chic business.

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Business Observer Staff
September 1, 2017

Home Sweet Homee

A home repair need led to a new smartphone app. Now software entrepreneur Doug Schaedler targets a national business.

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Mark Gordon
August 18, 2017

Local and Global

Desperation was an unsurpassed motivator for a novice businesswoman. Now Poonam Maini has more to prove.

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Business Observer Staff
August 18, 2017

Bed Heads

A Tampa-based e-commerce 'bed-in-a-box' startup is armed with a patented mattress. It also has a dream-big mission.

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Grier Ferguson
August 11, 2017

Clear-Cut Vision

Liza Howard was 25 when she opened her Sarasota salon. Less than two years out, the first-time business owner has a clear vision for success.

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Elizabeth Morrisey
July 28, 2017

Work man

Baxter Troutman's business made it through the recession. Now he's angling for another gauntlet: politics.

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Alicia Ceccarelli
July 14, 2017

Wear and Share

Sam Lewis, founder of a philanthropic-minded screen-printing apparel business, is local in sales. But he's global in mission.

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Mark Gordon
July 7, 2017

Clean Machines

Pursuit of perfection has led to a successful business for a Naples couple. A lingering challenge: Hiring enough people to meet demand.

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Ted Carter
July 7, 2017

Play the funk

Angelo Biasi runs an education company by day. At night, he tells a different story.

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Mark Gordon
June 30, 2017

Fine Focus

A famous product pitchman and a business coach join forces on a new, and ambitious, concept: help entrepreneurs be better entrepreneurs.

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In the game

Strands of Success

School's in session

No Pane, No Gain

Quick Text

Fashion Forward

Home Sweet Homee

Local and Global

Bed Heads

Clear-Cut Vision

Work man

Wear and Share

Clean Machines

Play the funk

Fine Focus

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