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Entrepreneurs

    By
  • Elizabeth Morrisey
  • October 7, 2016
The scoop

Bulk Nation, with its latest stop in Polk County, seeks to capitalize on changing consumer habits.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • September 30, 2016
Decision maker

Mindfulness expert Pina De Rosa says exerting control over a business problem is overrated. Change your mindset, instead.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Bob Andelman
  • September 23, 2016
Lord of the Shirts

The creator of iconic Mr. Sun and World Tour apparel thinks like a businessman first, artist second.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • September 23, 2016
Find failures

Mistakes can be painful — and costly. Three entrepreneurs talk about how they overcame their biggest goofs.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 23, 2016
'More travel, less hate'

The hunt for new clients leads a travel entrepreneur to ask: What else can she do for her customers?

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Alicia Ceccarelli
  • September 16, 2016
Big ideas

Forget the comedy clubs and seafood joints. Brien Spina has some grand plans for a new performing arts hall.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Alicia Ceccarelli
  • September 16, 2016
West side story

Amy West has a new executive role with PNC Bank that will take her to a chunk of Florida. But a core part of her work, the dedication to relationships, will remain the same.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • September 16, 2016
Brand hand

Personal branding in the digital age requires more than your name and a bio. It's also a long-term commitment to authenticity, says one national expert.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 9, 2016
An app for that

The trick to building a good technology company, says Ben King, is to keep it simple.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • September 2, 2016
Teenage techie

Fourteen-year-old Rocket Burns wants to give everyone an easy entry into the world of 3-D printing.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • September 2, 2016
Match maker

Naples entrepreneur Lynn Pitochelli launched Design Match, a concierge service that connects interior designers with prospective customers.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 26, 2016
Must chill

Rainer Scheer wants to take his profitable Florida-based street party business to a national scale.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Elizabeth Morrisey
  • August 19, 2016
Virtual fitness

Can't get to that South African safari? No worries. A Lakeland business will virtually transport you there through exercise.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Anita Todd
  • August 19, 2016
Accidental executive

From the east coast to Naples to now Polk County, Jennifer Idell has seen a lot in banking the last two decades.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • August 19, 2016
On the dial

Sometimes big deals start with a simple phone call.

  • Entrepreneurs
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