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Entrepreneurs

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  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • October 23, 2015
Point of prevail

Mistakes, even big ones, are common business occurrences. But how does someone 'unscrew up?'

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  • October 23, 2015
'Appetite for change'

Sure, change is hard. But a corporate exec-turned-franchise-entrepreneur has a message for leaders: Don't let fear get in the way.

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  • Jean Gruss
  • October 23, 2015
Stores of love

It takes discipline to manage growth. Chef Norman Love won't add stores until he's sure the quality remains superior.

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  • October 9, 2015
Rental revenues

Hotels up and down the Gulf Coast are fighting new competition — individual property owners with access to the masses.

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  • October 2, 2015
Break it up

Knowing when to punt a model or strategy can be an excruciating entrepreneurial decision. Here's how a newbie did it.

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  • September 25, 2015
Forever young

Entrepreneur Dan Sinclair is a candidate for the Lee County Supervisor of Elections. He plans to leverage his extensive network of young professionals in next year's election.

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  • September 25, 2015
New lingo

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  • September 25, 2015
Luxury living

Stock Development found a luxury niche by building hundreds of speculative furnished homes. Now the firm is ready for more.

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  • September 11, 2015
Reading from the same sheet

Jill Creager developed software for the family offices of high-net-worth individuals like Outback Steakhouse founder Chris Sullivan. That created a sound opportunity.

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  • September 11, 2015
Good instincts

Creating a destination station at WMOR is the No. 1 priority for Pamela Barber.

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  • September 4, 2015
Plugged in

Wayne Kirkwood wasn't going to get tagged as the generation that shut down the electrical contracting business his great-grandfather started. Here's how he kept things going during the downturn.

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  • Beth Luberecki
  • September 4, 2015
Cold as ice

No one likes warm beer. A pair of Sarasota businessmen turned that lament into a frosty product.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 28, 2015
Charlie and the Christmas Factory

The holiday season is festive, and then some, for a Sarasota company.

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  • August 28, 2015
Winn or lose

Winn-Dixie wants to sell more local fare. That means opportunities for hungry startups.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 21, 2015
On his own

In less than four years, Dean Crowley went from uncertain business owner to running a company that's closing in on $4.5 million in sales.

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