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Entrepreneurs of the Year | Rick Silva

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., Tampa

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What makes two of the best entrepreneurs on the Gulf Coast successful? Forget what. It's all about why.

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Every year we run the numbers, certain names keep topping our list of candidates. Here, we recognize past winners who continue to drive extraordinary growth.

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Entrepreneurs of the Year | Coral Pleas

Cutting Loose Salon Sarasota

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Bruno Air Conditioning Bonita Springs

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Allyn International Fort Myers

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Envirostruct Bonita Springs

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Kimal Lumber Venice

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Family values

Punit Shah continues his father's legacy, turning average hotels into profit centers.

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New discovery

Thomas Harrison's pay-for-performance model at Discovery Senior Living helps create happy customers in the apartment communities it operates.

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Quality Enclosures, Sarasota

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Redress code

Gr8code, like so many startups, began with great promise. A host of problems derailed its potential.

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Let's twist

Entry into a national home improvement chain could be transformative for a Gulf Coast business.

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