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Michael Hinman
April 17, 2015

Unfriendly fraud

Online retailers lose nearly $12 billion annually in credit card chargebacks. A Clearwater firm found a solution, and turned it into a fast-growth business.

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Beth Luberecki
April 17, 2015

Foreign territory

A Bradenton firm that helps businesses set up offices overseas has latched onto something big.

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Jean Gruss
April 17, 2015

Live to ride

The chief operating officer of Scott Fischer Enterprises, one of the largest Harley-Davidson dealers in the country, started at the bottom.

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Traci McMillan Beach
April 10, 2015

Shark attack

A niche product requires creative sales techniques. Amanda Wilson, selling a shark deterrent device, combines inventiveness with relentless door knocking.

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Michael Hinman
April 10, 2015

Two uniforms

Being a bank executive is a full-time job. This new regional president for a $15 billion lender still makes time to serve his country.

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Mark Gordon
April 10, 2015

'One more step'

The voice within your head goes a long way toward shaping your leadership skills. A skilled combat veteran shows how it's done.

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Jean Gruss
April 3, 2015

Rich lives

With the estate-tax exemption rising every year, only the wealthiest Americans need life insurance for their estate. John and Billie Resnick move easily in those circles.

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Traci McMillan Beach
March 27, 2015

Sarah and Raphael Perrier didn't start a coffee company with small in mind. From the start, they set their sights on taking over the market and competing with big players. Even the biggest one of all.

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Mark Gordon
March 27, 2015

Uber flyer

A taxi in the air is a dream business opportunity for longtime pilot Kristin Incrocci. It's growing fast.

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Traci McMillan Beach
March 27, 2015

The Buddy brand

Tampa's specialty coffee bar Buddy Brew is on a growth spurt, in accounts and geography. That also presents a looming challenge for its owners.

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Jean Gruss
March 20, 2015

Rain down

DeAngelis Diamond Construction put its entire information technology infrastructure in the cloud. The move took the haze out of employee communications.

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Mark Gordon
March 20, 2015

Furnished fantasy

How a national retailer sets up shop in a new location is a hub of activity. It's part commerce, part theater.

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Mark Gordon
March 20, 2015

Line of fire

Onetime business owner Sara Riley now has a job where she helps people in times of major crisis.

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Michael Hinman
March 6, 2015

Pockets of growth

TekBank chooses Tampa over Miami and Atlanta to create its new IT hub, thanks to Jeffrey Vinik's redevelopment push.

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Mark Gordon
February 27, 2015

'Persistence without bugging'

A never-quit ethos provides a big bounce for Omega Office Systems. The firm thrives in an industry of rapid change.

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Unfriendly fraud

Foreign territory

Live to ride

Shark attack

Two uniforms

'One more step'

Rich lives

Kahwa craze

Uber flyer

The Buddy brand

Rain down

Furnished fantasy

Line of fire

Pockets of growth

'Persistence without bugging'

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