Entrepreneurs

Jean Gruss
May 23, 2014

Cool Growth

Louis Bruno's air-conditioning firm is growing fast with a fleet of trucks that promise customers they'll be cool in two hours.

Entrepreneurs

Jean Gruss
May 16, 2014

Coming to America

Felix Lluberes and Hong Long grew Position Logic without outside investors. Choosing the hard way to build the company paid off when they sold a majority stake to RacoWireless last year.

Entrepreneurs

Mark Gordon
May 16, 2014

Secured Success

Walt Augustinowicz captured a boom for a niche business. His next challenge is to keep it going.

Entrepreneurs

Jean Gruss
May 16, 2014

Medical Necessity

Mark Stevens' firm, Stevens Construction, survived the downturn because of its health care specialty and expansion to Tampa and Orlando. The economic recovery is creating new opportunities.

Entrepreneurs

Mark Gordon
May 16, 2014

Pure Will

The Pat Neal of today is well known as a singular success in homebuilding. But the Neal of yesterday, of teenage jobs and lessons learned, tells a compelling story of resilience and determination.

Entrepreneurs

Mark Gordon
May 16, 2014

'Beneath the Beast'

Greg Murtagh, with a visionary approach to online advertising, has built a business on the verge of $300 million in sales in a decade. One secret: He targets the biggest of big clients.

Entrepreneurs

Kat Wingert
May 16, 2014

2014 Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurship isn't for the faint of heart.

Entrepreneurs

Mark Gordon
May 16, 2014

Slam Dunk

Celebrity Auto Group has gone from less than $500,000 in annual sales to more than $20 million in four years. Secrecy is an integral part of the business model.

Entrepreneurs

Traci McMillan Beach
May 16, 2014

In five years, Joey Redner has built his brewery from scratch to one of the largest in the state, with $9.7 million in sales. Now the 41-year-old CEO thinks about his legacy in the craft beer industry.

Entrepreneurs

Traci McMillan Beach
May 16, 2014

Banking's New Color

Trevor Burgess has led C1 Bank to $1.4 billion in assets, with $418 million in loans in a little more than four years. Countering industry traditions is his secret sauce.

Entrepreneurs

Jean Gruss
May 16, 2014

Back with a Roar

Scott Fischer had to shrink his motorcycle-dealership empire during the recession, but he says the result is a better company today.

Entrepreneurs

Cheryl O'Neill
May 15, 2014

How to start your own business

Thinking of going it alone? This check list can help steer your journey.

Entrepreneurs

Mark Gordon
May 9, 2014

Must Have Balance

A determined couple didn't back down from their first big business challenges. Three years (and 22 employees) later, they have a new list of obstacles.

Entrepreneurs

Mark Gordon
May 9, 2014

Boom Time

A company has brought a new model to the business of finding work for seniors. Its leaders hope the innovation will disrupt things industry-wide.

Entrepreneurs

Mark Gordon
May 2, 2014

Juggling Act

A look inside the operations of the business behind the circus reveals an orchestrated symphony of activity. An executive calls it 'the birth of entertainment.'

Entrepreneurs

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Cool Growth

Coming to America

Secured Success

Medical Necessity

Pure Will

'Beneath the Beast'

2014 Entrepreneur of the Year

Slam Dunk

Beer Geek

Banking's New Color

Back with a Roar

How to start your own business

Must Have Balance

Boom Time

Juggling Act

Darden to transform 4 Bahama Breeze eateries in region

Tampa firm invests $5.5M into Sarasota townhome project

Builder, with $5.3M site purchase, plans 222 homes in Charlotte County

Rock star sells Sarasota estate for $7.5 million

Sarasota Architectural Salvage closing storefront after 23 years

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