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Entrepreneurs

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2012
Flying Ace

Flying has always been a part of Dave Dale's life. He just prefers to be the one behind the throttle.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 27, 2012
Good Wood

Ann Jackson has learned lessons to last several lifetimes in the nearly 40 years she has run her family business. One key lesson: Hire slow, but fire fast.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 27, 2012
Skinny Prots

There's money to be made in the diet business. But how do you break out from the crowd?

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 27, 2012
Risky Education

Rebecca White inspires Tampa's next generation of entrepreneurs to assess — and take — risks.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 27, 2012
Dean of Industry

Rather than scaling back, at 74, Stanley Dean forges ahead with growing his business.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 27, 2012
The Brewmeister

Neal Knapp retired to Cape Coral, but now he' helping entrepreneurs launch craft breweries around the world.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 19, 2012
CEO Emeritus: Wicked Opportunity

JoAnn Elardo ventured into Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 19, 2012
Sound Off

One Tampa entrepreneur has a knack for hearing opportunity knock. His product, however, is designed so consumers can't hear a peep.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 13, 2012
The Winding Road

A large-scale hotel renovation, one without the support of a global brand, is a bold move. Paul Martin hopes it pays off.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 13, 2012
One of a Kind

Nathan Benderson turned a hardscrabble childhood into a lifetime of success and philanthropy. He died April 7.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2012
Power Lunch: Divino Restaurant & Bar

Divino Restaurant & Bar in Sarasota provides an authentic Italian menu.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 7, 2012
One on One

With some help from a basketball hall-of-famer, Beck Besecker plans to revolutionize print media advertising.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 30, 2012
Queue It Up

Modernizing an industry can be tricky. A young and ambitious entrepreneur is giving it a shot.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 24, 2012
Underpants Empire

Ink Life Tour is a tattoo and music festival that travels to seven cities this year. Ragen St. Peter bootstrapped it into existence.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 24, 2012
Driving to Work

Gulf Coast construction companies that survived the downturn have had to expand geographically. Brooks & Freund is one that did it well.

  • Entrepreneurs
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