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Mark Gordon
August 19, 2011

Hack Attack

A specialist in cyber security for businesses says protection against sophisticated hackers is the new frontier. He hopes to capitalize quickly on the niche.

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Mark Gordon
August 19, 2011

Zen Bears

Deb Canham's hobby-focused business is down more than 50%, courtesy of the recession. Her story of career transformation, and now, business survival, is nonetheless stirring.

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Mark Gordon
August 19, 2011

A Heap of Freedom

A Sarasota Internet firm prides itself on its eclectic and laid back work environment. Yet its biggest challenge is finding the right people who want in on the fun.

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Business Observer Staff
August 5, 2011

Off the Couch

Larry Norris got out of the furniture business more than a decade ago, but he's confident there's opportunity today.

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Mark Gordon
August 5, 2011

Vroom with a View

A laid off executive-turned-entrepreneur is on a mission. His aim: to bring class, decorum and respectability to the auto and tire repair business.

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Jean Gruss
July 29, 2011

Masters of Their Atoll

A father-and-son team finds success in the movies and on the Naples waterfront. It pays to be diversified in the marine business.

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Mark Gordon
July 29, 2011

Fore Ahead

The golf business has been on a shank for a few years. Marilyn Stenten defies the trend.

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Mark Gordon
July 15, 2011

The Big Idea

John Rorer built a small natural foods empire on the Gulf Coast during the past decade. His lynchpin is a lesson for all entrepreneurs: He isn't afraid of new ideas.