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Mark Gordon
November 25, 2009

Bang the Rum

An accomplished executive has pumped nearly $1 million into a quenching entrepreneurial venture since leaving the corporate world. Now he's on the cusp of a recession-laden risk: Will he find customers?

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Mark Gordon
November 25, 2009

Young at Heart

Nicci Kobritz began reforming her own health care business long before the industry became a political powder keg. The result is a $4 million company that has grown revenues almost 60% during the recession.

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Jean Gruss
November 25, 2009

Kingpin

Patrick Ciniello polished bowling balls as a boy in exchange for free games. Today, he runs one of the biggest bowling-equipment companies in the world.

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Jean Gruss
November 19, 2009

Want to buy a bridge?

Researchers at the University of Maine figured a new way to build a longer lasting, easy-to-assemble bridge for the U.S. Army. Now, a Bonita Springs-based company plans to sell it to states and municipalities.

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Mark Gordon
November 19, 2009

Stormy Dreams

The hurricane shutters industry has endured two major problems the past three years: A recession and few major storms to draw attention to drive demand. One entrepreneur hopes to beat back the trend.

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Alex Walsh
November 12, 2009

Lion's Share

Upbeat Tampa entrepreneur Jason Sullivan had an idea for a portable GPS tracking device almost 20 years ago. As his product, the LEO, nears deployment, Sullivan is still smiling.

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Mark Gordon
November 12, 2009

Now Hear This

When hearing aid entrepreneur Mark Krywko couldn't find the kind of outside sound reduction headphones he wanted, he and his engineers created their own. Now that discovery is the basis of a bulging business.

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Mark Gordon
November 12, 2009

Jolt App

A Gulf Coast startup technology firm is using the iPhone as a conduit into a new marketplace. It hopes to be a pioneer in the field.

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Mark Gordon
November 5, 2009

Hoop Dreams

The glut of empty warehouses on the Gulf Coast reeks of the sour economy. But one entrepreneur sniffed an opportunity in jump shots.

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Mark Gordon
November 5, 2009

Smooth Move

Many entrepreneurs are being forced out of their comfort zones to find a way out of the crushing economy. One is not pounding the pavement.

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Mark Gordon
November 5, 2009

Smaller is Better

Al Jeffrey and Jim Wilheim had to wrestle with a difficult entrepreneurial crossroad: Had their business, a chain of 15 scuba diving stores from Orlando to Key Largo, gotten too big?

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Jean Gruss
October 29, 2009

Fill the Sails

Doris and Steve Colgate grew their sailing school through calm and rough economic weather. They expect winds to be at their back next year.

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Mark Gordon
October 29, 2009

Mission Re-Ignition

The car business was drowning in 2008 and so was George Manian's high-end dealership. Manian found an airway through a massive company overhaul.

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Jean Gruss
October 15, 2009

Express Success

Brian Cardinale and Jim Matzke's online seafood business was just a few months old when a whale of the restaurant business came calling last year. The recession kept them from capsizing.

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Jean Gruss
October 15, 2009

Pimp my cart

David Vahala is looking out for your backside. Once you sit in his Ultimate Golf Seat, he promises you'll be able to walk to the 19th hole.

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Bang the Rum

Young at Heart

Kingpin

Want to buy a bridge?

Stormy Dreams

Lion's Share

Now Hear This

Jolt App

Hoop Dreams

Smooth Move

Smaller is Better

Fill the Sails

Mission Re-Ignition

Express Success

Pimp my cart

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