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Entrepreneurs

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  • Mark Gordon
  • May 14, 2009
Entrepreneur of the Year 2009: A Package Deal

Eric Baird has constantly pushed himself to do better at what is now his $26 million packaging and shipping company.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 30, 2009
Stock the fridge

Hotels on the Gulf Coast are counting on Florida visitors staying close to home to boost a lackluster year so far. Discounts for Floridians will abound to maintain occupancies.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 20, 2009
Expansion Call

With a learn-to-delegate process nearly complete, an entrepreneur now hopes to continue growing her property management company.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 16, 2009
Strong pulse

Engineer Thomas Osypka bought the cardiac medical products company his father started and has grown revenues with clients around the world.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2009
The Collector

John Osterweil has turned a childhood passion for memorabilia into a successful enterprise that helps charities.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 2, 2009
More fiber, please

Now that US Metropolitan Telecom has put hundreds of miles of fiber-optic cable in the ground in Lee and Collier counties, it's planning to build even more.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2009
Uncaged

Tampa entrepreneur John Prisco is growing Xtreme Fighting Championships into an international brand.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 19, 2009
An Open Garage

A young construction entrepreneur hopes his way out of the recession will be by going down to a basement.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 19, 2009
Branching out

A tree entrepreneur looks to survive the market by relying on his strengths and size.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2009
Shifting Gears

Nick Friedman's junk-hauling business grew quickly at first, but he's had to adjust its operations because of the economy.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2009
Goal Oriented

Andrew Nestor and his fellow owners of the Tampa Bay Rowdies want to reignite the excitement the team generated years ago.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2009
Language Master

Calls come in from across the world to Day Translations in Tampa, which offers document translations and interpreters.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • February 12, 2009
Young Galaxy

Why bag groceries when you can net $1,000 a week? Kody Yates hasn't graduated high school yet and his technology import company grossed six figures in sales last year.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2009
Eye for Innovation

Charles Armstrong has taken a flair for design and created a new product development and design firm in Tampa.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 12, 2009
The Four Fs

A life-altering car crash forced Anand Pallegar to discover his passion: Building a business.

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