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Entrepreneurs

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  • November 6, 2008
Top billing

Operating a surgery center is as hard as operatingon a patient, doctors are realizing. That's whenthey call on Caryl Serbin and Judith English.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Choppy Waters

Strong headwinds from multiple fronts assail commercial real estate, but glimmers of hope peer over the horizon.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Family Focus

Growing an organic clothing business organically takes the rightcombination of industry buzz and business savvy, two sisters are learning.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Learning Curve

Joe Sterensis helped his own high-school-age children do better on test scores, then started a business to help others.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Recession Chopper

Fixing old helicopter engines is close to being recession proof. AirTechnology Group expects 10% growth next year as governments and companies cut back on purchases of new helicopters and increase maintenance of older ones.

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  • October 30, 2008
Warning Signs

Collier County told Jon McLeod he couldn't operate his mobile-sign trucks, but the entrepreneur fought back and won. It's anotherexample of the anti-business attitude that prevails in Collier.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Puppet Profits

A pair of Brits on the Gulf Coast turned a T-shirt into a kid's toy - without giving up the T-shirt. Now they are trying to turn a profit.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Silo Subtraction

A onetime military attorney is tackling the Gulf Coast commercial real estate industry by refining a teamwork-first approach. But the market dip is proving to be a big foe.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Winning Time

The timing has never been better for Jeffrey Neil Fox and his family, who run a retail business that caters to fans of the Rays, Bucs, Bulls and Lightning.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Warehouse glut

Warehouses and distribution buildings in Lee County have seen vacancies surge as the housing bust and declining consumer spending force companies to retrench. Lee County government aggravated the situation by raising taxes on new construction.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
On track

As energy and land costs rise, the GulfCoast is looking more seriously at transit, and real estate firms are paying attention.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Search and Deploy

Frank Ferreri has returned to the search firm business, this timewith his own company that finds financial and IT professionals.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2008
Brave Change

The real estate sales business model has changed littleover the years, maintaining an all-out focus on commissions.A Gulf Coast entrepreneur is out for change.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2008
From the Trenches

There are pundits, ivory tower profs and media purveyors of doom, then there are those entrepreneurs and businessmen in the trenches of everyday business warfare. Here is their boots-on-the-ground outlook.

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  • October 23, 2008
Organic growth

The biggest challenge for Mindshare Technology has been taking on only as much business as it can handle by offering custom software for companies.

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