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THE CREATIVITY ISSUE: Spiro & Associates

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Product partnerships are sometimes good for more than sales increases and exposure. For some smaller firms the arrangements provide another perk: access to success.

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A Michigan developer of senior housing is following its snowbird customers down Interstate 75. He joins a crowded field.

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John West is an expert on finding talent. Doing it right requires a lot of steps.

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A company that provides coffee to offices has a solid share of two Gulf Coast markets. It craves more.

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Sales generator

Latin America promises growth for Florida companies like Turbine Generator Maintenance that are willing to travel.

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