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Strategies

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  • August 15, 2014
Family Expert

Greg McCann has worked with hundreds of families and students around the country to address the unique challenges faced by family-owned businesses.

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  • August 15, 2014
Follow Your Passion

John Yodzis never felt pressured to be part of the family business. But just like his dad, he realized it was the right spot for him.

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  • August 15, 2014
Tasty Transition

Failure to embrace change can sink a multigenerational business. The clan behind a prominent restaurant and produce company hopes to avoid the traps.

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  • August 15, 2014
Attracted to History

Winnie Marvel's family has run Tampa's oldest jewelry store since 1935. Taking lessons from her predecessors, she's evaluating if one of her two sons would be a good fit to run it next.

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  • August 15, 2014
Voted Best Burger

Social media can put small family-owned businesses on an equal footing with the big chains. It vaulted Brooks Gourmet Burgers & Dogs to the culinary pinnacles.

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  • August 15, 2014
Corporate Report

Tech incubator FirstWaVE companies raise more than $8.4 million; Unlimited Priorities releases print version of Pocket Copyright Guide for Publishers; Sebring's Orthodontic Specialists of Florida opens Miami Lakes location and more corporate news.

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  • August 8, 2014
Burger Branch

Army veterans Emily and Jack Kemp always wanted to own a business. After buying 10 Hardee's, they're leveraging military principles to prepare the company for growth.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 8, 2014
Hills and Thrills

An ambitious project could transform a piece of Gulf Coast farmland into a 1,000-acre outdoor adventure park — three times bigger than Busch Gardens.

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  • August 8, 2014
The New Gladesmen

The Patel family is now the biggest employer in Everglades City, a small outpost of 400 residents on the edge of the swamp. Thousands of tourists now fill their airboats.

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  • Jean Gruss
  • August 8, 2014
A special agent

Robert Beatty, the new dean of the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University, brings unusually diverse experiences to the job.

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  • Denise Federer
  • August 1, 2014
Hiring: potential vs. experience

Instead of asking job candidates about their experience, ask questions to reveal their potential to succeed in your company to assess whether they're a fit.

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  • August 1, 2014
Corporate Report

GTE Financial wins two marketing awards; Small PC launches new display designed for water, vehicles; Doctors Hospital of Sarasota hires new chief operating officer and more corporate news.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 1, 2014
Rising Tide

The boat industry is getting big again. Manufacturers, suppliers and retailers are posting significant sales increases.

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  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • August 1, 2014
Laser Focus

With more than 30 years' experience with retail giants such as Nike, Calvin Klein and Warner Brothers, Bruce Fabel knows what it takes to build and expand. He's laying the groundwork at Ideal Image.

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  • July 25, 2014
Corporate Report

Two Beasley Broadcast execs named to Radio Ink's “Most Influential” list; Digital Observer Media handling digital marketing for Seminole Pride Noble; Food Services Insurance Managers hires Tropics Software Technologies; Discount Coupons Corp. buying San Diego daily deal site

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