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Strategies

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 25, 2014
Corporate Report

Weller forms third-party management, hires new president for division; Hillsborough Title buys CornerStone Title; AAMP of America buys U.K.'s Armour Automotive; U.S. Army awards Dais Analytic grant for water-cleaning study; DataMentors hires former KBM Group exec; Transamerica Financial Advisors settles SEC overcharge complaint

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 18, 2014
Get Creative

Stickboy Creative has been there, done that. So now it can help clients with complex technology challenges.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 18, 2014
Corporate Report

Shamrock Bank of Florida finishes merger with First National Bank; Fairfax Imaging, Lionbridge launch tax-return process venture; Natura Therapeutics inks Kroger deal for 800 stores

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 18, 2014
First in, first out

Charlotte County could be the next growth hot spot because Collier and Lee counties are running out of land.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • April 18, 2014
Communications Test

SmartSAT owner Heidi Akers wears multiple hats, including COO and CFO. But her definition of success isn't how much money the company makes.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 18, 2014
Good Business

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida is the second-largest vending-machine operator in the region. It's the latest venture as it diversifies beyond its traditional retail stores.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 11, 2014
Ride On

Chrome Capital leases pre-owned Harley-Davidson motorcycles through more than 300 dealers. Customers rarely miss a payment.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2014
Corporate Report

Front Burner Brands hires Fish Consulting for Melting Pot franchise development; DataMentors hires new regional director; William Merill III elected president of Argus Foundation

  • Strategies
    By
  • Cheryl O'Neill
  • April 11, 2014
Seven must-haves for a successful business

Successful businesses shared some common characteristics. Below are some of the traits and must-haves that made these businesses thrive.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 4, 2014
A bellwether project

A 300-unit condominium project in downtown Naples is a bellwether real estate project for the region. Its success may usher in a new era for condo development in Southwest Florida.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 4, 2014
Sweet Lou

Buying insurance can be confusing, if not maddening. One executive aims to take away the pain, an approach that clearly works: Annual premiums at his firm are up almost 60% since 2011.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • April 4, 2014
Testing nature

Julie Rochman's job involves starting things on fire and pelting homes with hailstones. At the end of the day, it's all for the insurance industry.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 4, 2014
It's Electric

A business owner with a fast-growth story faces an obstacle many executives are familiar with: where to spend marketing dollars.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • April 4, 2014
A wider lens

Paradise Coast TV is expanding its hotel-room programming to visitors in Sarasota by building on its success in the Naples area.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 4, 2014
Outsourced laboratory

Celeste Dockery sought an edge when she re-entered the employee leasing industry. She discovered one in a place few peers have dared to try.

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