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IT Audit

Although it's a boutique business, 360 Advanced provides IT security audits and consulting to big-name clients such as the New York Times and Raymond James. It turns data security processes into a strategic advantage.

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Bold Decisions

An executive shares leadership lessons from a career spent working with nonprofits. His takeaways apply to the for-profit sector as well.

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Ford Focus

A small restaurant near Henry Ford's winter home in Fort Myers is counting on nostalgia to turn it into the next big restaurant concept. It won the automaker's blessing.

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Corporate Report

Fintech, Wal-Mart expand agreement to include another 4,000 retail stores; Health Insurance Innovations hires former Bloomin' Brands CFO; Sarasota health center changes to concierge model; PP+K awarded work for national clients; Pilgrim Quality Solutions hires former Liquent exec as CFO; Western, Southern Life Insurance expands with new Tampa location

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Stomp on it

The grow-through-acquisition tactic is easy to diagram, complicated to execute. A Gulf Coast firm with a new CEO who previously ran a pair of multibillion-dollar businesses leads the way.

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Mold Makers

Delaney Manufacturing helps inventors go from napkin sketch to the shelf — a growing niche. 'It's been exploding,' says a co-founder.

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  • August 15, 2014
'When I Croak'

The brother-sister dynamic is on full display at a Gulf Coast family-run moving business. The siblings have navigated the pitfalls well, so far.

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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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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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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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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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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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  • 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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