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Strategies

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  • Denise Federer
  • April 4, 2014
Planning for the next generation

Don't leave a successful business to an unprepared successor. Picking the right person — and creating the right environment for them to lead — should be the most important parts of your plan.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2014
Corporate Report: April 4

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 4, 2014
Power Lunch: Simon's Coffee House

A popular restaurant in a Sarasota strip mall is amid one of its best years ever.

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    By
  • James R.
  • March 28, 2014
Use customer experience to drive value

To best understand how customers view your product and brand, put yourself in their shoes for a few transactions.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 28, 2014
Corporate Report: March 28

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 28, 2014
Managing growth

Starting a company is hard, but growing the organization once it reaches a certain size is even harder. Just ask Randy Mitchelson.

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    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 28, 2014
Ready for takeoff

Drones delivering packages for Amazon is just one of myriad business applications for unmanned aerial vehicles.

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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 28, 2014
Live to learn

The race in senior living to build memory care facilities is off to a fast start. One company, an industry leader for 30 years, hopes to find success by taking a detour from the pack.

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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 28, 2014
Bridges to somewhere

Jebco Ventures has built everything from luxury condos to dollar stores in the last four decades. That diversity could be an asset in the company's latest stage — $100 million in current commercial projects.

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    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 28, 2014
Eyes on Estero

With the announcement of Hertz relocating its national headquarters to Estero, the area in south Lee County has gone from unknown territory to the next hotbed of development.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 27, 2014
A pet project

Running a business with an image nested in Hollywood horror can be scary. One company discovered a way through the challenge.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 21, 2014
Corporate Report: March 21

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 21, 2014
Mobile health

Sarasota could be the next Kansas City or Madison, Wis. Don't laugh. For entrepreneurs and executives in the emerging mobile health industry, that's a good thing.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 14, 2014
Corporate Report: March 14

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 14, 2014
'Ballet in the water'

Rowing is a family affair in the Taaffe household. It's a good balance to Michael Taaffe's busy legal career.

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