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Veteran Paul Huszar was tasked with building out a water mitigation company quickly with low overhead in Tampa. He believes hiring other veterans gives the company an edge.

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There are tough places where few computers can safely venture. One Southwest Florida-based company designs computers so rugged they can withstand intense conditions.

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NeoGenomics employees completely redesigned the company's Fort Myers laboratory so it can handle double the cancer tests with about the same number of people.

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A high school dropout with an appetite for learning is the master builder behind a rocket ship-like success. His firm has gone from $2 million to a projected $30 million in annual sales in four years.

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Flood of Risks

Paresh Patel is a risk-taker, so he wasn't scared of taking on Florida's property insurance market. Now the engineer-turned-CEO focuses on maintaining growth.

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Disney's Roast

When turnaround guy Ted Abrams took over Joffrey's Coffee and Tea Co., he wasn't even a coffee drinker. So he followed what he did know: Focus on what you do best.

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Hotel Hotspot

The department at the University of South Florida that churns out future hospitality employees and leaders goes global. Enrollment has nearly doubled in three years.

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