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Strategies

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  • Denise Federer
  • October 4, 2013
What type of culture do you foster?

Through your attitude and actions in your business, are you creating a work environment of humility or arrogance?

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • October 4, 2013
Background Check

Brandon Phillips started his business in a 150-square-foot office and now has 80 employees and 1,500 clients.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 4, 2013
Free to grow

John Giglio hasn't owned his own business for too long, but he's picked up on one key success tactic: Always innovate.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • October 4, 2013
Guru of defense

Military veteran Dan Vanderheyden was sick of seeing defense contractors who only cared about profits, so he and his friends decided to set out on their own.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • October 4, 2013
Over Achievement

Anne Frazier leads an army of volunteers who teach students about the benefits of the free-enterprise system in schools.

  • Strategies
    By
  • James R.
  • September 27, 2013
Quality trumps quantity in social media

Social media may not provide huge returns, but they can help build an engaged, loyal customer base.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 27, 2013
Corporate Report: September 27

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Cheryl O'Neill
  • September 24, 2013
Equipment: To buy, or lease?

Commercial equipment leasing is becoming the best financial option for businesses of all sizes.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2013
Corporate Report: September 20

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 20, 2013
Flush Forward

A fledgling Gulf Coast company took its business plan to an M.B.A. class. The results were instructive.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • September 20, 2013
Pricing the bank

Investors are willing to pay a little more than book value for healthy Florida banks.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 13, 2013
Bucket list fillers

It took a 100-mile trip to The Villages, the central Florida retiree and snowbird sanctuary, for Gulf Coast travel agency entrepreneur Ed Mass to land a big score with Wal-Mart.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • September 13, 2013
Southern exposure

It hasn't taken long for Pat Neal to make an impact in Lee and Collier counties.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • September 13, 2013
Condo recovery

Engineer Paul Benson started a construction firm at the bottom of the recession. Now he's riding into the recovery.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 13, 2013
Less Pane

Going for business in up-markets, specifically in a subcontractor role, has been an escape hatch through the recession for a local company. It's zeroing in on $10 million a year in sales.

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