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Strategies

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2013
Corporate Report: June 7

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • June 7, 2013
Raise your glass

Say goodbye to the paper menu. Restaurants are adopting computer tablets to help them grow sales and set them apart from the competition.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • June 7, 2013
Cementing the recovery

Gay Rebel Thompson wonders if the recovery is going to be sustained. Her family's cement business is a good gauge of the local economy.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2013
Corporate Report: May 31

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • James R.
  • May 31, 2013
Whatever happened to growth?

As the economy sputters into recovery, don't miss capitalizing on the next growth cycle. What your company can do to prepare now.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 31, 2013
Rent Me

The relocation of Hertz' corporate headquarters to south Lee County may have a more immediate impact on business confidence than on office vacancy rates or rents.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 31, 2013
Team for sale*

*Arena included. Owners of the Florida Everblades are hoping an improving economy is a propitious time to sell the team and Germain Arena.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 31, 2013
Ride the wave

A local IT firm with big aspirations has separated itself from the competition, to a projected $30 million in annual sales. Other supersized ambitions are in the works.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 24, 2013
Fat Fighter

A harried executive faced — and defeated — his most daunting adversary: the unhealthy habits that threatened his life.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 24, 2013
'Work in progress'

After 30 years in elected office, Pam Iorio has a message for executives: Good leadership isn't about the title.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 24, 2013
The Style Setter

Fashion bloggers are a powerful group of journalists who can set trends. One mall on the Gulf Coast launched a pilot program with its own fashion blogger.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2013
Corporate Report: May 24

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 24, 2013
Repair central

Annalisa Xioutas' company repairs foreclosed homes all over the country for groups of investors. Managing it all efficiently takes custom software.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 24, 2013
Full Nelson

A local homebuilder has grown revenues more than 200% since 2011. He's even been able to do what was impossible in the downturn: raise prices.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Cheryl O'Neill
  • May 17, 2013
The facts behind factoring

Understand how receivables factoring can improve your cash flow. It's not as expensive as you think.

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