• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40 Nomination
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Health Care
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Insights
  • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Change-Makers
    • Reprints
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Health Care
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Insights
  • More
    • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Change-Makers
    • Reprints
  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40 Nomination
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login

Strategies

    By
  • Rod Thomson
  • July 20, 2012
Go Deep

Bauer Foundation Corp. survived the recession by landing a big contract in a new area of expertise. New technology and specialization allowed it to lead the way.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • July 20, 2012
Another Door Opens

Entrepreneurs know how to turn a challenge into an opportunity. Just ask Bill Daubmann.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 13, 2012
Combat Central

An IT firm executive found fitness and healthy eating motivation in a surprising place: Hand-to-hand combat and self-defense lessons.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 13, 2012
Sign of the Times

Jamie Harden was only two years into running his own business, a 100 employee-firm, when the downturn forced him to transform the company. It was tougher than he thought, but now he can see success.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 13, 2012
Corporate Report: July 13

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 13, 2012
Universal Growth

A Gulf Coast window firm hopes a new headquarters and larger showroom will yield oversized results. The shift is the culmination of several smaller growth moves.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 6, 2012
Corporate Report: July 6

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Lindsay Downey
  • July 6, 2012
Guns Blazing

A Lebanese immigrant recently relocated his business from Connecticut to the Gulf Coast. Despite several hurdles, the move is working.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • July 6, 2012
Good Vizibility

Sometimes, it takes years for a business idea to reach perfection. Patience often pays when the right technology comes along.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Rod Thomson
  • July 6, 2012
Work Harder

Sometimes the only way to outlast a long-term market downturn is to just work harder. That simple strategy has paid off for a northern Tampa Bay commercial real estate firm.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 29, 2012
Corporate Report: June 29

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 29, 2012
It Takes a Village

An urban planner and an attorney stuck to their vision of an eclectic commercial real estate community. It's taken a while, but the strategy has begun to pay off.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Federer
  • June 29, 2012
All in the Family?

Managing conflict in the family business isn't always easy, but it's key to a strong family and a strong company.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 29, 2012
Murky Middle

A new business consulting firm seeks to help companies in so-called no man's land. Those are the ones that are 'too big to be small, and too small to be big.'

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2012
Corporate Report: June 22

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
« 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 »
The best of Business Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest business and commecial real estate news from Tampa Bay to Naples.

Sign Up

Latest News

1
  • December 18, 2025
4-acre entertainment district to be built in downtown Tampa
2
  • December 17, 2025
Sale of former Big Top Live property canceled amid complications
3
  • December 17, 2025
19 layoffs coming to Fort Myers as window installation hub closes
4
  • December 17, 2025
$35M community center opens in east Tampa
5
  • December 17, 2025
Builder to bring 1,200-home community to Lakewood Ranch

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-362-4848

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Podcast
  • Big Book of Business

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Distribution Points
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Your Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2025 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
×
3 Articles Remaining!
Not a Subscriber?

Click here to Subscribe

Already a Subscriber?

Click here to Login

Sign Up for Daily Brief

Start your day with the top Gulf Coast business news you need to succeed.

Sign Up for CRE Central

Stay updated with a weekly roundup of big deals, market shifts and the people shaping commercial real estate from Tampa Bay to Naples.

Smart People Subscribe.

Turn headlines into game plans. The playbook’s right here.
Subscribe to the Business Observer today.

Subscribe Now