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Strategies

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  • Jean Gruss
  • June 1, 2012
In Through the Cabidor

Luxury homebuilder Tim Tassin tinkered with an invention for five years. The Cabidor is winning awards, but will that translate to financial success?

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 1, 2012
Two Worlds

A leading nonprofit executive has embarked on an unusual career shift. She will enter the for-profit world - in a big way.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Federer
  • May 25, 2012
The Time is Now

It might be mentally and emotionally taxing, but succession planning is the first step in preserving your legacy.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 25, 2012
On the Loading Dock

Tenants aren't vacating warehouses like they did during the economic downturn. In some areas, they're starting to fill space again. Could development be far behind?

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 25, 2012
Tumble Up

Good times continue to pour in at Tervis Tumbler, a success story among recession tales of woe. But now, with a new CEO, the company has some lurking challenges.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 11, 2012
Tod's Town

Tod Leiweke has built a deep reservoir of goodwill in the two years he's run the Tampa Bay Lightning. His admirers are primed for more.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 11, 2012
Fly Boys

The economy nearly wrecked the ambitious plans executives had for Rectrix, a private jet service. Four years later the center is a hub of aircraft activity.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 11, 2012
Strength in Numbers

In a world littered with regulations, a trio of Tampa wealth managers has joined forces with an investment giant to help solve their compliance conundrum.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 10, 2012
Corporate Report: May 11

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 9, 2012
Better Noobs

There's always a finite amount of time and money. Wise entrepreneurs like David Crisp Jr. understand this.

  • Strategies
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 8, 2012
Corporate Report: May 4

Alico selling, Infinity Technologies buying and more corporate news.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 8, 2012
Ready for Growth

You have to lay the groundwork so you're ready when the opportunity comes. One niche medical manufacturer in Fort Myers did that successfully.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 4, 2012
The Island Inn Way

The Island Inn on Sanibel nearly went out of business as it juggled preservation with profits. Its unique corporate structure proved to be a challenge.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 4, 2012
Natural Doctor

A Danish couple with a successful nutritional- supplement business in Europe plans to replicate the business model in the U.S.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 4, 2012
Beat Goes On

The largest organ transplant program in the Southeast is run out of a Gulf Coast hospital. Size didn't come easy, though, and there are several potential roadblocks to continued growth.

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