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Strategies

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  • Alex Walsh
  • July 1, 2011
Thinking Irrationally

Could the research of one USF grad student help you increase sales?According to Burger King's latest ad campaign, the answer might just be yes.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • June 24, 2011
Top Tomato

The state's largest tomato producer is confident the agriculture business in Florida is profitable, even as it faces greater government regulation and rising costs. Lipman's newly installed CEO, Kent Shoemaker, is planning some acquisitions.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Dan Ping
  • June 24, 2011
High-tech Dream

Orlando wants to become the Silicon Valley for the digital-media industry. A third-generation Floridian has a plan to do just that by building a $1 billion high-tech village.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Alex Walsh
  • June 24, 2011
Room to Grow

Satisfied clients recommend companies with good customer service to others. Just ask AgileThought, whose revenues have increased tenfold in five years.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Dan Ping
  • June 24, 2011
Fight Plan

Anything may go inside the mixed martial arts octagon, but if an MMA league hopes to succeed it needs a solid business plan. That's why World Extreme Fighting is looking to a man whose background is spreadsheets, not drop kicks.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • June 17, 2011
Steady Aim

The Hull family's engineering firm didn't make the same mistakes as some of its Gulf Coast competitors. Instead of chasing more lucrative private development, it stuck to government work. It's paid off in the recession.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Dan Ping
  • June 17, 2011
Shady Business

Florida Shade Co.'s plan to build shade structures in the Sunshine State is paying dividends. Now the owner sets his sights on positioning his firm for long-term growth.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Dan Ping
  • June 17, 2011
Shopaholics

An Orlando transportation company did its homework on the emerging Brazilian tourist market, which led to a partnership with Central Florida's largest mall. The deal is expected to add $25 million to the local economy.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 17, 2011
Recharged Batteries

Lower prices from overseas competition squeezed an electronics manufacturer to the brink of failure. Rather than break, however, it fought back.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • June 10, 2011
Data Forecast

Mark Cecil's software company, DataWorks, helps hospitality customers peer into the future.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • June 10, 2011
Continued Progress

The Tampa Downtown Partnership turns 25 this month, but some of the district's biggest achievements have come about in more recent years. Three past chairmen discuss what should come next.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • June 3, 2011
Room Change

Tampa-based BayStar Hotel Group has shifted its emphasis in recent years from developing hotels to running them for banks. It is also attempting to improve its own properties, getting ready for the good times to come again.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • June 3, 2011
Squared Away

Square 1 Burgers & Bar has been designed to go beyond the ordinary with gourmet offerings of a dining staple. The concept was launched at a challenging time, but now the chain looks to expand further.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 3, 2011
Rub It In

The tricky art of bilingual marketing meets science at one Gulf Coast pharmaceutical firm. The project holds big potential.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • June 3, 2011
Micro business, macro results

Micro-enterprise formation and lending isn't limited to Third World countries. One group in Fort Myers is on a mission to help budding entrepreneurs with less-than-perfect credit.

  • Strategies
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