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Strategies

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  • Mark Gordon
  • March 11, 2011
Risky Eats

Three cousins are determined to save a cursed restaurant location. They've invested more than $500,000 to support the gamble.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 11, 2011
Retirement on a Budget

Financial advisers often tiptoe around the most important issue facing retirees today: spending. But Carole Peck tells them like it is.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 4, 2011
Obstacle Course

Jim Harper and Rogers Wells saw a clear need for psychiatric hospital in Lee County. But regulatory hurdles, the banking crisis and turmoil in the bond market nearly wrecked their plans.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 4, 2011
Scent of Success

A healthcare company with a promising product teetered on a financial breakdown last year. High hopes abound for 2011.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • February 25, 2011
Siren Song

The Baby Boom generation currently nearing retirement may be one key to the Gulf Coast's economic recovery as they seek to buy businesses in the Sunshine State.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • February 25, 2011
Frozen Growth

Tampa's HenneCold Storage has added to the amount of climate-controlled space it rents to clients for food products and other perishables. Recessionary conditions aided the process.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • February 25, 2011
Pier Ponderance

Ideas are flowing in for redevelopment of the St. Petersburg Pier. Those submitting plans say timing is crucial,since construction costs will likely rise soon.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 25, 2011
A New Face

A Sarasota physician plans to resuscitate a patient in need of help: A prominent building in a commercial hub that hasn't been revived in years.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • February 18, 2011
The New Cable Guy

Tom Ward's plans as president of Custom Cable Industries include finding new markets for its products, along with expanding current relationships. It starts with interrogation, which he knows a little about.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 18, 2011
Medical Paradise

A startup Gulf Coast business mixes health care with tourism. It hopes to be a local pioneer.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • February 11, 2011
Damages Doctor

Economist Stan Stephenson's litigation support firm expects to be busy calculating claims against BP. The process won't be easy considering the oil never got this far.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • February 4, 2011
Digital Do-Over

The company now known as Inuvo brought in Richard Howe to help turn its fortunes around. So far so good, he says, but the process hasn't been painless.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 4, 2011
In Good Time

Scott Boose brings a host of leadership lessons to his new role at the helm of a $200-million company on the cusp of a transformation. His refined attention to detail will surely be tested.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • February 4, 2011
Tool Guy

Jeff Brown's power-tool stores faced the twin challenges of the construction recession and competition from big-box stores like Home Depot.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 4, 2011
Support Success

A Gulf Coast IT firm has found business-to-business success by hammering one point nearly every chance it gets: A good backup system pays for itself.

  • Strategies
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