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Strategies

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 13, 2009
Tijuana Time

Stephen Martin is touting a funky-themed Tex-Mex restaurant chain as his way of beating back the recession. And get this: he's even growing sales and opening new stores.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 10, 2009
Colony president responds to ruling

For Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Chairman Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber and President and General Manager Katie Moulton, a federal bankruptcy judge's rulings Friday contained victory and defeat.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2009
Niche Change

Hire Velocity, a Tampa search firm, hopes its switch from Fortune 500 clients to medium and small businesses will generate more revenue.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2009
The Home Team

Maryann Ferenc helped found a local group of business operators to promote independent businesses, and they learned a lot about their own jobs as a result.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2009
Staying on Top

Tech Data has been hurt by declining demand for technology, but it has used the past year to position itself for the economic recovery.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2009
Digital Med

Resource Providers Inc. helps doctors and other professionals record their notes and keep them organized electronically to eliminate paper and retrieve them faster.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2009
Setting Foundations

Ambient Technologies has looked for ways to capitalize on the latest demands in geology services.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 30, 2009
A Delicate Balance

A small software sales and consulting business has grown in spite of the recession. But its founder worries that stagnant days are coming.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 30, 2009
The Quiet Giant

One of the Gulf Coast's largest companies has succeeded mostly in silence.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 30, 2009
Off the Vine

The economy's nosedive began just as some entrepreneurs bought a Gulf Coast family business. They are still hanging on a year later.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • July 30, 2009
Digest-able

Enzymedica sells 55,000 bottles of digestive-aid pills every month. The company plans to build a new manufacturing facility to handle the growth and earn better margins.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • July 30, 2009
Saw blades buzzing

Adams Group is just one of a dozen firms in the country that can build large-scale casework in public and corporate buildings.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • July 30, 2009
Gulf Coast 500 '09

Del Parrish's pharmacy business is growing by avoiding the mistakes of his much bigger competitors, and staying ahead of the government's heavy hand in health care.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 23, 2009
Rebuild a Star

Hurricane Charley sunk a Gulf Coast business star five years ago. Its replacement is finally ready, but challenges loom.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 23, 2009
Protection Secrets

Sarasota entrepreneur Asim Chauhan sought a top-notch computer security expert when launching his new data protection firm in late 2007.

  • Strategies
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