Strategies

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

Come Sail Away

Few lenders were willing to fund a new business designed to sell art via a yacht docking in wealthy cities. Support ultimately came when the company known for bulldozers and cranes climbed aboard.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

'Passion brings focus'

Fort Myers CPA Gail Markham built one of the largest firms in Southwest Florida. In the process, she has seenhow startups succeed and fail.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

Generation Flap

Corporate America values younger workers because they are more flexible than Baby Boomers who don't deal with upheaval like they used to.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

The Old & the Rested

An economist who studied the Tampa Bay area's appeal to 'the young and the restless' thinks the region could bring in more retiring Boomers.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

Immigration vs. Florida's Economy

Florida has recorded the third-biggest immigration wave in the country since 2000. The economic effects are mostly positive - especially if the immigrants are educated and highly trained; less positive when they're not.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

Good Business

Small businesses got two big wins during the legislative session. Look for health care insurance reform next year.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Lee-Collier Regional Winner

Brian Stock, Owner, Stock Development, Naples: Almost all of Brian Stock's waking moments are spent thinking about Stock Development, the all-encompassing real estate and development industry firm that bears his family's name.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Sarasota-Manatee Regional Winner

John Williams, President, Gould & Lamb Healthcare Consutants: If John Williams were a chess player, he would be a grand master.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Lee-Collier Runner-Up 2

Jerry Williams, Chairman, President and CEO, Orion Bancorp: Is there an entrepreneurial gene?If so, it's dominant in Jerry Williams' family. In Athens, Texas, Williams' father and grandfather created numerous successful ventures, from steel construction to auto-parts stores.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Lee-Collier Runner-Up

Steven Camposano, President, High Velocity: Since starting High Velocity in 2001, Steven Camposano's company has become one of the Gulf Coast's leading manufacturers and installers of hurricane shutters.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Sarasota-Manatee Runner-Up 2

Britton Williams, President, Bruce Williams Homes: It took Britt Williams a while to get excited about homebuilding in Manatee County. "I didn't feel the bug right away," says Williams.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Tampa Bay Regional Winner

Mark Swanson, Founder, Multiple Businesses: Mark Swanson has never been to a job interview.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Tampa Bay Runner-Up

Ajit Nair, Founder, PRO V International: Ajit Nair has nothing against getting bigger and growing his startup computer technology company. He just might not want to stick around if - and most likely when - it gets big.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Entrepreneur of the Year

Ian MacKechnie, Founder, Amscot: There's no slowing down Ian MacKechnie. At 62, he still works about 60 hours a week over six days. He took one day in his company's most recent fiscal year.

Entrepreneurs

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Come Sail Away

'Passion brings focus'

Generation Flap

The Old & the Rested

Immigration vs. Florida's Economy

Good Business

Lee-Collier Regional Winner

Sarasota-Manatee Regional Winner

Corporate Report

Lee-Collier Runner-Up 2

Lee-Collier Runner-Up

Sarasota-Manatee Runner-Up 2

Tampa Bay Regional Winner

Tampa Bay Runner-Up

Entrepreneur of the Year

After Sarasota restaurant fire, more than $100K in donations raised

Report: Sarasota among top cities for office investing in 2026

Miami bank opens new regional headquarters in Tampa

Lakeland industrial properties sell for $67 million

51-year-old Sarasota apartment building has sold

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