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Strategies

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  • Mark Gordon
  • June 12, 2021
Entrepreneurs ditch the big city for a slower lifestyle

Pair of artistic-driven entrepreneurs has ditched the bright lights and the big city. Their new focus is on enhancing their careers in Southwest Florida.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 10, 2021
Ybor City ad agency finds being ready is what it takes to make it for more than 40 years

Tampa ad agency ChappellRoberts survived the pandemic and is now welcoming a new generation of leadership. One core attribute? It always looks forward.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • June 10, 2021
Small influence, big impact

A marketing trend that doesn't cost a fortune but offers some big return possibilities is growing in prominence

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 3, 2021
Motorcycle guru revs up another fast-growth business

Scott Fischer's latest successful motorcycle business stems from a long-held belief he’s fostered: to not be the smartest guy in the room.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Elizabeth Djinis
  • May 17, 2021
Clean air technology firm blows through sales goals

After 15 years of tinkering and tweaks, SecureAire does everything it can to keep up with a pandemic-fueled surge in demand. ‘We’re making what we sell. We haven’t had inventory in a long time, says the CEO.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • May 13, 2021
Real estate broker goes from the Hamptons to Sarasota

A luxury real estate broker, building on a tenacious mindset to always get the sale, aims for high success in a new market.

  • Strategies
  • By Joe Bardi
  • May 5, 2021
Marine and mineral extraction company dive into legal squabble with Mexico

A payday surpassing $1 billion — entangled in a multinational legal mining dispute — is in the offing for a small business that got its start in diving for treasure in long-lost shipwrecks.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • May 5, 2021
Financial literacy organization handles pandemic shifts with aplomb

Like many others, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida was forced into some seismic pandemic-related shifts — and learned a lot from it.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • April 28, 2021
Boutique matchmakers in region embrace pandemic shifts

Matchmakers are in more demand than ever — somewhat counterintuitive given quarantines and the proliferation of dating apps.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Elizabeth Djinis
  • April 9, 2021
Generations work hard to create work and family boundaries

Daughters decided early on not to call parents mom and dad at work.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • April 8, 2021
Marketing firm is methodical in transferring business from mom to daughter

Transition takes commitment to the process from both generations.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 8, 2021
Senior care firm aims to maintain high standards in succession

Short of cloning the founder, the younger generation's succession mindset is focused on roles, not titles.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Elizabeth Djinis
  • April 8, 2021
Lawn and garden business plants seeds for succession

While the second generation is under 30, seeds are being planted for an eventual handoff of the business.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Elizabeth Djinis
  • April 1, 2021
Backed by $23 million, startup tackles pharmacy sector

Tech health care firm seeks to capitalize on the digital transformation of how people take prescription medications. It’s scored some early victories.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • April 1, 2021
Private investigators overcome pandemic-era obstacles

You’ve seen them in old black-and-white movies — hardscrabble private investigators who do whatever it takes to break the case. Today it's a bit different, and PIs have to overcome some uncommon business hurdles.

  • Strategies
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