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Strategies

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  • Brian Hartz
  • August 16, 2019
Genetic test analysis company has cracked the code

Rising demand for clinical genetic testing has created a niche that St. Petersburg, Florida-based InformedDNA is ready to fill.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • August 16, 2019
Area company grows customer base, sales and reach through focused social media

Seminole-based Teami Blends focuses on products inspired by tea.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • August 16, 2019
Marketing executive who works with early-stage companies, firms in transition sees opportunity in area

Through agencies Brand Communication Design and Comunicano, Andy Abramson helps companies position their strategy to match their goal.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 9, 2019
Le Big Mac: Mother-daughter duo rapidly grows treat business

In building an $11 million pastry business, Rosalie Guillem and Audrey Guillem-Saba say oui oui to chasing the American dream.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • August 9, 2019
New CEO lights the way as firm changes course

OttLite, a venerable Tampa, Florida, lighting technology firm, has fought off stagnation by jumping into a new market: products that reduce eyestrain.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • August 9, 2019
Company stands out in competitive field by harnessing power of Disney-inspired customer service

Greg Wann has owned Homewatch CareGivers of Sarasota for nine years.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • August 2, 2019
At fire truck plant, attention to detail reigns — right down to shiny red paint

About 500 employees work at the 37-acre Pierce Manufacturing plant in Bradenton.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 2, 2019
Cabinetmaker, staying nimble, builds solid business

WG Wood Products is a multimillion-dollar manufacturer of a wide array of home accents, from wood bookcases and speaker shelves to recessed toilet tissue holders and jewelry cabinets.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2019
National manufacturers highlight industry anxiety

Optimism among manufacturers nationally could be waning.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • August 2, 2019
Danish draft beer equipment maker drinks up growth

After spending more than a decade consolidating the majority of its U.S. resources, Micro Matic looks to conquer nonalcoholic categories.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • August 2, 2019
Pinball wizard targets industry revival

Can pinball machine manufacturing be a growth industry?

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • July 26, 2019
Finish line nears for dog racing businesses

The owners of the Sunshine State’s greyhound tracks face difficult business decisions in the wake of last year’s passage of Florida Amendment 13, which bans dog racing.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 19, 2019
Entrepreneur faces uphill climb in a quest to take out competition

One Gutter Guard uses an interchangeable mesh — a technological innovation in gutter guard design — that helps solve gutter clogging problems.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 19, 2019
In business sale, owner finds perfect match

An important lessons for any entrepreneur is to always have a clear and unbiased financial value of your company, no matter where you on the exit strategy path.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 19, 2019
Custom builder shifts mission to stay ahead of market

Brian Haag once changed his business model from mega-mansions to massive communities. Now Windward Construction builds on years of knowledge — but on a smaller scale.

  • Strategies
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