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Business owner enhances career with voice-over work

On-the-rise entrepreneur — with buzzy a manufacturing business — makes time for a second, and profitable, passion outside of work.

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How to spend less time answering emails

Set up email filters and use a tool to manage internal communication outside of email.

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Help employees take a break from work with fun walks, charity events and office parties.

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How to be a better leader

Beck Besecker with Marxent is so versed in how-to, he's writing a book on it.

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How to fire a client/customer

Honesty — with yourself and clients is a key approach.

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How to handle online reviews

Respond to every review from a customer, negative and positive.

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How to review your brand

Stale brands need full assessments to come back to life.

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How to buy out a business partner

One key is to take emotion out of the process.

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Entrepreneur makes big push for shipping container homes

Although shipping container homes aren’t new, the niche has mostly been one-offs that make for cool, funky-looking sustainability or downsizing projects and nice spreads in architecture and interior design magazines

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RV industry — from parks to vehicle sales — rides boom

A good economy, nice weather, added amenities and, yes, millennials are driving the success of RV parks and sales.

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Tech firm, after $75M investment, plots global expansion

CallMiner ended 2019 with a bang, closing a $75 million investment round with Goldman Sachs.

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Body of work: Long-awaited IPO nears for promising biotech firm

Tampa, Florida, biotech firm SynDaver appears poised for an IPO as it beefs up its sales team.

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Shop for growth: Firm assembles formidable lineup of subsidiaries

Vector Solutions, a Tampa, Florida-based e-learning company, has been on a run of growth over the past few years, acquiring 10 companies to diversify its offerings.

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Niche boating industry firm manages strong growth

Sarasota-based manufacturer of upholstery and seating systems for the boating industry Premier Performance Interiors aims for a big 2020.

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