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Strategies

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  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • November 11, 2016
Gain respect

Alexandra Dillard, even with her last name, works like she's a rookie. One tip: Stay hungry and humble.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • November 11, 2016
Corporate report

Duke Energy promotes from within; Hospital appoints associate chief medical officer; Company starts with Naples for national expansion

  • Strategies
    By
  • Pam Schuneman
  • November 11, 2016
It's almost tax time

Tax season may be months away, but now is the time to start planning so you can strategically manage your tax burden.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 11, 2016
There's the Beef

A new model in farming, getting food to the customer faster and fresher, isn't for the faint of heart. A passionate duo leads the way.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 11, 2016
See the future

Three insurance pros — trusted risk managers — are going from a $6 million book of business to an almost startup. Can they pull it off?

  • Strategies
    By
  • Ted Carter
  • November 11, 2016
Go young

Less than 5% of millennials seek a career in insurance, according to one survey. But the industry is attacking the issue with vigor.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 11, 2016
Brown around

A family-run insurance firm, in an attempt to out-hustle bigger competitors, seeks to score some big contracts. 'We don't sit around and wait for the phone to ring,' says one agent.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Ted Carter
  • November 4, 2016
In the groove

A Naples medical device firm has bold plans, backed with $3.3 million in startup capital.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 4, 2016
Ring of growth

A surge in student enrollment has led to a flurry of development activity around one area college. More projects could be forthcoming.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 4, 2016
Finding failure

A blockbuster business success put Mike DeLazzer in the entrepreneurial spotlight. Now he helps others find their way.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • November 4, 2016
Finding the fix

Anthony's Cooling-Heating-Electrical focuses on service over sales.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • November 4, 2016
Corporate report

Analytics firm names new chief revenue officer; Organization hires first president; Homebuilder appoints area executive; Commercial brokerage adds senior leader

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • October 28, 2016
Reaching out

Gilbert Design Build looks toward the future with a new name and second location.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Elizabeth Morrisey
  • October 28, 2016
Wheels up

Polk County businesses are primed for a boost after area officials scored a major victory in a new partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • October 28, 2016
Pay day

Pending regulations for a multibillion-dollar industry could torpedo a Tampa business with $210 million in annual sales. But Amscot isn't going away quietly.

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