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Strategies

    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Franklin Street Real Estate Services

Franklin Street scored with three agents on the Power Brokers list, Chad Rupp for office leasing and Brian Bern and Ryan Derriman for retail leasing.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • May 20, 2016
Corporate report

Tampa firm continues hiring surge; CEOs rank Florida among best states for business; Officials offer firm more than $1 million; Architecture firm adds trio; Former Tampa executive takes Naples post; Business leaders elected to Hall of Fame

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • May 20, 2016
Freeze frame

Christie Frankenstein came up with an idea for a genuine new product. Now she has to manage the growth.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 20, 2016
Hot and cold

A company with $1.5 billion in sales tackles what the new top executive considers a pressing problem: The business, he says, has become 'fat and overcomplicated.'

  • Strategies
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • May 20, 2016
Aesthetic renovations

In the competitive world of plastic surgery, one doctor has a plan to surpass the field. It's a seven-figure effort.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 20, 2016
Sun and suds

When it's completed later this year, the solar array on J.J. Taylor Cos.' new building in Fort Myers will be the biggest in Florida.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 20, 2016
Mini marvel

For something so small, Alexey Gusev and his team of chemists at US Nano have big plans.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • May 13, 2016
Podcasting profits

A target audience that willingly tunes in to a show to hear about a business and its message is marketing gold. Several entrepreneurs dig in early.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 13, 2016
Band of brothers

How do you bust a conventional business model that resists change? Lots of persistence. And never relent on quality.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 13, 2016
Singular purpose

A shortage of nurse anesthetists drove a Naples practice to start a college to train the next generation. Graduates can earn six figures.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 13, 2016
Hardy Hunter

One county, just outside the Gulf Coast, is in an all-out battle to lure businesses to town. It's a big-money effort.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • May 13, 2016
Fighting failure

Event Live was born out of a failed venture. Now, with the rollout of a new ticketing service, the company is poised to tackle some big competitors.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • May 6, 2016
Building insurance

Commercial real estate brokerage firms have traditionally steered clear of the insurance business. One Naples firm has decided insurance is an integral part of the business.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • May 6, 2016
Corporate report

Sarasota company expands national presence; Senior living executive adds new role; Superior Uniform grows through acquisition; Minnesota business adds jobs; Real estate firm appoints executive

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 6, 2016
Big bite

After more than a decade and at least a $1 million investment, the big test for a locally made mosquito protection product has arrived.

  • Strategies
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