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Strategies

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  • Jean Gruss
  • April 1, 2016
#SWFL #Homebuyers

Builders are using social media and a more conversational approach to attract millennial homebuyers.

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  • Beth Luberecki
  • April 1, 2016
Down the road

Millennials don't like to do a lot of wheeling and dealing in the car showroom, which means dealers have had to change the way they sell.

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    By
  • Steven Benna
  • March 25, 2016
Corporate report

Nonprofit names full-time CEO; Chain partners with analytics company; Swimming organization lands leader; Wealth firm opens new office; Pest control giant expands

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 25, 2016
The promise

With his mom's legacy close by, entrepreneur Patrick Bismuth brings an agile approach to the crowded senior living sector.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • March 25, 2016
Pedal power

Bike share programs aren't just for college towns. For one business, the Gulf Coast is fertile ground for expansion.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jaime DiDomenico
  • March 25, 2016
CEO's Corner: The power of people

In a competitive industry, it can be tough to differentiate your business. Here are ways to create an organization that attracts and keeps the people who help you stand apart.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • March 18, 2016
Sweet success

Lick My Spoon's sauces and confections have turned from hobby to viable and fast-growing business. Managing the expansion could get sticky.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 18, 2016
Bright transition

A $200 million, 900-employee manufacturing firm handled its CEO succession with aplomb. Being methodical was key.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • March 18, 2016
Corporate report

Brewery expands, pours into Tampa; St. Pete firm receives $1.1M investment; Partnership adds board member; Naples duo forms legal practice; Daytime Cafe continues nationwide expansion

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 18, 2016
Copy that

The supposed demise of the printing and copying industry hasn't dented one industry executive's confidence. He has big plans for the future.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • March 18, 2016
(Anti) Chain gang

Lasbury Tracy Realty has been working with buyers and sellers in Englewood for more than 60 years.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Federer
  • March 11, 2016
Business after divorce: Tips for copreneur exes to coexist

Working with your spouse in a business can be challenging even when you're happily married. So how do you work together after going through a divorce?

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 11, 2016
Phone kings

A Gulf Coast software firm went from disastrous beta test to more than $60 million in annual sales in a decade. Up next: $100 million in sales.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 4, 2016
Gator bites

Executives at Gator Stamping put aside anxiety over the economy. Proof comes in the firm's largest factory equipment purchase in years.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Anita Todd
  • March 4, 2016
Best vet

In the battle to outdo others in customer service, a forward-thinking entrepreneur has an ally: It starts with her master's degree in psychology.

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