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Strategies

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2015
Corporate report

Tropical Realty Appraisal sells to Franklin Street; xG Technology sells stock, options, brings in $5 million; BNY Mellon hires Wells Fargo exec to lead Gulf sales efforts; WRH Realty Services awarded contracts to manage two Jacksonville communities; Medical Center of Trinity developing Palm Harbor ER; Gateway Bank credit analyst named Risk Management Association president

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • August 28, 2015
Urban focus

David Fry, the former CEO of WCI Communities, has big residential and commercial projects in the pipeline.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 28, 2015
They've got game

A little more than five years removed from a tumultuous and complex bankruptcy, a software firm disguised as a golf cart accessories business seeks a broad expansion.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2015
Corporate report

Lazydays RV sites featured on Big Time RV show; Tampa's Meadow Burke hires new manufacturing director; Heritage Insurance, Casualty approved to offer policies in North Carolina; Heritage Insurance, Casualty approved to offer policies in North Carolina; Aerospace company president joins Morphogenesis board; Krexconsulting founder named H.R. Consultant of the Year; Medical Center of Trinity clearing building portion; Medical Center of Trinity clearing building portion

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • August 28, 2015
Good visibility

U.S. Bank's wealth management arm is boosting its presence and visibility in Naples. Other areas of the state are on the radar.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2015
Corporate report

WCI Communities hires Kolter V.P. as regional sales director; PDR Certified Public Accountants names Zuñiga principal; ANM Maritime Solutions Group hires new maritime director; InformedDNA executive named to Newsweek's list of top cancer doctors; Hayward Baker expanding in Tampa, South Florida; Summit Broadband hires Cable One exec to head network; New Path Academy takes over four school locations

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Give the perfect speech

Forget picturing a naked audience.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Create a successful succession plan

A fundamental element for strong succession, says Sarasota business attorney Jo Ann Koontz, is to plan for it, early and often.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Turn it off while on vacation

Turning off all work-related communications while away from work can be agonizingly difficult, says executive coach and consultant Doug Van Dyke.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Run a company with a flat management system

Sun Hydraulics CEO Al Carlson has spoken nationwide about his company's flat, or horizontal, management system, where titles and hierarchy are nonexistent.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Sell your business

Joy Randels is an expert in buying and selling businesses.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Spot an embezzler at your company

Becky Bokrand can't discuss a recent case she turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigations, but she's seen her share of embezzlers.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Keep meetings short and productive

Coming from the corporate marketing world, Beck Besecker recognized that meetings at most companies aren't productive.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Manufacture in China

Four times a year, Daniel Fisher travels to China with a small entourage of agents and translators to meet face-to-face with some 60 manufacturers.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Manage cash flow in slow times

Everything is negotiable.That's a good rule to remember when it comes to managing cash flow during slower months, especially in Florida where so much business is seasonal.

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