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Strategies

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  • Jean Gruss
  • July 3, 2015
Green space

A developer has a bold plan for an environmentally friendly residential community in Southeast Lee County. The project could become a model for the future.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Federer
  • July 3, 2015
Handing down your company

Enhance the odds of long-term success with a good family business succession plan.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • June 26, 2015
Memory lane

Developers are building facilities for the coming wave of baby boomers with Alzheimer's and other dementia. These are not your parents' nursing homes.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 26, 2015
Ring it up

Money, lots of it, swirls around the cell phone tower industry. Armed with a new tactic, a Gulf Coast business targets a substantial market share.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • June 26, 2015
Team player

Rachelle Madrigal has a big role behind the scenes for the Bradenton Marauders.

  • Strategies
    By
  • James R.
  • June 26, 2015
Enthusiasm for entrepreneurship

A few years ago, I took a Harvard Business School course on entrepreneurship.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • June 26, 2015
Make it sync

Even 35-year branding experts make mistakes. This one learned a lot, too.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2015
Corporate Report

Draken International hired to teach Marine pilots; Schifino Lee updates look of dietary supplement line; Schifino Lee updates look of dietary supplement line; C1 Bank chief operating officer elected bank association chairwoman; Illinois corrections department using Tribridge software; Heritage Insurance opens Sunrise office; TECO Energy finds new suitor for TECO Coal subsidiary; Enviro-Serv's X-Terminate wins St. Pete bee, wasp bid; Express Scripts exec becomes president at Health Insurance Innovations; Express Scripts exec becomes president at Health Insurance Innovations

  • Strategies
    By
  • Cheryl O'Neill
  • June 22, 2015
How you can inspire others

Motivating and inspiring others around you doesn't cost a thing, but it sure can boost your bottom line.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jamie Kane
  • June 19, 2015
Are you building an organization that can sell?

To hire effectively, you need to make sure a candidate's skills and personality are a fit for your team. Consider these tips to help you better evaluate potential employees.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 19, 2015
'No bull'

Can a lender with $3.2 billion in assets be run like a community bank? Sure can, says one executive.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Corporate report

Motel 6 parent company buying Naples firm's cloud services; Givens Givens Sparks names principal attorney; Majestic Athletic lands Liverpool Football license; Frank Winston Crum Insurance is Sustainability Company of the Year; Odyssey Marine finds five wrecks in Northern Atlantic; Mitel recognizes Tech Data as Americas Distributor of the Year

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2015
Corporate report

Enviro-Serv signs deal for new Pestmaster franchise; Trinity's Nicopure Labs wins French civil case; St. Pete Duke division approved for Orlando solar plant; CNLBank parent selling to Valley National; WellCare Health Plan approved for Florida Healthy Kids; Ranking lists HomeBanc a “Best Place to Work for Millennials”; Ranking lists HomeBanc a “Best Place to Work for Millennials”

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 12, 2015
Building blocks

Orlando has a tight lock on the central Florida tourism market. Polk County, with some colorful bricks, angles for a way in.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2015
MY VIEW | 'Patent Death Squad'

A stifling federal bill will be a “blow to patent owners and independent inventors” if it passes, agues a Tampa attorney.

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