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Strategies

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  • February 26, 2015
How to improve your credit

Do surprises lurk in your credit score? How to find them and fix inaccuracies.

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  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • February 20, 2015
Stop searching

Brian Murphy's IT security consulting firm focuses on finding talent with a will to learn.

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  • February 20, 2015
Corporate report

Builders Exchange recognizes Stephen Sutter with Lifetime Achievement Award; Naples property appraiser named Appraisal Institute chapter president; Hann Powerboats sells two boats to Air Force; Kinderhook Industries' fund buys Clearwater's CSDVRS LLC; Truck It Smart application pre-installed on Rand McNally new trucker tablet; ConnectWise buys ScreenConnect to integrate with LabTech; Former West Point superintendent named university president

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  • February 20, 2015
Drafting champions

Many recruiting lessons learned in building a winning sports team can assist winning business teams as well.

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  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • February 20, 2015
Tell your stories

Tampa Bay Technology Forum's new executive director and former chairman believe Tampa needs to share its tech stories to attract talent.

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  • Jean Gruss
  • February 20, 2015
Call the nurse

Lee Memorial Health System pays as much as $5,000 cash to employees for each experienced nurse they can help recruit.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 20, 2015
Play the game

Don't celebrate too early in recruiting: There can be a lot of hurdles to get from 'your hired' to first day.

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  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • February 20, 2015
Lessons learned

Kevin Hourigan learned how to build a business the hard way — by watching his first firm collapse during an IPO. That lesson helped him create a healthy $10 million company.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 20, 2015
Track them down

The anxiety of a pending sale of a company turned into an advantage for an astute recruiter.

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  • Denise Federer
  • February 20, 2015
Family business challenge: hiring outside the family

To understand whom you want leading your business, you first have to decide: What's your philosophy on the importance of family in your company?

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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 20, 2015
Creative craft

Research, on both the candidate and the client, is essential when filling tough-to-fill spots.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
New flights

Bringing new airlines to Tampa International Airport means plenty of homework, and regular face-to-face.

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  • Jean Gruss
  • February 20, 2015
Grow your own

Home-Tech has been successful forming its own employees with an apprentice program it has operated for two decades.

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  • Jean Gruss
  • February 20, 2015
Academic rigor

Universities in the Fort Myers area have banded together to research the local labor market with academic rigor to create the kinds of students employers need.

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  • Jean Gruss
  • February 13, 2015
Compound growth

Independently owned pharmacies like Pharmicare are carving niches and setting themselves apart from larger retail pharmacy chains.

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