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Lasday: You can't manage, if you can't measure

High performance marketing all-stars need discipline to measure results and progress.

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Stephen Garber, a GCBR columnist and business leader, leaves behind many friends.

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Sweet Survival

An $800,000 investment in a frozen dessert business nearly turned sour when the lead entrepreneur suffered a few major setbacks. The comeback, however, is already underway.

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Time to Sell

Fear of higher long-term capital-gains taxes is going to drive a lot of deal making for businesses next year. A Naples deal veteran says buyers and sellers have more reasonable expectations now.

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St. Petersburg's J. Thor Productions grew from a garage to handle high-profile events over the last decade. Its best work may be yet to come when the GOP rolls through.

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A pair of successful Gulf Coast entrepreneurs has written the story of their young business life. It's a tale of overcoming mistakes and other obstacles.

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Stock Development is moving aggressively to acquire lots in Collier County in anticipation of a better year of new-home sales.

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Luxury interior design has long been out of reach for many. One entrepreneur aims to change that.

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While the recession could have put Bobby Harris out of business, he shifted gears to a new idea that came with some serious growth.

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Annalisa Xioutas' company repairs foreclosed homes all over the country for groups of investors. Managing it all efficiently takes custom software.

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Steve Lush is rehabilitating the brand of upscale furniture retailer Robb & Stucky after it was liquidated in bankruptcy in 2011.

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Entrepreneurial engineer Josh Evans gives prospective clients a heads up on future government regulations. It's paying off for his newly formed company.

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The nascent economic recovery will continue if politicians in Washington can settle their differences and agree on the rules.

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