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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 8, 2014
Flipped Model

Raising capital for a commercial real estate project is a universal obstacle. An energetic young entrepreneur thinks he has a solution.

  • Industries
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 15, 2014
Attracted to History

Winnie Marvel's family has run Tampa's oldest jewelry store since 1935. Taking lessons from her predecessors, she's evaluating if one of her two sons would be a good fit to run it next.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 10, 2014
Barre none

Roxanne Joffe sought an outlet, mentally and physically, after breast cancer. She found it in a ballet-themed workout class.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 10, 2014
Trailheads

Every year, Don Paight and two friends take a hike to a place where no one from work can reach them.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • July 22, 2016
Rock it

A well-timed, and well-told, story could make the difference between a sale and rejection. That concept drives the reboot of two restaurant brands.

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  • By Will Powell |
  • August 26, 2016
Campaign climb

Want to succeed at crowdfunding? Follow the two P's: planning and publicity.

  • Finance
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 9, 2016
Corporate report

Ambulance executive to help oversee state association; Law firm adds estate and trust attorneys; Communications firm brings in two new leaders; Window firm names sales official; Global auto parts firm expands to Fort Myers

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 27, 2016
Cash hunters

The ways to fund a business are varied, but getting big-time capital takes some core principles.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 3, 2016
Counter move

A warm embrace of technology catapulted a Sarasota-based manufacturing firm to big growth.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 17, 2016
Hub for millionaires

A wealth management office for uber wealthy people is addressing the millennial issue — both for future clients and employees.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 22, 2016
Sembler expands its portfolio

Sembler expanding its portfolio; Tampa's GE bid short-circuited; Validus Senior Living adding projects; Power brokers change firms to start 2016

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Flint Stephens |
  • May 28, 2015
Voluntary insurance benefits help attract, retain employees

High-deductible plans have created a gap in coverage for many employees. Voluntary benefits increasingly bridge that gap.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 19, 2015
Paying on time

Fewer bank customers are late paying their loans as the Gulf Coast economy recovers. That's good news for future bank profits.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 24, 2015
Ant man

A termite and pest business that only recently surpassed $1 million in annual sales has an audacious goal.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2015
Putting a good floor forward

While others balked at the small first floor and tricky second, Goodwill Industries-Manasota saw the former Teltronics manufacturing facility as an opportunity.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
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CEO, Soaring Sky

  • Class of 2015
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 13, 2015
Jackets required

Celebrities and executives seek out Dominic Lacquaniti's suits, preserving a craft that's disappearing.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 11, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Nathan Lehoux | Developer, St. Petersburg

To obtain his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Florida a few years back, Nathan Lehoux had to complete an unpaid internship.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2015
Brand Reboot

Sales plummeted in 2011 at Jim Miller's e-commerce business. His solution: Find, then tell everyone, about the why.

  • Strategies
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  • By Barry Friedman |
  • August 15, 2015
So not boring

Despite a moniker that suggests otherwise, a Polk entrepreneur says business has never been more exciting.

  • Strategies
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