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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • May 15, 2014
How to start your own business

Thinking of going it alone? This check list can help steer your journey.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2008
BankEstate

The old banker's refrain - they don't want to be in real estate - is dying as foreclosures multiply across the Gulf Coast. Still, some banks are getting creative in solving the problem.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • January 20, 2023
Celebration of life becomes face of funeral industry

The funeral home business is going through some generational shifts, and a Sarasota-based company looks to stay ahead of the trends.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Corporate Report

Odyssey Marine to team withIntersal for a site explorationBrown & Brown Inc. buysassets of Nashville firm CL Verify releases Tracker,new debtor-tracing serviceU.S. Army awards GeneralDynamics $33-million contractHomeowners' Choice subsidiaryassuming 45,000 home policiesSyniverse Technologiesintroduces new roaming hubAmerican Integrity offersmanufactured home policiesFairWarning Inc.releases updated softwareMurphy Business, FinancialServices opens Tampa officeIllum Productions to provideanimation for "9 to 5" show

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 12, 2016
'No' on Amendment 4

Property-tax breaks for solar-energy devices sounds and reads like an environmental Apple Pie issue. But with every new law, there are always winners and losers.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 23, 2015
Stores of love

It takes discipline to manage growth. Chef Norman Love won't add stores until he's sure the quality remains superior.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2007
Corporate Report

HealthPlan sells Montgomery ManagementVetoquinol distributes GeoPharma's VetprofenBank of Florida Trust adds new presidentAerosonic CEO leaves company, VP appointed interim CEODanka Business Systems distributes Konica Minolta

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 4, 2009
Rev up sales

John Marazzi opened the Naples Nissan dealership at a new location in Naples in October, just as the credit crisis took a turn for the worse. Now, it's all about grabbing market share.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 6, 2018
Seagate Development building on diverse skill sets

Seagate Development Group a $50 million company in three years of homebuilding, commercial leasing and construction and developing office space

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 27, 2022
6 ways to wow customers and perspective customers with webinars

Don’t fear the webinar: By packing the punch with a thoughtful strategy and engaging content, it can really sizzle.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 20, 2024
Accidental Tampa area wedding venue owner embraces new gig

What started as a pandemic fill-in has become a thriving business for Toni Miller and her family.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Grier Ferguson and Mark Gordon |
  • February 5, 2021
Homebuyers from Tampa to Naples increasingly arrive from new states

California and Texas top the list of states that aren’t traditionally feeder markets where more area buyers are coming from.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 21, 2023
$732M community bank’s new CEO has strict orders: Don’t sell

Kyle DeCicco's task is to grow and expand Sanibel Captiva Community Bank. And while post-Ian opportunities abound, he also has to carefully mix in caretaking of a successful legacy brand.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 25, 2023
Fort Myers Beach Margaritaville resort project hits milestone

The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 5, 2016
NAIOP Tampa Bay names 'Best'

NAIOP Tampa Bay has named its “Best of the Best” awards for the past year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2010
Study: Tampa cheap for biz

A study suggests Tampa is the cheapest place to do business among the nation's largest cities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2010
Holiday boost predicted

Retailers expect the 2010 holiday season to be significantly better than 2009.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2011
Bank failures could haunt bankers

Executives and directors of failed banks on the Gulf Coast might soon face another battle: A professional liability lawsuit from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2010
Naples investors buy Orion Bank branch

David Goduti and Robert Grammen of Naples purchased a 5,816-square-foot Orion Bank building in downtown Sarasota for $1.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2010
Bank of Florida shut down

Three subsidiaries of Bank of Florida have been shut.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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