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  • By Denise Federer |
  • February 15, 2013
Family Meetings: How to build a stronger family

The same approaches that work in achieving goals at your business can work at home. The key is how you craft the conversation.

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  • By Dan Ping |
  • May 13, 2011
Cashing in on Green

A Lake County bank is betting there's money to be made in financing green projects. To show it's more than marketing, it's leading by example in the construction of its new bank.

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  • May 13, 2011
Corporate Report: May 13

The latest news from Coast Dental, Nicholas Financial, and other Gulf Coast firms.

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  • September 2, 2011
Reined Dine

The hard-hit Gulf Coast restaurant industry has a new entry. The recipe is to mix avant-garde with approachable.

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  • July 1, 2011
Government Digest: July 1

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • August 16, 2013
Corporate Report: August 16

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • August 30, 2013
Leverage your brand

Several factors play into how customers perceive your company. Make sure you're tuned into the ones that matter most.

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  • June 8, 2012
Capitol Chatter: June 8

Jeb Bush testifies, unemployment tax hike and Gov. Scott to greet Tampa travelers

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 12, 2012
Partner Up

A prominent Gulf Coast law firm senses opportunity in a match with a larger, $100 million-plus practice from Alabama.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 17, 2012
The school gift

Schools have cut programs for gifted students in recent years, so one organization plans to fill the void. But it's tough to compete against free programs.

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 17, 2012
Capitol Chatter: August 17

The weekly roundup of what's happening in government and how it affects business.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 11, 2011
Damages Doctor

Economist Stan Stephenson's litigation support firm expects to be busy calculating claims against BP. The process won't be easy considering the oil never got this far.

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  • January 19, 2012
Gulf Coast Week: Jan. 20

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • January 20, 2012
Capitol Chatter: Jan. 20

The most important issues being talked about in Tallahassee.

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  • December 23, 2011
Strengthening Demand

Tony Lapi is CEO of Rochester Resorts and Tween Waters Inn in Captiva.

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  • August 19, 2021
A valuation inventory is must-do — no matter the exit strategy timing

With the acquisitions market heating up, the right valuation for a business should be at the top of an entrepreneur’s to-do list, says an industry expert.   

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 30, 2021
Change is afoot: how to improve while minimizing disruptions

Six steps to moving a company forward while generating sometimes elusive buy-in.

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  • October 7, 2021
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 8, 2021
Hope Preserve gains traction

Health care-centric, mixed-use development in Fort Myers completes a trio of land sales involving more than one quarter of its 46 acres.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2021
Nest egg: First Watch celebrates life as public company

About 75 employees from one of Manatee County’s largest companies took New York City by storm for the company’s IPO.

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