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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Greg Ross-Munro, 35

CEO, Sourcetoad

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  • By Brian Long |
  • October 21, 2016
It's all about the service

Regardless of the industry, customer service is the lifeblood of any company's success.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 30, 2016
Charged up

Sales momentum continued to build at Go Puck in 2016. Next year holds some major promise.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 24, 2017
Long division

Consumers, merchants, developers and investors alike are differentiating between quality retail properties and marginal ones.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 6, 2017
Out of the Box

Graphic designer Betsy Wild is harnessing the power of a popular business model — subscription boxes — through her line of family craft kits.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 29, 2017
New Collar

Geoff Argue, in ditching corporate America to launch his own business, discovered embracing the unknown is an underrated asset.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 16, 2018
Snack Attack

Two entrepreneurs see a tasty opportunity at the margins between meals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • October 4, 2013
Ryan Kratz, 37

President, Colliers International, Tampa Bay, Central Florida and Southwest Florida

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 15, 2016
Top of the world

The top financial executive of a massive live entertainment business has a supersize to-do list. Good thing he's a planner.

  • Finance
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 18, 2016
(Anti) Chain gang

Lasbury Tracy Realty has been working with buyers and sellers in Englewood for more than 60 years.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 14, 2014
Overthinking Millennials

BlueGrace CEO Bobby Harris believes companies spend too much time worrying about millennials. If firms focus on creating a good work environment, the right employees will notice.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 18, 2015
Golden lift

More than 200 dealers and distributors sell Golden Boat Lifts all over the world. The top-of-the-line lifts keep expensive powerboats out of the corrosive water.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 28, 2015
Charlie and the Christmas Factory

The holiday season is festive, and then some, for a Sarasota company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 18, 2015
Bigger = Better

Consolidation will help Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ fill in the gaps of its real estate services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 6, 2015
Passion play

Entrepreneurial beer brewers face barrel-sized challenges in Florida, where big players dominate. A frisky brewer is determined to overcome the obstacles.

  • Strategies
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  • By James R. |
  • April 24, 2015
What makes an enduring brand?

Powerful brands have unique touches that cultivate a special customer experience. What you should and should not do to foster this lasting impression.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 5, 2024
Commissioners move toward defunding Sarasota County EDC

The local business tax, which helps fund the EDC, is on its way toward repeal.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 23, 2024
Florida IRS criminal investigators close busy 2024, aim for busier 2025

The national office wrapped a busy year as well.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 2, 2023
End of year brought a slew of commercial real estate deals

As the clock ticked down to 2023, commercial real estate firms across the Gulf Coast announced transactions.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 9, 2020
Up skill: Innovative manufacturing 'boot camp' sees high demand

A series of manufacturing "boot camps" are being held around the Tampa Bay region as a way for job seekers to test-drive a new career path.

  • Education
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