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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 22, 2019
Restaurant Rebirth

Owning a nice place to eat is about more than the staples, good eats and great service. For one enterprising eatery entrepreneur, the brand has to be perfect.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 1, 2019
Prominent homebuilder readies for a new realm of competitors

Neal Communities has bevy of units, including Neal Signature Homes, Neal Land Ventures and Charlene Neal PureStyle, among others. The 266-employee company had $453.4 million in revenue in 2017, up 5.3% from $430.30 million in 2016.

  • Development
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 26, 2019
Building a business from the ground up

Paul Beattie founded Beattie Development of Cape Coral during the recession as a one-man renovation company. Vertical integration takes it to the next level of full-scale neighborhood development.

  • Strategies
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 10, 2018
Aviation document management company is first in flights

Flightdocs opens technology center

  • Strategies
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 4, 2018
Something from nothing: Entrepreneur offers a leg up for health plans

Finding a niche in a crowded insurance market has been a career boost for a onetime Disney and Nike event production executive.

  • Insurance
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 18, 2017
Going Uptown

Aileron Capital Management is pushing ahead with a 32-acre Cape Coral apartment complex, despite increased lender caution.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 23, 2017
Executive Profile - David Stevens

Principal, Investment Properties Corp., Naples

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2014
Passwords or 'pain' words

I'll let you in on a little IT humor. We techies are a wild and crazy bunch, so be warned. Picture the scene, your friendly neighborhood computer consultant — think Brad Pitt in glasses — is typing away feverishly on a user's computer when he suddenly turns — his muscles rippling and his flowing blond locks cascading in a wave off his neck — to ask, “Okay, what's your password?”

  • News
  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • March 11, 2014
Understanding crowdfunding

Tales of success and tips on how to raise your own capital — one donation at a time.

  • Strategies
  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • October 18, 2013
Five tips to help get your bank loan approved

With new regulations and tight lending, bank financing has only gotten harder to secure. Follow these steps to improve your chances of approval.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2013
Corporate Report: Nov. 8

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 30, 2016
Vision quest

New Jersey-based owner of Renaissance Center likely will be first out of the ground with new office space in the Tampa market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 10, 2016
Camaraderie driven

Southwest Florida's Lee & Associates' partners wanted a firm that was entrepreneurial — and fun. They got both.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial real estate Q&A: Dan O'Berski

Dan O'Berski formed Trinity Commercial Group in 2011, after more than a decade in the commercial real estate brokerage industry with companies such as CBRE Inc. and Naples Realty Services Inc.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • September 25, 2014
Why a business needs a business plan

Whether you're just starting out, growing your business or seeking outside help, a well-thought-out business plan is the vehicle you need to get you there.

  • Strategies
  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 11, 2015
Disruptive thinking

A credit union adding members quickly wants more than fast growth. It seeks technical transformation.

  • Finance
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 6, 2024
St. Pete firm starts work on 96-unit affordable housing project in Sarasota

Development on the North Trail will set the tone for affordable housing with a market rate lifestyle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 18, 2024
Community-first leader, Bank of Tampa founder dies at 88

Jerry Divers considered banking to be a profession, not an industry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 10, 2025
Record passenger traffic — again — at St. Pete-Clearwater airport

The local airport PIE, which lost Canadian service two years ago, sees historic travel numbers for the second consecutive month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 23, 2023
Ybor City entrepreneur enhances cigar culture

A family of cigar-experienced entrepreneurs will be opening a store in a development by Texas firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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