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  • July 4, 2014
Be Brave

A startup in a competitive industry isn't afraid to take chances on challenging or quirky clients. It's led to some quick growth.

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  • August 29, 2014
Brandstorm

What does brand value have to do with the economy? Turns out, a lot.

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  • January 17, 2014
Corporate Report: Jan. 17

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • April 4, 2014
It's Electric

A business owner with a fast-growth story faces an obstacle many executives are familiar with: where to spend marketing dollars.

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  • May 16, 2014
Coming to America

Felix Lluberes and Hong Long grew Position Logic without outside investors. Choosing the hard way to build the company paid off when they sold a majority stake to RacoWireless last year.

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  • November 8, 2013
The truth about hidden sales costs

The following sales costs aren't on your profit-and-loss statement, but that doesn't mean they're not affecting your bottom line.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 15, 2013
Open book

Most private companies don't share financial results with employees. But Conditioned Air in Naples does, and it reaps the rewards.

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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 Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 30, 2016
Decision maker

Mindfulness expert Pina De Rosa says exerting control over a business problem is overrated. Change your mindset, instead.

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  • October 7, 2016
MY VIEW | Why I ran for the U.S. Senate

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  • April 29, 2016
Sun king

Rick Severance will guide the development of Babcock Ranch, the new solar-powered town on a tract of land the size of Manhattan north of Fort Myers.

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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.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 3, 2016
A nook for everyone

A business focused on tiny homes stores big potential. After five years, its founders want to seize it.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 19, 2016
Off the floor

When Travis Carlson joined his father, Al Carlson, in the flooring business in 2003 after graduating from college, the construction boom was in full swing.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 24, 2014
Relax max

David and Julie Nodland run the best franchise store in the Relax the Back chain of more than 100 stores. Working with the health care industry is part of their success.

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  • November 14, 2014
Tree glee

A landscaping business on a significant growth spurt, surpassing $2 million in annual sales, tackles some common business conundrums. First up: delegating management-centric tasks.

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  • June 5, 2015
THE CREATIVITY ISSUE: Brand new

A firm took on the kind of rebrand challenge it normally does for others. It went for timeless.

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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.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 26, 2015
Make it sync

Even 35-year branding experts make mistakes. This one learned a lot, too.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 2, 2016
One million passengers

Punta Gorda Airport could reach 1 million passengers a year in 2016, just in time for the opening of the new terminal.

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