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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 5, 2014
Designing Doom

Jay Kamhi works with a famous toy designer to bring their cute and creepy baby dolls to market. With a potential movie or television deal, the duo believes Vamplets will make it big.

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • June 20, 2014
Five competencies required for rapid business growth

The five things every business looking to grow needs to have.

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  • November 1, 2013
Curtains Up

Former food service executive Carl Cannova, who once oversaw 750 employees, didn't want to whittle away retirement on the golf course. So now he's back in business. The stakes, again, are tense.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 29, 2013
Smooth transition

Jordi Tejero avoided the mistakes that can botch an acquisition.

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  • November 29, 2013
Smooth transition

Jordi Tejero avoided the mistakes that can botch an acquisition.

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  • January 10, 2014
Fast track

George Ebel's drag-racing car shoots him down the track, reaching 185 miles per hour in just 7.3 seconds.

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  • July 22, 2016
Large canvas

An artist with a mind for business has made significant progress in a mission to disprove the starving artist myth. It has taken some serious hustle.

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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • September 2, 2016
Demand more

A hip work culture, down to the Frisbee breaks across the street, has fueled fast growth at a Polk County ad agency.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 7, 2016
A crafty approach

The Makers Market and Workshops hopes to become a DIY destination in Bradenton.

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  • 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.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • April 22, 2016
How to think like a millennial

They may not sound like you or want the same things, but that doesn't mean they're not valuable.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • May 6, 2016
Make a splash

Waterscapes Pools & Spas gets a good chunk of its business through its affiliation with Neal Communities. Now it plans to exceed that.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 3, 2016
Church meets classroom

A mission to prepare Christian leaders for both ministry and the business world is off to a rapid start at an organization that knows a lot about fast growth.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 15, 2016
Changing lanes

Steve Martin gave up a lucrative career in advertising to pursue his cycling passion with a bike shop. Bike Bistro has good coffee, too.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 5, 2016
Go Greek

A restaurant franchise pro senses a great opportunity in an untapped market segment. He comes to the venture with many lessons learned.

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  • By James R. |
  • September 26, 2014
Employee engagement: Which employees build brands?

Don't just train your client-facing employees on the merits of customer service. The staff members customers never see can make the biggest impact on your brand.

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  • October 10, 2014
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • November 14, 2014
Create a plan for behavior

Does your staff get anything out of setting annual goals? A behavior business plan may help create a more tangible plan of action to improve performance.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 15, 2015
Trading titan

Uri Minkoff traded his life as a serial entrepreneur for bringing innovation to the fashion industry. He helped grow his sister's handbag company to more than $100 million in sales.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • June 19, 2015
Overseas might

Lufthansa begins direct flights from Tampa to Frankfurt in September, connecting the Gulf Coast to Europe in ways it's never done before.

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