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  • By Brian Murphy |
  • December 2, 2022
How to take your company from startup to unicorn

Cybersecurity entrepreneur Brian Murphy built a company from nothing to a valuation of more than $1 billion. His road there had "no pause button."

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 12, 2023
Naples attorney embraces nation's fastest-growing sport

Largely self-taught, Jim Nici has won a slew of medals at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Lou Lasday: Brand loyalty is a two-way street

Marketers want customers to be loyal, but are they loyal to their customers?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2007
Vanilla Investing, Sweet Returns

James Pappas' long-term strategy sometimes even pays off for him and his clients in the short-term.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2007
Lou Lasday:Your Greatest Asset is Walking Out the Door

Employees are your secret weapon in today's economy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa edition)

Tampa office building use not expected to changeCalifornia group buys Dale Mabry centerClearwater Beach motel to be converted into condosCB Richard Ellis expects good yearMcClure Moorings buys townhomes

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 2, 2005
Growing Specialty

Law practices change to keep up with Florida's building boom. From amusement rides to roads to jails, the state's growth has created a new specialty - construction law.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 9, 2005
Growing Specialty

Law practices change to keep up with Florida's building boom. From amusement rides to roads to jails, the state's growth has created a new specialty - construction law.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
The Growth Factor

The Tampa Bay Partnership's scorecard on our business climate, unfortunately, is yet another reminder: We're good at growth, not so good on the qualitative side.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 17, 2005
Executive Session with Scott Merritt

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the new division president of U.S. Trust.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Executive Session: GERRY DAVID

The GCBR sat down with the COO of CyberWize.com Inc.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Finalist: Telesis Technology

Everything Hasit Vibhakar knows about aerospace and defense he learned from his days at Melbourne-based Harris Corp., which makes gadgets from military radios to antennas. But in 2002, after heading up the sales division for the firm's 14-state southeast section for more than 10 years, Vibhakar took his Rolodex of business contacts and left for Palmetto. He started his own company, Telesis Technology.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 26, 2005
Don't Compete with Rivals; Make Them Irrelevant

By: Lou Lasday

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2009
Language Master

Calls come in from across the world to Day Translations in Tampa, which offers document translations and interpreters.

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  • By Amity Shlaes |
  • April 2, 2009
Less Action

Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary Becker dishes out an antidote to federal activism through the Mont Pelerin Society.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2003
Stephen Garber:Your Attitude is Showing

Garberprovides executive coaching for people and organizations.An attitude is a feeling or an emotional response to one's environment. Attitudes are affected by things such as work activity, people, facts, data, events,

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2004
Create Advocates, Add to Bottom Line

Loyal customers spend more, cost less and allow high profit.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Woo Customers, Increase Business

Lou Lasday, an independent marketing adviser who resides on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented Strategic Corporate Initiatives for emerging companies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2004
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Pinellas court system goes digital with new equipmentGina Grimes joinsHill Ward law firmAndrew Greenberg wins national awardBarr Murman hires associateAlpha-Omega Title hires Lincoln as legal counsel

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
Lasday: 'You've Got Bragging Rights'

Be ready with a quick self-commercial. In today's economic environment, bragging is a must.Lou Lasday, an independent marketing advisor who resides on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic marketing initiatives for emerging companies.

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