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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2010
A Proper Way

Chris Abbott thought he would grow his one-man real estate company slow and steady when he founded it in late 2008. Eight employees and a half-dozen big contracts later, that plan is history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Alex Walsh |
  • November 19, 2009
More Solutions

Can there be such a thing as 'too many customers' for a small business? When it attracts more customers than it's able to help, a change in strategy is in order. It's how eCycling.com was born.

  • Strategies
  • By Alex Walsh |
  • April 1, 2010
Culture Values

Good management shows in more than just profits. Tribridge's ability to retain talent and successfully integrate acquired companies speaks to its management style.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2009
Corporate Report: Moffitt awarded $19 million in grants

The Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa has been awarded nearly $19 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including $4 million to study patient-centered outcomes research in personalized medicine, one of only seven such grants so far awarded.

  • Strategies
  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 3, 2010
Government Digest: Dec. 3 - Dec. 9

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 24, 2010
Great Crate

A Gulf Coast nonprofit that delivers emergency supplies worldwide is on a growth spurt. Business lessons can be learned from the success.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 15, 2010
In it Together

Even companies that aren't in a struggle to survive the recession could use a makeover now and then. A Gulf Coast accountant has taken hold of that philosophy.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 17, 2013
Fit to grow

A father-son business partnership started small, but has since found its stride. They have ambitious growth targets.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 17, 2013
Open the shutters

Brian Rist didn't let the housing recession slow him down. When things got tough, he went to Cancun.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 17, 2013
Bubble Wrap

Innovative pitches to generate customer leads in the financial planning business are rare. Dave Kennon hopes he latched onto a golden ticket.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 22, 2013
Forging the recovery

Firms like Forge Engineering are among the first to feel the recovery in real estate development.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 25, 2011
Rocky Bottom

The office market on the Gulf Coast started to recover last year, but the first half of 2011 was disappointing as companies hesitated to fill up new space.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 30, 2011
Ambassador of the Dance

Ken Lucci's competitive spirit derived from entrepreneurship has bolstered his dancing, but being on the receiving end of orders is a new challenge.

  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 29, 2011
Fantastic Finds

Jesse White built a successful retail business by selling lots of stuff others might call junk. To White, though, the store is 'like a dream.'

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 27, 2011
Expanded Dreams

A veterinarian seized on a recession-fused opportunity for bigger space. Soon she hopes the practice will get bigger, too.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 22, 2011
Creating Connections

Jessica Rivelli started Working Women of Tampa Bay as a networking group that has now expanded into a motivational and educational service, as well as a new job for herself.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 23, 2013
Living the Dream

The spend-money-to-make-money philosophy is perfect for a local businessman behind a package delivery operation. He has extra-large growth goals.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 30, 2013
Quick Churn

The delicate business of dying has turned into a fast-growth opportunity for a local entrepreneur. Her challenge is to harness it.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 5, 2012
Scarry Numbers

Duncan Scarry's advertising agencies target auto dealers, and growth has been torrid.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 29, 2012
Murky Middle

A new business consulting firm seeks to help companies in so-called no man's land. Those are the ones that are 'too big to be small, and too small to be big.'

  • Strategies
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