• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40 Nomination
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Health Care
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Insights
  • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Change-Makers
    • Reprints
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Health Care
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Insights
  • More
    • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Change-Makers
    • Reprints
  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40 Nomination
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login

Results for:

  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 3, 2020
ULI's secret to virtual meetings

Commercial real estate industry group ULI has maintained member interest despite coronavirus pandemic

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 14, 2020
Builder nears $500 million in annual revenue

Stock Development sticks close to a core principle: diversification of revenue streams.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 11, 2020
CBD maker eschews quick and easy path to profits

Tampa, Florida-based CBD maker Summitt Labs takes a rigorous approach to manufacturing and marketing. The high standards, it hopes, will set it apart from competitors.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 25, 2020
OK Boomer: Lawyer builds niche with a certain demographic

With a strong background in business, an area lawyer has focused his firm on a specific demographic group — baby boomers.

  • Law
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • December 6, 2019
Defined exit plan eases transition at $34 million business

Exiting a business after decades building it up requires lots of planning, an entrepreneur recently learned.

  • Leadership
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 20, 2019
Area entrepreneur shifts model, jumps on family entertainment idea

Behind some fast success, big growth opportunities await for Jumpin Fun Inflata Park.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 28, 2019
Sports agent once called 'female Jerry Maguire' offers acute business advice

Among the pieces of Molly Fletcher's advice: Don’t be afraid to fire difficult clients.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 5, 2019
Realtors find a better model to sell homes

An independent Southwest Florida real estate agency went looking for a strategy to compete with national brands. Although change wasn't easy, some benefits are percolating.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 9, 2019
New CEO lights the way as firm changes course

OttLite, a venerable Tampa, Florida, lighting technology firm, has fought off stagnation by jumping into a new market: products that reduce eyestrain.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 1, 2019
Healthy obsession: Determined businessman brings long-dormant idea to life

Jim Price founded St. Petersburg, Florida-based Go Epic Health and acquired control of Cholesterade, a health supplement created by the late Dr. Robert Cade, the University of Florida professor who brought Gatorade to the world.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 22, 2019
Restaurant giant, boosted by delivery, embarks on renovation project

Staying relevant in a sea of competition, changing tastes and other obstacles is a prime challenge for one of the biggest restaurant companies in the region.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 14, 2018
Stabilized Steps walker attachment provides a stable foundation

Stabilized Steps walker attachment allows walkers to be used on uneven ground

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 2, 2017
Paradise Advertising and Marketing

St. Petersburg-based firm, with offices in Naples, Daytona and New York City, specializes in travel, luxury and lifestyle brands.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 19, 2016
At Home on the Air

Tia Castle wants to become TV's next luxury real estate maven. Her success banks on international interest in Florida properties.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 29, 2016
Wine whisperer

Jerry Greenfield, founder of Greenfield Advertising Group, Fort Myers

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 28, 2024
Sarasota officials shelve $25M records storage building project

Sarasota County commissioners task staff to explore the commercial real estate market for a better deal on an existing structure.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 11, 2024
Live Local Act tweaks win support of all but one legislator

The bill is aimed, in part, at easing worries from localities that were created when the $711 million affordable housing bill passed last year.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 12, 2024
Restaurant marketing exec tackles new side hustle: Children’s book author

Longtime hospitality business ad man Kevin Rooney, in writing a children’s book, takes a bite out of new market, with new challenges and opportunities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jim Stinson |
  • March 14, 2024
British retailer wins repeat business with customer-first strategy

Entrepreneur Carole Lannon loves Tampa Bay, and she loves her native England. Now she combines both with a thriving business, London Pride.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 12, 2024
Home Depot, after protests, drops plans for east Manatee store

The big-box retailer was considering a store on the corner of Lorraine Road and Rangeland Parkway.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
« 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 »
The best of Business Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest business and commercial real estate news from Tampa Bay to Naples.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-362-4848

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Podcast
  • Big Book of Business

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Distribution Points
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Your Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
×
3 Articles Remaining!
Not a Subscriber?

Click here to Subscribe

Already a Subscriber?

Click here to Login

Sign Up for Daily Brief

Start your day with the top Gulf Coast business news you need to succeed.

Sign Up for CRE Central

Stay updated with a weekly roundup of big deals, market shifts and the people shaping commercial real estate from Tampa Bay to Naples.


Smart People Subscribe.

Turn headlines into game plans. The playbook’s right here.
Subscribe to the Business Observer today.

Subscribe Now