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  • May 19, 2017
Family affair

The need to stay one step ahead of competitors in hospitality is urgent. One family does it by constantly shaking things up.

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  • June 2, 2017
Sherri Morrison Creative Design

Morrison runs her business from her home in Goodland, on Marco Island. Most of her clients are in Naples and Marco Island.

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  • June 23, 2017
'Get Your Head Out of Your ...'

Karl Gibbons provides serious help for fellow entrepreneurs — delivered with a healthy dose of unseriousness.

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  • July 21, 2017
Wired In

Despite more than $2 million of losses in two years, a company hopes to turn its valued TV technology into a winning model.

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  • January 5, 2018
Raving Fans

One of the largest health care organizations in Florida goes into the new year with a new top executive at the helm for the first time since 1999.

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  • January 19, 2018
Fresh Cycle

Motorcycle entrepreneur Scott Fischer has spent three decades pounding on operational excellence for here-and-now. His best move: Saving time for the future.

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  • January 19, 2018
Play the Tune

Noel Rosa dreamed of being a rock star — not making the instruments behind the songs. But the shift led him to a lucrative business opportunity.

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  • July 4, 2014
Window Watchers

Madico Window Films just spent $3 million upgrading its St. Petersburg headquarters. Now it's working to keep up with demand.

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  • August 8, 2014
Pinting Pivot

Ray Sikorski's printing company has evolved from a one-person shop in his dining room to an 18-person company with big-name clients. Now he's looking at his next pivot to keep the company growing in a challenging industry.

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  • February 28, 2014
Spy games

A one-man wine retail and brokerage business hit $1 million in sales last year. The goal now: Continue to stick it to bigger competitors.

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  • July 8, 2016
'Irreplaceable location'

Solaris Key complex fetches $85.5 million — the largest Gulf Coast multifamily sale so far in 2016.

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  • October 14, 2016
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Director of commercial leasing, Barron Collier Cos.

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  • April 8, 2016
World class

Economic development isn't only about luring companies from high-tax states in the Northeast. One county goes further.

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  • 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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  • June 3, 2016
Are you missing a deduction?

Manufacturers may be well familiar with a rule that allows them to exclude income created on U.S.-made goods. But recent changes expand it to contractors, engineers and architects.

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  • July 1, 2016
Planes, Trains, Boats and Automobiles

Business owners like tax deductions. They especially like the idea that maybe the cost of the new boat that caught their eye at the boat show could be a tax deduction for their business.

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  • January 14, 2016
On the fence

Buying a business has a dark side, an enterprising couple discovered. They found an untapped fortitude and battled through.

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  • January 29, 2016
Corporate report

Grocery giant headed to college; Company wins Microsoft partner designation; Real estate company adds leaders; Homebuilder executive joins board; Tech firm expanding national reach; Collier cities rank high in job retention

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  • October 10, 2014
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  • October 10, 2014
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