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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 14, 2015
Anchors away

How do you battle giant competitors? With a gung-ho, non-defeatist attitude toward getting business anytime, anywhere.

  • Strategies
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 27, 2015
Read and Comment: The 'state' controls 60% of Florida land; don't buy any more

It's never enough. And they will not be happy until we are all walking around in caveman loincloths, and every developer has been run out of the state.

  • Opinion
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 7, 2025
Rod and Reel to return to Anna Maria Island in temporary location

The Anna Maria restaurant that blew away during Hurricane Milton plans a temporary location in a strip mall on the island.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 5, 2025
Sarasota fencing company brings hospitality mindset to business

The co-founders of Level Up Fencing met while working in the restaurant industry and see their goal as providing excellent customer service.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 10, 2025
Former North Port Winn-Dixie to get new life as inflatable park

Do The Beach is a beach-themed inflatable park designed for all ages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 20, 2024
Entrepreneurs return to their roots for new events venue venture

Lee County couple Rodney and Stacey Poole are taking it slow while utilizing innovative ideas for a somewhat counterintuitive multimillion-dollar business pursuit: They bought a farm.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 30, 2023
Sarasota has a YMCA again, behind major nonprofit merger announcement

A no-quit group of volunteers and deep-pocketed donors, paired with some like-minded nonprofit executives, rejoice over the news Sarasota is no longer a city without a Y.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jeffrey Brandes, Adrian Moore, Edward Pinto |
  • July 15, 2025
Opinion: Sarasota affordable housing plan falls short

The affordability crisis is not a market failure. Sarasota needs to remove barriers. Other cities have done so and are seeing meaningful results.

  • Opinion
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 2, 2021
Tee time: The Hoffmann Family of Cos. gets into the golf business

What does a family business with holdings from restaurants to office space do to expand? Golf looks like a good place to drive forward.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 21, 2023
Michael Saunders on life and leadership: You can’t ‘retire from passion’

Dynamic mother-son real estate duo Michael and Drayton Saunders share secrets on sustaining a business for five decades in a cutthroat industry.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 3, 2024
Marine and auto accessories firm navigates its next growth phase

SeaSucker has graduated from a one-product startup with a cool name and a cool yet highly functional product. Challenges now include big decisions on where to invest its resources, in time and money.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 13, 2024
Sarasota entrepreneurs buy three Florida companies in six years

Gavin Broadfoot and Morne Hobson have learned a lot about buying established businesses, having done it three times in six years. One key: Be open for any opportunity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 21, 2023
Seltzer's owner slows down but says restaurants aren't going anywhere

Harold Seltzer’s Steakhouse has put its location in Port Richey on the market, but the company’s owner says the deal has to be right for customers and employees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 9, 2019
Le Big Mac: Mother-daughter duo rapidly grows treat business

In building an $11 million pastry business, Rosalie Guillem and Audrey Guillem-Saba say oui oui to chasing the American dream.

  • Strategies
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • November 26, 2025
Executive Q&A: ULI chair's 20-year old prediction on Tampa's growth comes true

Tampa developer Phillip Smith talks about his goals for his term as chairman of ULI Tampa Bay, what attracts developers to the region and the challenges that lie ahead.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 23, 2024
Secretive Naples' exec on how to build a $3B medical device business

Reinhold Schmieding says little publicly about the company he founded, Arthrex. His silence belies the company’s resounding, generational success.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 8, 2023
PNC Bank: Business owners' optimism strong

A PNC survey has business-owner soaring while hiring concerns linger.

  • Florida
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • July 13, 2023
Want a smooth family business transition? Embrace strategic planning.

The best kind of strategic planning prioritizes long-term goals over short-term comfort.

  • Advice
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 21, 2022
Who needs sleep? Creative interior design entrepreneur finds another purpose for warehouse during Ian

Daniel Lubner says the night was long as he waited to reconnect with team leaders.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2007
Accomplish the mission

The best leaders don't boss others around, a pro says. They show them how to do it, starting with providing clearly defined goals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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