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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 2, 2014
Snorkel on Steroids

A semiretired entrepreneur poured more than six figures of savings into his invention. Now he's poised to swallow some serious growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 23, 2014
'Mix it Up'

The task of hiring, training and keeping new employees can derail even the best business. A Gulf Coast accounting firm went imaginative to solve the issue — think a furnished apartment for interns.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 8, 2016
Slow down

The challenge of managing fast growth nearly swallowed entrepreneur Jennifer Phelps. She fought back with a courageous move.

  • Industries
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 15, 2016
Falling margins

Low interest rates nationwide impacts banks of all sizes. For community banks, the impact goes directly to profitability.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 3, 2016
A nook for everyone

A business focused on tiny homes stores big potential. After five years, its founders want to seize it.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 3, 2016
Counter move

A warm embrace of technology catapulted a Sarasota-based manufacturing firm to big growth.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2016
Goats over Gucci

A novice farmer found a new purpose in life when she left the daily grind.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 25, 2016
Stay sharp

Even businesses with successful histories can use upgrades. A $3.5 million project is the way there at one storied resort.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Ruth Soukup, 36

CEO and Founder, Living Well Spending Less Inc.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 24, 2014
Kids today

An executive less than impressed about the next generation didn't just vent about it. She teamed up with her daughter to solve it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 19, 2015
Commercial real estate profile: Ray Sandelli managing partner, CRE Consultants, Fort Myers

When Ray Sandelli got into the commercial real estate business after years as a pilot for the U.S. Navy and the famed Blue Angels, he found sales, especially cold calling potential clients, to be especially hard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • July 3, 2015
Start it up

Hiring even one good employee is the quintessential challenge for nearly every executive. Then there's marketing executive Christina Cherry. Her goal: Hire 100 people in six months.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2015
Corporate report

Dukane Seacom debuts longer-lasting underwater beacon; TransGenex Nanobiotech receives Florida Institute funding; Municipal lien search company hires chief operating officer; Industrial Plastic Systems hires former Ershigs executive; Chiles Group COO moves to Anna Maria Oyster Bar; Draken International plays 'bad guy' for Air National Guard training; Spectrio sale finalist for Deal of the Year

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Erika Nikla Quartermaine, 37

Judge, Sarasota County

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Sozon C. Vatikiotis, 34

CEO, Alltrust

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 2, 2016
One million passengers

Punta Gorda Airport could reach 1 million passengers a year in 2016, just in time for the opening of the new terminal.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • July 31, 2015
'Everything's Possible'

Hands-on meets high-tech at a startup that created a unique kids building kit. The next goal: big-time sales and chain stores.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 4, 2015
No joke

Comedy is serious business at Contractors Educational Services.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 12, 2014
Problem solvers

Banks on the Gulf Coast have worked hard to get rid of bad loans on their books so they can focus on lending again.

  • Finance
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  • By Barry Friedman |
  • April 17, 2015
Dixie revival

A nimble entrepreneur revitalized a Polk County commercial project by making it one of the coolest places in town.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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