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Strategies

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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 5, 2014
Out of the box

Selling Girl Scout cookies isn't like the old days. This is big business.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 5, 2014
Doing Moore

The sales team at a property management firm was stuck. Then they stopped talking.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • December 5, 2014
Business of art

Cassie and Jake Greatens use parties to attract new customers to their contemporary art gallery.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • November 28, 2014
Eat more chicken?

A Tampa Chick-fil-A has long made an impression on its community. This year, the owners took a risk to knock down the building and start from scratch.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 28, 2014
Mall wars

The retail landscape in the Sarasota-Manatee market shifted significantly when The Mall at University Town Center opened in north Sarasota County Oct. 16.

  • Strategies
    By
  • James R.
  • November 28, 2014
Executives: Be the brand at your firm

CEOs should do more than set the vision for their companies. They should live the brand every day.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 28, 2014
The Wawa way

Convenience store chain Wawa is moving aggressively into Florida, creating new loyal fans with its good food and low prices.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2014
Corporate report

Marriott names Epicurean Hotel Opening of the Year; Lakewood Ranch's iHeart Repair merging with Jupiter repair firm; Raymond James named Investment Bank of the Year; Amzur Technologies releases Energy Dashboard; Vir-Sec moving HQ, lab to Clearwater, investigating sites; Lufthansa offering Frankfurt flights at TIA

  • Strategies
    By
  • Cheryl O'Neill
  • November 27, 2014
When to find a new bank

Small business owners and banks can have a love-hate relationship at times. How to navigate lending to get the most for your business.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 21, 2014
Plumb for success

A small plumbing-supply business in Cape Coral offers lessons in overcoming adversity to achieve success.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Corporate report

SRN, Atlanta's D-Unity Group agrees to barrier reselling deal; Vology raises $40 million in new financing; St. Petersburg's Uptown Title joins Florida Agency Network; and more corporate news.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 21, 2014
Buzz worthy

The office of one area executive is a testament to a brave life well lived.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 21, 2014
New links

The family that owns Johnsonville Sausage opened its first retail store in Naples, taking special care not to compete with the grocery stores that carry its famous brats.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • November 21, 2014
Lawyers' lawyers

Even lawyers need attorneys to defend them. Holland & Knight has a whole team dedicated to doing just that.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 14, 2014
Healthy plans

Marion County doctors created their own health-insurance plan in 1981, and its popularity is spreading to other areas of the Gulf Coast. Such plans could be the cure for spiraling premiums.

  • Strategies
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