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Accusoft- Looking Toward the Future Jack Berlin, CEO and Founder, Accusoft Jack founded Accusoft (Pegasus Imaging) in 1991 and as President and CEO has provided consistent leadership and strategic direction for the success of the company. Jack is actively involved with sales, product strategy, software development and the necessary financial controls that have made Accusoft profitable year after year. In recent years, he has overseen Accusoft’s active merger [...]

– Entrepreneurial styles, corporate cultures give these second-stage companies competitive advantages – GrowFL is pleased to announce the 50 statewide companies expected to see significant growth over the next several years. These 50 companies were selected from more than 500 nominees for Florida Companies to WatchSM, a statewide program managed by economic development group GrowFL, in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation. The winning company’s management team, competitive market position [...]

Eric Rosenthal, CEO Florikan LinkedIn Profile Eric Rosenthal, CEO of Florikan, a manufacturer and distributor of controlled release fertilizers, took over the family business before turning 35 and has grown it due in part to strong strategic planning and goal setting. "We were introduced to the economic gardening concept through the Sarasota EDC," he said. "We worked with GrowFL in their Strategic Research program, which helped get me [...]

Nancy Crews, founder Custom Manufacturing and Engineering LinkedIn Profile Dr. Nancy Crews, founder of Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc., spun the company out of a Lockheed Martin operated nuclear weapon component plant in Pinellas County. "At the end of the Cold War, they were in the process of downsizing the nuclear weapons complex in Florida and were looking at people to help them take those technologies and commercialize [...]

David Karins, Founder Karins Engineering Group LinkedIn Profile David Karins, founder of Karins Engineering Group, Inc., became interested in entrepreneurship in high school while working at his father's company. He kept his eye on that goal consistently and as a result was well prepared to strike out on his own when the opportunity presented itself. Due in part to that focus, Karins was a rarity in the engineering [...]