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A recent Manpower study revealed that the most difficult position to fill is a Sales Representative. Why is finding top-performing sales talent so tough? When recruiting the best salespeople, it is all about the details. Your "gut feeling" about a sales position applicant is no guarantee of success. Carefully defining what you want, asking the right questions, and listening critically for the right answers is the key. The stakes are [...]

You’ve built a successful business, with lots of customers, a solid team of employees and profits that help you earn a comfortable living.  But at some point, you may look to retire, spend more time with family or just move on to doing something different.  Your company is valuable and after many years of effort building it, you’ll want to get the highest possible price from a buyer. So how [...]

Dr. Walter Leise, CEO Sarasota Medical Products Sarasota, FL LinkedIn Profile Dr. Walter Leise III, President and CEO of Sarasota Medical Products, Inc., was recruited to work for Abbott's Diagnostic Division after completing his PHD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Chicago. He primarily served as the interface between Research & Development and Manufacturing. He soon got involved with Six Sigma, a set of techniques [...]

Symphonic Distribution taps national, local artists to curate a soundtrack for Tampa's downtown Have you ever sat at Curtis Hixon Park and eaten three giant cheese pizza slices from Eddie & Sam's all by your lonesome? Neither have we, but that activity, had it really happened, can now have a soundtrack. Last week, Symphonic Distribution released six specially curated playlists as part of the eighth anniversary for downtown Tampa music [...]

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Josh Buttitta, founder of Oakhurst Signs, always knew he wanted to own his own business. After selling his first startup in 1996, he still had the entrepreneurial drive, but he did not have an idea to channel it to. "I had worked for myself from an early age so I took jobs to learn more," he said. "When I started this business, I knew nothing about making signs. With my [...]

John Swiatkowski, President at Pacer Group, who pursued a fine arts career in Italy before joining Pacer, appreciates the value of perspective. He is a member of GrowFL's CEO Roundtable, a partnership program with FloridaMakes, to ensure he gets plenty of perspective. "Business owners don't often step away from their businesses to understand what's happening in the business," he said. "They can't see the forest for the trees in some [...]

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