The state has created a bridge loan program to help small businesses in affected counties through Hurricane Milton.

The Mucky Duck, a well-known waterfront restaurant on Lee County’s Captiva Island, is primed to rebuild — even after the ...

The region's top young leaders, backed by a sturdy variety of learned mentors, come from a wide variety of backgrounds — with ...

Ryan Larrañaga describes himself as a multihyphenate. He’s an entrepreneur, a musician, author and father. He is also a ...

Elizabeth is a business news reporter with the Business Observer, covering primarily Sarasota-Bradenton, in addition to other ...

Of all the things Kristina Park learned from her dad, John Alspaw — and there were a lot — one that has particularly helped ...

Stephanie Heredia knows what it’s like to work for someone else. A desire for more control over her time led her into ...

Lisa Branch was working in management for a big box retailer when her position got eliminated. She had been working for the ...

Ashley Cummings was a senior in college preparing for a career as a pharmacist. But after her dad had a stroke and ...

Ashley Kelly started her career in public relations, with a focus on event planning. But when that original career path ...

Save up money, buy a business, triple its revenues: It’s exactly the kind of story a business publication looks for when ...

Vanessa Evans is undeterred. She graduated from Florida State with a degree in retail merchandising and product development ...