Hurricane winds blow entrepreneurs to Pinellas

Two successful women-owned businesses in Pinellas County landed here because of Hurricane Katrina. Flutter Fetti Inc., with a factory in Largo, and Painting with a Twist,...

Tampa-St. Pete entrepreneurs get 6 lessons celebrating failure from a start-up veteran

Entrepreneurial success is celebrated in the press, but according to startup strategist and entrepreneur coach Adrian France, entrepreneurship is really more like a dumpster fire. “Everyone...

16 Tampa-St. Pete area companies make the Seminole 100

One hundred fast-growing businesses owned or managed by alumni of Florida State University were recognized at the Seminole 100 celebration in Tallahassee. Honorees included 16 companies...

PitchLyst exclusive: 5 steps to a successful capital raise

A capital raise is like preparing for the Olympics. You have to train for it every single day, says Samira Salman, founder and CEO of Salman...

Personal finance website born in Tampa, plans move to Atlanta

A self-taught stock investor in Tampa  and his business partner want to help other people learn how to better manage their money. Jerel Jordan and Anthony...

Two of Tampa Bay’s best-known business leaders open up on success, failure and growing their companies

It’s easy to look at big companies and forget that at one time they were startups. Both Steve Raymund and Steve MacDonald — who led two...

Audio [7:06]: Why Steve Case is bringing Revolution’s Rise of the Rest to Tampa

Click the arrow above to play Margie Manning’s exclusive interview with Steve Case.  Note: Story updated at 1:10 pm to reflect comments from a St. Pete...

How women entrepreneurs in Tampa Bay bucked the national funding trend

Female founders often find it tougher than their male counterparts to win venture capital backing, but there are strategies that can help, according to five successful...

Focus on connections earns Hillsborough County EDI2 a TiETAN award

Hillsborough County’s Economic Development Innovation Initiative strengthens the services and resources that directly support entrepreneurs, growing technology and innovation startups, jobs and private investment. The program,...

3 things every entrepreneur should know, from the winner of TiEcon’s Startup of the Year award

The sixth time was the charm for Julia MacGregor-Peralta. The Tampa entrepreneur started five other companies before she founded Global Safety Management, a Tampa tech company...