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FROM FLYING HIGH TO PIZZA PIE

Former Air Force intelligence analyst Stephanie Moseley became a Marco’s Pizza franchisee. And yes, those jobs do have something in common.

Finding Investors FIRST, GET INVESTORS— THEN, MAKE THE PRODUCT?

When she set out to launch the new paint brand Clare, Nicole Gibbons was told to build first and raise money later. But to really create the startup she wanted, she’d have to go in reverse.

Customer Service STOP DOING WHAT PEOPLE HATE

That’s the philosophy Jesse Cole used to build the Savannah Bananas, an unusually popular (and weird) baseball team. And it can work for any business.

Brand Name SAME WORD, NEW OPPORTUNITY

It’s easy to fear changes to your brand. It’s harder (but more fulfilling!) to embrace them. That’s why Edible Arrangements finally embraced a new definition of edibles.

THE END OF OWNERSHIP

Two years ago, Joymode was hot off a big funding round, and carving out a spot for itself in the booming sharing economy. But the startup is now backed into a corner and wondering: Is there such a thing as oversharing?

Scandinavian Minimalist

VIKING RIVER CRUISES By dimming the glitz and emphasizing culture, the company reinvigorated an industry.

Remaking a Classic PACKAGING DESIGN

The 13-egg carton was a design exercise for Randy Ludacer. Then an egg farmer called.

Hitting the High Notes

Startups create the buzz, but some outfits, like music publisher Hal Leonard, born in radio days, outperform for decades.

DINO DON'S BEAST MARKET

A journalist turned his curiosity about prehistoric creatures into a very modern enterprise.

The number of Latinx startups is rocketing. Their funding is not. And the U.S. economy suffers

Unless we solve the “scaling gap,” we’re missing out on the opportunity to grow employment and GDP.

Waco Then the World

How Chip and Joanna Gaines turned a modest Waco, Texas, house-flipping operation into one of the most powerful new brands in entertainment, publishing, and retail.

How I Did It – Survive and Shine

AMBER LEONG CIRCADIAN OPTICS – She spent 20 days in the hospital fighting for her life, months after emigrating alone from Malaysia. Her experience gave her the courage to start a company. Her story made her a Shark Tank darling.

The Real Workforce Impact of HR Technology

From automating basic administrative tasks to attracting more talented employees, HR technology has a lot to offer small and midsize businesses.

Spreading the Word

County Students Getting Creative for 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest

FLORIDA GROWN

Food Check-Out Week Spreads Farm-to-Table Awareness

Finding Her Way

Young Rancher Credits UF/IFAS Extension for Much of Her Success

Ag Time WITH ABBY

Blair Buchanon — Kathleen Sr. FFA Alumna and Polk County Cattlemen’s Sweetheart

How much can we buy?

Anneliese Bischof was on a business trip in Thailand in the second week of January when conversations with Chinese colleagues about a new virus spreading across the region made her realize a major outbreak might be occurring.

Will Hollywood go dark?

“They told us to pack our equipment and to leave ASAP”

Do the Olympics really need an audience?

With a $5.9 billion budget and a decade of planning behind it, the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo had been expected to draw 11,000 of the world’s elite athletes and more than 600,000 tourists when it starts in late July.

How will this change us?

People are changing their behavior fast to contend with the new coronavirus threat.

Will airlines regain altitude?

Globalization has been a boon for the airline industry, which has flourished as nations opened up to one another over the past 40 years.

What if the show must go on?

The longest line at ConExpo, the largest construction convention in North America, is the line to grab beer.

Is business ready for this?

Every weekday morning at 8, a team of executives at French carmaker PSA Group gathers in a room an hour’s drive west of Paris.

How will Africa cope with an outbreak?

In a red-roofed building at the edge of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital campus, the walls are freshly painted, a crew is laying pipes for refurbished bathrooms, and others are hauling in furniture.

What will this do to the economy?

When Covid-19 strikes, the worst of the damage is done by the body’s effort to fight off the disease.

On Solid Ground

STEPS TO ACHIEVING FINANCIAL SECURITY

HOW TO NOT SKIP A BEAT

WITH ITS WATCH’S ECG FEATURE, APPLE IS BLAZING A NEW TRAIL IN HEALTHCARE

THE CARBON-EATERS

Scaling algae for carbon capture and biofuels

Flexible HEALING

If you’re feeling nervous about the supply chain, try picturing it naked