Avant Healthcare Professionals was a 2012 Florida Companies to Watch Honoree Every entrepreneurial journey is unique – where and why one begins is different than any other entrepreneur. For Shari Dingle Costantini, her journey began in healthcare, determined to make the international recruitment process of nurses and therapists more effective. “Early on in my nursing…

AMTIS, Inc. was a 2012 Florida Companies to Watch Honoree “I was 58 and thought, why not start a business?” said Barbara Stankowski, founder of AMTIS, Inc. After finishing an esteemed 28-yearlong naval career and 8 years working in women owned small businesses, Stankowski made the transition into entrepreneurship with that admirable ‘if not now,…

Key Takeaways: • A mere 12 percent of former business owners say they were highly satis ed with the results they got when they sold their companies. • Pre-sale planning—corporate preparation and advanced planning—is a key step to take to en- sure an ideal outcome post-sale. Do you think about selling your business someday? If…

A Different Perspective on Growing Business Enterprise Value What should business owners do to grow the value of their business? Most advice favors increasing sales and enhancing profits. Instead, business owners should strive to get the business viewed as a low risk, highly desirable investment opportunity. Every lender, investor or buyer looks at a business…