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Florida Companies to Watch is an awards program that celebrates privately held second-stage companies headquartered in the state. Awardees are selected for demonstrating the intent and capacity to grow based on employee or sales growth, exceptional entrepreneurial leadership, sustainable competitive advantage, outstanding corporate culture, inspired community giving and other notable strengths Each week, leading up to the October 23rd celebration, we will be highlighting the winners of this prestigious award. Scroll down to meet these amazing entrepreneurs and learn about the great companies they have built here in Florida.

Featured Event! CEO Forum - Orlando

September 8th, featuring Carol Craig of Craig Technologies: The CEO Forum is a program series that brings together leaders of established growth-stage businesses in a confidential setting to meet and learn from CEO peers who have grown their companies into more advanced stages of business development.

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Our threaded delivery process includes market research, market mapping and Internet marketing to help identify the business strategy and continue to grow. Our experts enable the CEO to identify opportunities they may not be aware of and point them to new tools and information to apply immediately.

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GrowFL's CEO Roundtables, powered by CEO Nexus are designed especially for leaders of second-stage companies to enhance leadership abilities and improve decisionmaking. These roundtables, which typically involve 12 to 15 business executives, provide a confidential forum where participants can share challenges and experiences — and enhance their capabilities.

Expert Corner: Panel Provides Key Insights into Crowdfunding

To a crowd of 70 people at Florida Hospital Orlando, an expert panel of speakers provided important insights into the future of raising capital amid new Federal laws that allow entrepreneurs to go directly to investors. View the presentation, connect with the presenters and download the program materials here.

‘Chief Growth Officer’ Title Catches On as a Way to Battle Growth Challenges

It isn’t clear how many companies currently have the position, but there has been a steady trickle. A search on LinkedIn of the title generated more than 2,000 results, while a search on a couple of national job sites showed no available positions; but some, such as SVP of Communications, were written as reporting directly to the CGO What’s driving the new title and what does it mean?.

Inside the Mind of the Entrepreneur

Groundbreaking new research shows what sets Inc. 500 CEOs apart from the pack. Imagine the U.S. economy as a somber, gray landscape. Now scan it with a thermal imaging device. See those vibrant green lights indicating heat? That's the Inc. 500. At a time when growth in the United States and Europe has largely stalled, the Inc. 500 companies are surging. Our annual ranking of America's fastest-growing private companies proves that even without tailwinds from the overall economy, some companies can achieve impressive acceleration.

Beyond Sales: The Business KPI’s of Marketing ROI

By this point we all know that at the end of the day the top priority of marketing should be to create customers for the business– whatever the business may be. As a marketer, you live in a world that is adding channels on seemingly a daily basis, while at the same time the consumers’ attention are being drawn in a hundred different directions making it increasingly difficult for any brand (especially those without an endless budget) to stand out.

From medical innovations, to data recovery, 3D technology and genetics, these 9 Florida Companies to Watch winners are true Rocks Stars. Read their stories of success and overcoming obstacles as they continue their entrepreneurial journey.

Meet these 9 winners from the Class of 2014 Florida Companies to Watch Rock Stars!

From 2010 through 2013, the 2014 Class of 50 second-stage winning companies generated nearly $1 billion in revenue and added 959 employees, reflecting a 149 percent increase in revenue and 120 percent increase in jobs for the four-year period. That translates into a 31 percent annual revenue growth and 26 percent annual growth in employees. These companies project continued growth in 2014, with a 36 percent revenue increase and 26 percent growth in employees compared to 2013. If their projections hold, these companies will have generated $1.5 billion in revenue and added 1,421 employees over the last five years — a 243 percent increase in revenue and 178 percent increase in jobs since 2009.

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