October, 2011 Business Reality Check, We Need Your Input, Please.
Pinellas County’s Post Disaster Economic Restoration Plan was developed with input from local companies and contingency planners. It identifies a series of strategies and actions designed to speed the restoration of our economy by helping local businesses to quickly reopen their doors after a disaster. Now we need your input. What did we miss? What could we add? What would make our Pinellas plan better? Click here to download and review the plan as an MSWord document. Turn on the “Track Changes” function and make your edits. Please email your revised document to betti@tbrpc.org. Questions? Please email Stacey at sswank@pinellascounty.org or call (727) 464-7425.
St. Petersburg: The Sunshine City With nearly 250,000 people, 9,900 businesses and 130,000 employees, St. Petersburg is one of the brightest spots in the Southeast, not only as a headquarters for new businesses, but as a home for a growing and talented workforce. St. Petersburg offers the amenities of a large, thriving metropolis, as well as the charm and quality of life of a small town. Featuring world class amenities for families and young professionals, including performing arts centers and outstanding museums, it is is ranked as America’s No. 1 arts destination for cities its size. Click here to read more about St. Petersburg.
BioFlorida’s Annual Conference & Career Forum Comes to Tampa Bay, Oct. 23-25
“The time is right for the bioscience community to come to the Tampa Bay area,” reports Russell Allen, CEO of BioFlorida. “There’s great momentum here, and as the statewide trade association for the industry it’s our job to connect entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, strategic partners and service providers together.” This year’s conference will feature the first statewide Bioscience Career Forum which will help graduating students and young professionals analyze job postings, fine-tune interviewing skills and craft high-impact résumés that reflect their unique skill sets. Ready to launch your biotech venture and career? Click here for more information and registration.
Florida Venture Forum Early Stage Venture Capital Conference, Oct. 5
This annual conference showcases approximately 10-12 early stage, high growth private companies before a national audience of venture capitalists, angel investors, private equity investors and investment bankers. Click here for registration and more information about this year’s conference in Orlando.
Innovation ’11 Tampa Bay Innovation Conference, Oct. 19
Bringing together technologists, entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors from the innovation field, the fast-paced, informal setting of this event will provide excellent networking opportunities in addition to presentations by and discussions with some of the area’s best-known business leaders. Learn more at http://www.tbinnovates.com/conference.cfm.
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