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By TIMES STAFF WRITER
Published March 27, 2006


"Business Resource Center" sessions, featuring personal computers with Internet access, business software, graphic workstations, CD-ROM technology, interactive videos and an extensive business reference library for research and planning, are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. For information, call (727) 893-7146.

"Business Loan Counseling and Assistance" sessions, by the Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp., are by appointment only at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. For registration or information, call (727) 826-5785.

"Business Counseling" sessions by SCORE will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and by the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. For registration or information, call (727) 893-7146.

"Financial Resource Center," in the Staples Business Resource Center at the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1130 Cleveland St., Clearwater, offers free business materials and the use of a computer to work on business plans. Center hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday. For business counseling/assistance appointments on Tuesday or Thursday, call Jeanne Creech at 727 461-0011 or e-mail jcreech@clearwaterflorida.org

"Business Counseling" sessions, by the Pinellas Chapter of SCORE, will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Wednesday and Friday at the Clearwater Airport Business Center, 4707 140th Ave. N, Suite 311, Clearwater. For appointments or information, call (727) 532-6800.

"Business Counseling" sessions by the Florida Small Business Development Center at USF will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, and by SCORE from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1130 Cleveland St., Clearwater. For appointments, call Jeanne Creech at 727 461-0011 or e-mail jcreech@clearwaterflorida.org

"How to Make Your Business Thrive, Not Just Survive" workshop, by the Pinellas Chapter of SCORE and the Tarpon Springs Public Library, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Tarpon Springs Public Library, 138 E Lemon St. For registration or information, call (727) 943-4922.

"Financing Your Business Lunch & Learn" session, by the Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp., will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. Bring your lunch and learn about small-business financing. For registration or information, call (727) 893-7146.

"How to Start a Business" workshop, by the Pinellas County Business Development Center, will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the EpiCenter, 13805 58th St. N, Clearwater, in the ICOT Business Center. For information, call 727 453-7200, e-mail businesshelp@siliconbay.org or visit www.SiliconBay.org

"Steps to Starting a Small Business - En Espanol ," by the Small Business Development Center at USF, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the USF Downtown Center in the Port Authority Building, 1101 Channelside Drive, Room 111, Tampa. Cost is $10. For registration or information, call 813 905-5810 or visit www.sbdc.usf.edu

"Marketing Your Business," by the Small Business Development Center at USF, will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the USF Downtown Center in the Port Authority Building, 1101 Channelside Drive, Room 111, Tampa. Cost is $40. For registration or information, call 813 905-5810 or visit www.sbdc.usf.edu

"Second annual Small Business Expo," by the Largo Public Library and the Largo Mid-Pinellas Chamber of Commerce, will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Jenkins Community Wing of the Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive. For a schedule of each part of the event or for information, call (727) 587-6748.

"Export Documentation," by the Small Business Development Center at USF, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at the USF Downtown Center in the Port Authority Building, 1101 Channelside Drive, Room 111, Tampa. Cost is $20. For registration or information, call 813 905-5810 or visit www.sbdc.usf.edu

"How to Start a Business," by SCORE Pasco-Hernando Chapter 439, will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Career Central Spring Hill, Forest Oaks Boulevard, Spring Hill. Cost is $20. For information, call 727 842-4638 or Stu May at (352) 688-6903, or visit www.score439.org

[Last modified March 25, 2006, 04:00:18]


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