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By TIMES STAFF WRITER
Published April 24, 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 from 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.

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 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 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 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. For appointments or information, call (727) 532-6800.

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

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

10 STEPS TO START A SUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESS workshop, by SCORE, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. For registration or information, call (727) 893-7146.

BUSINESS KILLERS session, by the Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp., will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. For registration or information, call (727) 893-7146.

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@pced.org or visit www.PCED.org

SBA PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - ACCESS TO CAPITAL workshop, by the U.S. Small Business Administration, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. For registration or information, call (727) 893-7146.

FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS & SBA PROGRAM seminar, by the Pinellas County Business Development Center, will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the EpiCenter, 13805 58th St. N, Clearwater, in the ICOT Business Center. For information, call 727 453-7200, e-mail businesshelp@pced.org or visit www.PCED.org

STEPS TO STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS seminar, by the Florida Small Business Development Center at USF, will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Friday 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

[Last modified April 22, 2006, 17:51:02]


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