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By TIMES STAFF WRITER
Published July 10, 2006


BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER Hours 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. Call 727 893-7146.

FINANCIAL RESOURCE CENTER, in the Staples Business Resource Center at the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1130 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday. For business counseling and assistance appointments on Tuesday or Thursday, call Jeanne Creech at (727) 461-0011 or e-mail jcreech@clearwater florida.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 are 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 information, call (727) 532-6800.

10 STEPS TO START A SUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESS, workshop by the Pinellas Chapter of SCORE will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today 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 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. For registration, call (727) 893-7146.

WOMEN AND MINORITY CERTIFICATION program, by the Florida Small Business Development Center at the USF, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the USF Downtown Center, 1101 Channelside Drive, Room 111, Tampa. For registration or information, call (813) 905-5800 or visit www.sbdc.usf.edu.

10 STEPS TO START A SUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESS 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.

SALES TAX workshop, by the Florida Department of Revenue will be from 10 a.m. to noon today and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Clearwater Service Center, 19337 U.S. 19 N, Suite 200, Clearwater. For information, call Larry Fast at (727) 538-7155.

FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS LUNCH AND LEARN session, by the Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp., and the U.S. Small Business Administration, 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, call (727) 893-7146.

HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN workshop, by the Florida Small Business Development Center at USF, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. For registration, call (727) 893-7146.

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, workshop, by the U.S. Small Business Admin-istration, will be at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. For registration, call (727) 893-7146.

UNDERSTANDING ACCOUNTING AND TAX PROCEDURES, by the Pinellas County Business Development Center will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the EpiCenter, 13805 58th St. N, Clearwater, at the ICOT Business Center. For registration or information, call (727) 453-7200, e-mail businesshelp@pced.org or visit www.PCED.org .

SBA LOANS program by the Florida Small Business Development Center at USF will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at USF Downtown Center, 1101 Channelside Drive, Room 111, Tampa. For registration or information, call (813) 905-5800 or visit www.sbdc.usf.edu.

[Last modified July 10, 2006, 06:29:27]


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