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Business briefcase

Datebook

By TIMES WIRES
Published August 7, 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.

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER at the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce offers the use of a computer equipped with business software and Internet access. Center hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday at 1130 Cleveland St., Clearwater. For information, call the chamber at (727) 461-0011.

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. To register, 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. Call (727) 532-6800.

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE by the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce offers free business assistance on Tuesday by Jeanne Creech, vice president of business assistance at the chamber and by Wayne Brass from the Florida Small Business Development Center at USF; and on Thursday by Juan Fret of SCORE. For appointments, call the chamber at (727) 461-0011 or e-mail jcreech@clearwaterflorida.org.

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. To register, call (727) 893-7146.

sales tax workshop, by the Florida Department of Revenue, will be from 10 a.m. to noon today at the Clearwater Service Center, 19337 U.S. 19 N, Suite 200. For information, call Larry Fast at (727) 538-7155.

10 STEPS TO START A SUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESS workshop, by the Pinellas Chapter of SCORE, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Clearwater Airport Business Center, 4500 140th Ave. N, Conference Room 103. To register or for information, call (727) 532-6800.

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. To register, call (727) 893-7146.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW seminar, by the Pinellas County Business Development Center, will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the EpiCenter, 13805 58th St. N, Clearwater, in the ICOT Business Center. To register or for information, call (727) 453-7200 or e-mail businesshelp@pced.org.

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. Peters- burg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. To register, call (727) 893-7146.

HOW TO START A BUSINESS program, 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. To register or for information, call (727) 453-7200 or e-mail businesshelp@pced.org.

PLANNING FOR YOUR BUSINESS workshop, by SCORE, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301. To register, call (727) 893-7146.

UNDERSTANDING ACCOUNTING & TAX PROCEDURES 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. To register or for information, call (727) 453-7200 or e-mail businesshelp@ pced.org.

[Last modified August 7, 2006, 06:04:10]


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