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By TIMES WIRES
Published August 28, 2006


BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER offers free business training and counseling sessions to assist emerging and existing small businesses with business development. The Business Resource Center has personal computers equipped with business software and Internet access, graphic workstations, CD-ROM technology, interactive videos and a business library. 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 COUNSELING sessions, by the Pinellas Chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (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. To register or for information, 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 of the Florida Small Business Development Center, at the University of South Florida; and on Thursday by Juan Fret of SCORE. The Business Assistance Center offers the use of computers equipped with business software and Internet access. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday. 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 or for information, call (727) 893-7146.

BUSINESS LOAN COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE sessions, by the Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp., are by appoint-ment only. To schedule an appointment or for information, call (727) 826-5785.

WOMEN/MINORITY CERTIFICATION program, by the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida, will be from 10 a.m. to noon today at the University of South Florida Downtown Center, Port Authority Building, 1101 Channelside Drive, Classroom 111. Cost is $10. To register or for information, call (813) 905-5810.

SBA LOANS program, by the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the University of South Florida Downtown Center, Port Authority Building, 1101 Channelside Drive, Classroom 111. Cost is $10. To register or for information, call (813) 905-5810.

STEPS TO START A SMALL BUSINESS program, by the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South of Florida, will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the University of South Florida Downtown Center, Port Authority Building, 1101 Channelside Drive, Classroom 111. Cost is $40. To register or for information, call (813) 905-5810.

CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING AND BIDDING workshop will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, St. Petersburg. To register or for information, call (727) 893-7146.

FLORIDA SALES TAX PROGRAM workshop will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, St. Petersburg. To register or for 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. To register or for information, call (727) 453-7200, e-mail businesshelp@pced.org or visit www.pced.org.

MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS program, by the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida, will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the University of South Florida Downtown Center, Port Authority Building, 1101 Channelside Drive, Classroom 111. Cost is $40. To register or for information, call (813) 905-5810.

[Last modified August 28, 2006, 07:28:21]


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