St. Petersburg Times
Special report
Video report
  • For their own good
    Fifty years ago, they were screwed-up kids sent to the Florida School for Boys to be straightened out. But now they are screwed-up men, scarred by the whippings they endured. Read the story and see a video and portrait gallery.
  • More video reports
Multimedia report
Print Email this storyEmail story Comment Email editor
Fill out this form to email this article to a friend
Your name Your email
Friend's name Friend's email
Your message
 

Briefcase

Datebook

By Times Staff
Published September 11, 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 or visit www.stpete.org/bac.

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. 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 USF; and on Thursday by Juan Fret of SCORE. Center 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 USF 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.

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 SMALL BUSINESS workshop, by the Midtown Rotary Club, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center, 33 Sixth St. S, Suite 301, St. Petersburg. To register or for information, 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, St. Petersburg. To register or for information, 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. To register or for information, call (727) 453-7200, e-mail businesshelp@pced org or visit www.pced.org.

JOB FAIR, by the Tampa Bay Business Advisory Council, will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Abilities of Florida office, 2735 Whitney Road, Clearwater. The job fair is free and open to everyone looking for a job or employers interested in finding qualified candidates. For information, call Marilyn at (727) 538-7370, ext. 364, or e-mail mpurvis@ourpeople work.org.

MANAGE YOUR MONEY: BUILD YOUR WEALTH series, by Hillsborough County Cooperative Extension, will be offered in a three-class series from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 and 28, and Oct. 5 at the Hillsborough County Extension Office, 5339 County Road 579, Seffner. Cost is $6 and covers all three class. Participants must commit to attending all classes. Deadline for registration is Sept. 18. To register or for information, call Traci Buck at (813) 744-5519, ext. 137, or visit hillsboroughfcs.ifas.ufl. edu. Those with disabilities should contact Buck five days before the program so proper consideration can by given to the request.

CAN SLIM: A WINNING TECHNIQUE FOR STOCK INVESTING program, by the American Association of Individual Investors Florida West Coast Chapter, will be Sept. 19 at the Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N, St. Petersburg. Guest speaker is Fred Richards, founder of Strategic Investing Co. Deadline to pay in advance is Thursday, and the cost is $10 for members and $12 for nonmembers. Cost will be $14 the day of the program. To register or for information, call John Zimnik (727) 327-9077 or e-mail aaiichapterfloridawc@yahoo.com.

[Last modified September 11, 2006, 05:50:25]


Share your thoughts on this story

Comments on this article
Subscribe to the Times
Click here for daily delivery
of the St. Petersburg Times.

Email Newsletters

ADVERTISEMENT