Join a New Community for StartUps After working with 100’s of technology start-ups and innovators, we at the Tampa Bay Innovation Center, formerly STAR TEC, realized the Tampa Bay area needed an informal program that would link entrepreneurs, talent in transition, scientists, funders, innovators, technology professionals and engineers – the people who want to make connections in the Tampa Bay innovation marketplace and move their ideas forward. This program, StartUp Xchange, will help innov …
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The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere, with a great idea and a burning desire to succeed, to make it big, and, in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just an idea. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on myt …
We are a group of business professionals dedicated to working together to increase business for both ourselves and our fellow members. BNI is a single profession membership, with only one business per category represented. Benefits of Membership: Increased exposure to many other people and businesses. Substantially increased referrals. Tools to network more effectively, including an orientation CD giving the "Formula for Success" in BNI, a badge, a vinyl card holder to carry members' business c …
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Are you involved in a startup or want to be? You might even have an idea or two. And if not, no problem, you can always team up with someone who has. helps We will help you to find people that are in the same situation. Anyone who is thinking about starting their own company and wants to bounce ideas off each other and meet potential founders, business partners, developers, biz developers, marketers, programmers, engineers, designers, product managers, sale people or investors, bloggers, tech , …
BizSpark™ Tampa Bay brings fellow Microsoft® BizSpark™, WebSiteSpark™, and DreamSpark™ startups and other Microsoft technology-based businesses together to connect, share ideas, and grow together, no matter what stage they are at now, whether start-up or long established, both in-person and virtually. Meetup topics cover new technology opportunities and how to capitalize on them, business basics, and case studies of successes, especially ones from within the community, and other topics of intere …
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Network Professionals is an exclusive category networking group that meets weekly at Daddy's Grill in Oldsmar, FL at 7:30 AM every Wednesday. Our members are business owners and entrepreneurs who work together to grow their businesses by exchanging qualified business referrals.
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… Women in Business strive to bring women together from all different lifestyles & businesses in our community to promote member services to local residents, local businesses and to future residents & visitors via collateral material, internet, visual production, special events, etc to encourage economic growth in our Tampa Bay area of Indian Rocks Beach, Clearwater Beach, Indian Shores, Belleair Beach, Redington, Madeira Treasure Island and other Beach communities through Pass-a-Grille. We have m …
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… · Public relations services · Social media: Linkedin, Facebook,Twitter · Social media services – Corporate · Business networking meeting & sponsorship · Startup entrepreneur training / coaching · Advanced entrepreneur training / coaching · Business partnering (see Brian) · Business partnering + seed capital (see Brian) · More c …
Global Entrepreneur Week (GEW) is an annual event that features the best and the brightest entrepreneurs, emerging companies and educational programs for fostering startup growth. The Kauffman Foundation, the worlds premier catalyst behind programs and policy for small company creation and growth is the world wide sponsor for GEW.
Check out these mentions of last year's GEW in Tampa Bay:
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… Our mission is to help you develop and refine a skillset which will allow you to transform your ideas into great businesses. As stated by Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup; "A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty." To increase the likelihood of success, we focus on: Technology Strategy Marketing Leadership Perfecting your pitch Productivity Legal advisory Venture finance Professional networking Ask Us Ab …
Founded in 2008, Tampa Bay WaVE is a non-profit charity (filed as a 501c3) dedicated to helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into growing tech businesses in Tampa Bay. Today we have over 50 members who are building, launching or growing over 80 different web and mobile tech ventures, 30% of whom are profitable and cash flow positive. One of our member ventures (Wufoo) was acquired earlier this year for $35 million, and we hope our efforts will go a long way to helping generate one or more of these …
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Founded in 2008, Tampa Bay WaVE is a non-profit charity (filed as a 501c3) with a mission is to enable and support the founders of tech startups and the supporting technology innovation community throughout Tampa Bay. Today we have over 60 members who are building, launching or growing over 80 different web and mobile tech ventures, 30% of whom are profitable and cash flow positive. One of our member ventures (Wufoo) was acquired earlier this year for $35 million, and we hope our efforts will g …
This is a forum for local tech innovators, geeks and entrepreneurs who want to connect with others to discuss how we can make Tampa Bay more startup friendly. Topics include startup challenges, emerging industry trends as well as public policy issues that need more attention and investment from our local elected officials and economic development agencies. Current participants are founders of tech companies, free lance developers / designers and people with boring day jobs looking for the next b …
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