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Business Consulting Group
Business Consulting Group is a team of highly experienced consulting professionals who advise and coach Tampa Bay area manufacturing, distribution, and related service companies. We provide a simple value proposition: We deliver results using proven skills, functional expertise and industry experience using a consultative approach and economic rates.
CEO Council
The mission of the CEO Council is to be the premier organization for entrepreneurial Chief Executive Officers in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. The Council's foundation is built upon its ability to build relationships, generate ideas and formulate solutions. All three components are focused on the management and growth of the members' businesses. The CEO Council is comprised of approximately 150 member companies within seven counties.
DataGlyphics, Inc
DataGlyphics offers complete Web-based business solutions including creative direction, application development, systems integration, managed Web services, hosting and colocation, strategic planning, security auditing, e-marketing strategies and technology consulting. DataGlyphics :: technology that means business.
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bancorp, a diversified financial services company, operates 1,311 full-service Banking Centers and 2,354 ATMs throughout 16 affiliate banks in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. With over 165 locations throughout the state of Florida including 45 in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk Counties, Fifth Third delivers the ultimate in banking convenience. Fifth Third Bank has been in business for over 150 years and provides a broad array of products and services through five primary businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, Investment Advisors and Fifth Third Processing Solutions.
Florida High Tech Corridor
The Florida High Tech Corridor Council's mission is to attract, retain and grow high tech industry and the workforce to support it within the 23-county Florida High Tech Corridor. The Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC) was established by the Legislature in 1996 to attract, retain and grow high tech industry and to help develop the workforce to support those industries in the 21-county service areas of the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the University of South Florida (USF). In January 2005, the Council welcomed the University of Florida (UF) as a full partner of this unique economic development initiative, merging the strengths of three world-class universities and bringing the number of Corridor counties to 23.
The Florida Venture Forum
The Florida Venture Forum is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization that is supported locally by private companies, service providers, venture capitalists and academic institutions. The goal of the Forum is to help ensure the success of entrepreneurial ventures by offering expert counsel, educational advice and managerial assistance. The Florida Venture Forum provides programs on a statewide basis attended by venture capitalists, investors, bankers, corporate executives, accountants, lawyers and entrepreneurs.
GrayRobinson
Founded in 1970, GrayRobinson is a full-service corporate law firm providing legal assistance across the state of Florida. With more than 220 attorneys and 10 offices ranging from Tallahassee to Key West, GrayRobinson proudly provides legal assistance for Fortune 500 companies, emerging businesses, lending institutions, local and state governments, developers, entrepreneurs and individuals. Throughout the years, GrayRobinson has continued to stay ahead of the curve with a firm commitment to creativity and innovation. For more information, please visit us at www.gray-robinson.com.
Links Financial LLC
Links Financial LLC provides financial consulting services to growing and mid-sized business owners, real estate developers and investors. Through its long-established business relations within the Florida financial community, Links provides its clients an immediate introduction to financial resources that are customized to meet the specific needs of its clients. It is what we do best, day in and day out. With our in-depth knowledge of financial resources, you will gain access to a variety of funding sources that may not be available to you. With Links Financial as your financial advocate, you will quickly find the right match with the right organization who understands your business needs and can provide you with the financing power and the quality service you want to reach your financial goals.
Maddux Business Report
The Maddux Business Report, now in its 25th year, is Tampa Bay's largest circulated monthly business magazine covering all types and sizes of businesses. Each issue is designed to serve the needs and interests of the region's decision makers.
RFB Communications Group
RFB Communications Group (www.rfbcommunications.com) provides strategic national, regional and local public relations and social media services designed to drive sales inquiries, support brand development, influence key audiences and achieve other specific client outcomes.
Pinellas County Economic Development
Pinellas County Economic Development (PCED) works with entrepreneurs and growing businesses to facilitate expansion and job creation. Through investment tools, training grants, education and links to financing, PCED fosters a pro-business climate in Pinellas County, Florida.
Progress Energy
Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more than 21,000 megawatts of generation capacity and $9 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve approximately 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company has earned the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Award, the industry's highest honor, in recognition of its operational excellence, and was the first utility to receive the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for customer service. The company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future, which includes aggressive energy-efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system. Progress Energy celebrated a century of service in 2008. Visit the company’s Web site at www.progress-energy.com.
SBRN -Small Business Resource Network
The SBRN helps businesses succeed by connecting them with interested, experienced service providers and government agencies. Designed especially for the small business person, the Network answers basic questions and is easy to use. This Directory is your guide to frequently accessed regulatory agencies and relevant not-for-profit organizations as well as professionals who have expertise with small businesses.
Tampa Bay Technology Forum
The Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) is a group of people united to make Tampa Bay a place where technology-based business and innovation thrives. Founded in 2000 by a group of local entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the growth of the region’s technology industry, TBTF is a professional association representing over 450 technology and business firms, investors, government agencies, educational institutions and economic development organizations who comprise Tampa Bay's technology ecosystem. TBTF provides targeted forums that serve the professional and community interests of our members. With monthly peer network and special committee meetings, general member events, professional development programs and advocacy and philanthropy initiatives to choose from, our members can always find ways to stay connected and informed.
USF Connect
USF Connect: The Tampa Bay Technology Incubator exists to support technology research as a catalyst for economic development and advocates the development and construction of facilities for high-technology companies and related support functions. In promoting research with companies and the University of South Florida, the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator seeks to address the needs of local high technology employers in such areas as engineering, biometrics and other technologies.
UCF Business Incubation Program
The goal of the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP) and its community partners is to facilitate smarter, faster startup and growth of emerging companies so those companies will become financially successful, high growth companies in the community.
The Young – Rainey STAR Center
The Young – Rainey STAR Center is this nation's first successful conversion from a former U.S. Department of Energy defense manufacturing facility to a commercial, high technology center. The STAR Center’s success signifies the commitment to economic development by local public and private enterprises who work together to redevelop, revitalize and transition aging facilities to commercially viable market space.
