Calling All Tampa Women Entrepreneurs

From developing new technology to disrupting traditional retail, Tampa Bay’s startups have led incredible advancements in a variety of industries, but there’s one area where we are still falling short: women entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, we’re part of a larger national trend. While more women than ever before are pursuing higher education and becoming successful leaders in […]

Hacking Your Seed Round

Hacking Your Seed Round (Fundraising as a Process) Even in a booming startup market, raising your first round of capital is harder than it looks: less than 5% of startups successfully raise their seed round. Further, founders often “screw it up” by doing it wrong or running an unfocused raise. Takeways In this workshop you’ll learn: […]

How to Outgrow Your Competition

HOW TO OUTGROW YOUR COMPETITION Focus: Communications & Culture – CEO   TOP LINE GROWTH IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN THE FIRST PRIORITY FOR EVERY SMART BUSINESS LEADER. Yet lately, the conversation about growth has become more urgent, even frantic, as developing markets slow and competition seems to come from everywhere. This session will show […]

Eight Questions to Answer Before You Quit Your Day Job

You have a full-time job that provides you with a stable income and probably several fringe benefits such as paid vacations, health insurance, sick leave and possibly a 401(k). You also have a great idea for a product or service, long to be your own boss and are unhappy with the limited time you can […]

How To Apply For an SBA Loan

Grow your business with SBA Loans! In this Free SBA workshop you will learn about How to Apply for an SBA Loan to expand and diversify your small business: from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday June 2, 2016. In this workshop you will learn about the different SBA Loan programs, eligibility requirements, advantages […]

Searching for SEO: A Beginners Guide

The Keys to Ranking on Google SEO might seem like a moving target, but it’s essential characteristics have not changed since the dawn of search time. Investing in SEO and useful content offers long term benefits and should be considered a part of your businesses broader strategy of building brand identity, growing organic traffic, and […]

Using Videos to Promote Your Startup

You will learn about different types of videos, scripting, storyboard, production needs, distribution channels and, most importantly, how to figure out what will work to create your success. Louise Thompson, Executive Director   Louise joined TBCN in May 2003. Through mid-2015, she hosted 230 TBCN outreach programs and managed staff who have trained thousands of […]

How to Build Out Financials and Set KPI's

Join Debra Friar as she teaches how to reduce risk by building a fact-based financial plan with KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). This will help reduce revenue and cost uncertainty.  In this workshop, you’ll learn to: – identify direct and indirect revenue drivers – incorporate full list of above-the-line and the below-the line-costs – tips and […]