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Pinellas County Business News | September 2023 |
Assistance for Businesses Impacted by Hurricane IdaliaPinellas County Economic Development is responding to business recovery impacts resulting from Hurricane Idalia. Businesses are urged to respond to the Florida Business Damage Assessment Survey. Select “Hurricane Idalia” from the drop-down box and submit the survey online. The exact dollar value of your costs are not necessary; an estimate is fine. This information will provide valuable economic impact information to the state and federal government as economic assistance options are evaluated. If you are in need of assistance with this survey or have other disaster recovery needs, please call (727) 453-7200 or email businesshelp@pinellas.gov. Subscribe to Receive Emergency UpdatesHurricane Idalia has passed, but other storms and disasters may come in the future. It’s never too late to sign up for emergency updates for businesses. Visit PCED.org/Subscribe and select Emergency Notifications for Businesses to receive email updates when the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center is activated. PCED.org/Hurricane |
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Thirty eight Pinellas County companies made it onto Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies this year! Congratulations to all, and thank you for choosing to grow in our Ideal Business Climate.PCED.org/Inc5000 Optics and Photonics Event, Nov. 2, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ![]() GovCon Networking Breakfast: Take Your Business to New Heights by Doing Business with Airports Join Florida PTAC at USF as panelists representing Tampa International Airport and Lakeland Linder Airport share how they engage with local businesses in their upcoming projects. Panelists will discuss how small and large businesses will be involved in their projects and the steps needed in order to be successful vendors with them. Register Hispanic Business Conference ![]() September 218:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Free registration Register today Pinellas County Reverse Trade Show ![]() October 138:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Free registration Learn more |
St. Petersburg College Supplier Development Information Session, Sept. 28, 1:00 p.m. Join SPC’s Finance and Business Operations team to learn more about how you can do business with the college as a vendor or partner on upcoming capital and technology projects. Help SPC grow its relationships with diverse suppliers and strengthen our community.Register today | ![]() |
![]() We are delighted to celebrate our own Aubri Shauger-Haley, who was awarded the Laura Subel Lifetime Achievement Award for helping Florida small businesses obtain more than $50 million in contracts! Aubri works in our Office of Small Business and Supplier Diversity as a procurement specialist for Pinellas County’s Small Business Enterprise Program (SBE) and a business consultant for the Florida SBDC at Pinellas County. Aubri received the award at the Florida SBDC Network’s Annual Conference. Congratulations Aubri and thank you for all that you do to help make Pinellas the Ideal Business Climate! |
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