A schedule of major business events in the Tampa Bay area:
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND
(George Washington’s Birthday)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD
8:30am – 11:30am
Landscape Maintenance Best Management Practices:
This training is required for anyone who works in the landscape industry who has not already completed a Green Industries BMP training course. Training is focused on using Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM practices. The class provides the training and testing necessary to obtain the L-BMP certificate. The program is $15 and free for Pinellas County government employees, members of the school board or Master Gardeners.
UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo.
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10:00am
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Survey (report)
10:00am
The National Association of Realtors – Existing Home Sales (report)
5:00pm – 9:00pm
SCORE – St. Petersburg
Intermediate QuickBooks
The Greenhouse
440 2nd Avenue N
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Contact: Krystle Pinzker – pinellas.county@scorevolunteer.org – 727-437-0990
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH
7:00am – 1:00pm
Leadership Summit 2016 – Featuring: Gus Lee
The University of Tampa – Sykes College of Business
Hear from today’s business experts and connect with tomorrow’s bright stars at the 2016 Leadership Summit featuring Gus Lee.
Vaughn Center (9th floor)
Open to Public
Contact: Whitney Vance – wvance@ut.edu – (813) 257-3782
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10:00am
The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce – New Home Sales (report)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
8:30am
The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor – Initial Claims (report).
Initial jobless claims measure the number of filings for state jobless benefits.
8:30am
The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce – Durable Goods Orders (report).
5:30pm – 8:00pm
SCORE – St. Petersburg
How to Research and Plan for Your Business
Businesses that fail to plan, plan to fail. Business owners often encounter problems from not giving enough time and effort to the development and ongoing revision of their business plan….
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
8:30am
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce – Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (report).
8:30am
Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce – Personal Income and Consumption (report).
9:00am – 1:00pm
Master Gardener Help Desk
UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County Master Gardeners provide solutions for all types of questions concerning garden, lawn and landscape care. Free. Weedon Island Preserve, (727) 453-6500; 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH
(none)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH
(none)
If you have any significant business related events planned, please e-mail it to Tim Bryce
timb001@phmainstreet.com