September 15, 2023 – Radio Rumba Interview on Minority Business Accelerator ’25 Cohort – Spanish language radio interview with popular host SaryKarmen Rivera was done on the last Friday before applications are due for the Minority ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber is proud to partner with our Member companies of TECO and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to celebrate local businesses in the region! Once again, during the 2023 NFL Season of the Bucs, the "Business Game Changers" program rewarded ...
August 30, 2023 – Apple Newsroom – Minority Business Accelerator Alum Tony Selvaggio is one of twelve entrepreneurs in the nation, and the only one from Florida, that Apple has selected for its Impact Accelerator. This is part of the ...
La Zeta 105.3 FM & La Numero Uno 99.1 FM / 1280 AM – Three Spanish language radio stations spotlighted the Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator and the recruitment of applicants now thru September 18th. The interview featured ...
Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine – Managing Editor Jo-Lynn Brown spotlighted the Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator being recognized at the World Chambers Congress in Switzerland this summer. In the interview, Avril Stinson, ...
August 1,2023 Tampa, FL – When Avril Stinson stepped onto the stage of the International Chambers of Commerce World Chambers Competition in Geneva, Switzerland, her heart was pounding extra hard with a combination of gratitude and jitters. The ...
July 19, 2023 – FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Sherrel Sampson, MBA Cohort 2024, was featured on the Fox station’s franchise “What’s Right with Tampa Bay”. The story was filmed at Moffitt Cancer Center – the first hospital to ...
Floyd Freeman, MBA Cohort 2023, was profiled for his work in the construction of the new Judy Genshaft Honors College at USF. Freeman is a graduate of the USF College of Engineering (Class of 96) and 27 years later his company, CableLytics, ...
Business Accelerator 2024 Cohort’s Sherrel Sampson was spotlighted by the Moffit Cancer Center Endeavor digital newsletter, which sees on average more than 116,000 unique visits per month. Congratulations to Sampson, Founder of Canviiy, LLC. ...
The Chamber proudly represented the region at the International Chamber of Commerce World Chambers Federation in Geneva, Switzerland where the Minority Business Accelerator was a finalist.
The Tampa Bay Chamber is one of only 2 U.S. Chambers competing in the World Chambers Congress in Geneva, Switzerland June 21 – 23. ABC Action News Anchor Jamison Uhler interviewed President/CEO Bob Rohrlack about the Minority Business ...
MBA Info Session Set for June 30 Since 2017, the Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator has been working with Black and Hispanic owned small businesses, helping entrepreneurs access financial capital and increase their networks of potential ...
Chamber member Sherrel Sampson has been selected by the nation’s largest health care group purchasing organization, Premier Inc., to create a new category for its alliance of more than 4,400 U.S. hospitals and health care providers.
Learning Spanish Can Benefit Your Organization By Lyl Polanco, Director, Spanish Consultants and MEP Cohort ’23 Participant As the Tampa Bay area continues to grow and attract a diverse population, many organizations are recognizing the ...
“Today helps. Every day helps,” said Raoul Thomas, Founder & CEO of Milena International, Inc. during a program break May 19th at the Chamber office. “I learn new things to help scale my business every time.” The ...
2022 Quarter 2 Impact Metrics and Cohort Updates for Cohorts 2022 and 2023.
Diversity means business. Minority firms and employees are a growing share of U.S. businesses and the workforce generating $1.7 Trillion in valuable revenue. As a result, the strength of the broader U.S. economy is increasingly tied to ...
Imagine this. It is summer 2019 and you are discovering that men and women across the country are breaking into the entrepreneurship space by packaging their expertise to serve others. They are providing done-for-you services, creating courses, ...
Congratulations to MBA Cohort ’22 participant David Delancy, President, One Day Came Inc. and MBA Cohort ’23 participant Charles Jackson, President/CEO, Mijan Construction on graduating from the Build with Us @ Suffolk program! ...
Congratulations to MBA Cohort ’22 participant Lennise Jackson-Germany, Livy O's for being featured on the USF Newsroom and ABC Action News for their participation in Local Restaurant Row at the USF Marshall Student Center! MBA Cohort '22 ...
Today you’re going to learn how to find a target market of potential customers, so you aren’t wasting precious resources on blitz marketing. So, the two questions you have to ask yourself are: What do people really want to buy from ...
June 28, 2022 Contact: Jacquelyn Bryan [email protected] 813.276.9492 609-784-2926 cell Tampa Bay Chamber Recruiting Next Minority Business Accelerator Cohort Tampa, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Chamber is recruiting for ...
For more than 20 years, I've witnessed the power of relationships. Not just any relationship, but the "right," and I'd even venture to say, "divine" relationships. The right relationships should expand your network and your net worth. The right ...
MBA Cohort Spotlights - April 2022 Congratulations to '22 Cohort member, Tony Selvaggio with eSmart Recycling for being accepted into the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Scaling Program! '20 Cohort member, OHC Environmental Engineering, ...
MBA Cohort Spotlights - March 2022 Cohort '21 member, Jerel McCants, Jerel McCants Architecture Inc., was featured by FOX 13 Tampa Bay. Check it out here Cohort '22 member, Lennise Jackson-Germany, Livy O's, is hosting a Pre-Mother's Day ...
United One Communications’ (UOC) Story: United One Communication (UOC) was conceived in 2015 by Carl Chaisson with the vision of being the preferred trusted global leader in integrating information technology with innovative solutions to ...
MBA Cohort Spotlights - September 2021 2022 Cohort member, Tony Selvaggio with eSmart Recycling, has shared his thoughts on equality of opportunity in today's world and the Minority Business Accelerator program. Congratulations to Tony ...
MBA Cohort Spotlights - October 2021 Suffolk Construction hosted the MBA joint cohort session for October at their office. View Suffolk's diversity initiatives here. “We thank you for your partnership— Our team truly enjoyed ...
MBA Cohort Spotlights - November 2021 Congratulations to Cohorts '20 and '21 on completion of the Minority Business Accelerator Program! Pictured: Cohort '20 Chair, Colette Glover-Hannah, Founder, Hannah's Shoebox, Envision Construction Services, ...
MBA Cohort Spotlights - December 2021 Congratulations to Cohort 2022 member, Lennise Germany, Livy O's, on being featured in The KNOW Women of Tampa Bay! Congratulations to 2021 Cohort member, Shaun Womack, Versa Tile & Marble, Inc., on being ...