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The Minority Empowerment Program (MEP) is an initiative of the Tampa Bay Chamber designed to bring Black and Hispanic owned and led businesses and nonprofits into the community conversation through Chamber membership, resulting in a more inclusive ...

"Celebrating Leadership, Wellness & Impact at Building Wellness" - that was the inspiration that brought to Chamber Member companies together to create the first of its kind gathering to recognize local residents making a positive impact in the ...

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The Tampa Bay Chamber's Minority Empowerment Program was in the spotlight on WFLA TV's Daytime! The syndicated talk-show filmed here in Tampa Bay shared the story of MEP 2024 Entrepreneur Kathy Times. The former news broadcaster turned entrepreneur ...

On January 1, 2025 the Tampa Bay Chamber will enter its 140th year of service in the region. Started in 1885, our Chamber continues to adapt, pivot, and respond to the changing needs of our business community and the community at large. Our thanks ...

Tampa, FL - The Tampa Bay Chamber is proud to announce that Chamber Member Kathy Times has been selected to produce the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 2024 - 2025 Leadership Academy. The former broadcaster turned entrepreneur is ...

Congratulations to the sixteen entrepreneurs just completing their yearlong program in the Tampa Bay Chamber's Minority Empowerment Program! Sponsors make it possible to host the quarterly, specialized programming and cover nearly all the costs of ...

Tampa Bay Chamber Impact Report 2024 Q3 Impact Report The Minority Empowerment Program (MEP) is an initiative of the Chamber designed to bring Black and Hispanic owned and led businesses and nonprofits into the community conversation through ...

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Blind Tiger Coffee Roasters welcomed Fox 13 Tampa Bay on July 5th at its Ybor City location. The Chamber Member shared his entrepreneur story with the always-curious Charley Belcher. A native of Panama, owner Roberto Torres, arrived in the U.S. as ...

Chamber Member Monica Maybank was the featured on BLOOM TV, a nationally syndicated health and wellness show originating in the Tampa Bay Region. The May 22, 2024 interview segment, "Navigating Mental Health in Today's Society", raised awareness of ...

Congratulations to Johnny and Chelsea Nunez of E2E Cleaning Services on their recognition by the Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at USF! E2E was named Minority Owned Business of the Year! The member of our Chamber's Minority ...

The USF Office of Supplier Diversity in partnership with Skanska USA is excited to announce recruitment for the 2024-2025 Mentor Protégé Program. The Tampa Bay Chamber is a proud community partner and will play a vital role submitting ...

The successes, sessions, participants and highlights of the 2024 Quarter 1 Minority Empowerment Program.

It's one of the most highly anticipated construction projects at the University of South Florida in decades - the new stadium to open in 2027! After an extensive bidding process involving companies nationwide, the university has selected DuCon, LLC ...

Congratulations to Tampa Bay Chamber Members on winning the prestigious "Women Who Win" 2024 Awards by the Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine! 17 categories in all and the new TBBW Icon Award! Women Who Win awards, created by TBBW Magazine, ...

Renee Edwards’ Saturday Shoppes has undergone a whirlwind of growth this year. In the first two months of operation, the market went from a small church parking lot to Tropicana Field with over 250 vendors. Bay News 9 reporter Saundra Weathers ...

UPDATE: Click to see Milton Butler III Military Appreciation Video published May 13, 2024. We’re delighted to announce that Milton Butler III, a 21-year Navy Veteran, will be featured in our 2nd Annual Military Appreciation Interview Series. ...

Tampa, FL - Anticipation is building among MEP entrepreneurs in this year’s cohort after more than a dozen Board of Directors committed to engaging with a participant! This is the highest level of engagement by any Board in the program's ...

Congratulations to Kinard Robinson, Founder & CEO of Empowering Creative, on the thrilling recognition by the Tampa Bay Lightning! On February 27, 2024 , during the Bolts' annual Black Heritage Night, Empowering Creative was featured on the big ...

Business Journals across the nation held the annual Mentoring Monday on February 26. Here at home, the Tampa Bay Business Journal selected 33 of the most influential businesswomen in our community to serve as mentors during its 11th Annual Mentoring ...

The successes, sessions, participants and highlights of the 2023 Quarter 4 Minority Empowerment Program.

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine has revealed this year's finalists for its Women Who Win Awards. Congratulations to the more than 30 finalists on this list with Chamber ties - more than 60% of the finalists! In all, 54 amazing women are ...

The Man Behind the Camera When 700+ industry leaders gathered for the Tampa Bay Chamber’s 138th Annual Meeting, Kinard Robinson was among them, but he wasn’t like any other guest in that ballroom. As the Chamber’s story played on ...

The Tampa Bay Chamber took the opportunity of its 138th Annual Meeting to look back at the moments and members who helped create milestones for our region. During a series of interviews filmed at Vū Tampa Bay, a group of Chamber Members came ...

As we approach the final stretch of 2023, the Tampa Bay Chamber has received several dozen applications from local entrepreneurs applying to the 2024 Minority Empowerment Program. With a record number of applicants since MEP's launch in 2021, the ...

The successes, sessions, participants and highlights of the 2023 Quarter 3 Minority Empowerment Program.

What started out as a quick conversation after a podcast in June has turned into a big opportunity to break into a new market! That’s what’s happening for Minority Empowerment Program’s Wing Boys. They’re on the University of ...

Amgen recently hosted a generous meet & greet with this year’s entrepreneurs in the Minority Empowerment Program. Amgen is a founding sponsor of The Tampa Bay Chamber's MEP program, which is now in its third year. “When we think of ...