Join us for Tampa Bay’s premiere building entrepreneurship forum at USF CONNECT. Tune in with the regional resources available to help you!
Building Entrepreneurship Around Tampa Bay is an annual event that celebrates the Tampa Bay area’s entrepreneurial ecosystem through a showcase of innovative start-ups, dynamic speakers, and opportunities to engage with local resources available to our entrepreneurs. This year, USF CONNECT in partnership with the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurs (NACCE), will host an interactive half-day experience at USF CONNECT’s home base at USF Research Park.
In addition, this year’s Building Entrepreneurship Around Tampa Bay will showcase USF CONNECT’s Evolve Accelerator launched in mid-2023 to promote the growth and business development of women, minority, and veteran entrepreneurs.
Join us in Discovery Hall, expert panelists from valuable entrepreneurial support organizations will discuss the importance of available resources and their impact on our local innovators and entrepreneurs. Our main features include:
Who Is Helping Our Startups Grow Their Businesses?
A fire side chat discussion about the local community partners that are helping startups grow their businesses; what resources are available – technical assistance, mentoring, and funding; and Can the University help channel their inner entrepreneurship through the curriculum?
Fund My Small Business
A conversation about specific local funding opportunities available to veterans, minorities, and females, how to approach these funding opportunities, and what can entrepreneurs do to leverage my status for funding.
Our feature of panelists and guests include the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurs (NACCE), the Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the University of South Florida’s Office of Veteran Success, Tampa Bay Wave, Embarc Collective, the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, and Black Dog Ventures!