Tampa Bay Innovation Center Events
TECH Talk
Tuesday
September 13, 2011
9:00 - 11:00 am
Tampa, Florida
Monday
September 19, 2011
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Clearwater, Florida
Innovation Conference 2011
October 19, 2011
University of Tampa
Tampa, FL Florida Defense & Technology Showcase November 8, 2011 St. Pete Beach, FL |
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October 5, 2011
Orlando, FL
Websites & Web Marketing Class for Business
October 13, 2011
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Clearwater, FL
September 14 & 28, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Largo, FL
Entrepreneurs Network -
Web & Mobile Companies in Tampa Bay
September 20, 2011
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Centre Club
Tampa, FL
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WELCOME
As many of you can no doubt relate to, the launch of our new web site,
www.tbinnovates.com, took longer than we had planned! However, we're pleased to announce that it has gone live and invite you to take a look at it.
Following are some of the features we hope you will find helpful:
- Overall ease of navigation and a clearer message to the innovation community
- Easily viewable content on our events and those of our partners
- Separate event pages describing the intent of each and incorporating the TECH Talk videos
- Easy online application feature
- Blogging and social media interaction
- Better opportunities to highlight our clients and their success and recognition
On another note, this month's feature article and sidebar are from Gary Haberland, CEO of Winter Park-based GENICON.
Gary will be our TECH Talk speaker in October. Based on your requests, we've adjusted our schedule of newsletter articles and TECH Talk speakers to allow for a full month in between.
We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event and welcome your comments on the new web site.
Tonya Elmore
President
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| Offshoring: One Company's Experience By Gary Haberland | |
Throughout the several years, along with growing, waning and sometimes renewed interest in offshoring, there has been a certain amount of confusion in the use of the terms "offshoring" and "outsourcing."
The difference is quite simple. Unless the business is totally self-sufficient and completely vertically integrated, every business outsources. It can be something as traditional as accounting services or something more technologically advanced, but it means contracting with a third party for certain tasks or functions.
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 | | October 2011 TECH Talk presents Gary Haberland, Genicon |
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| September TECH Talk
|  TECH Talk is a free monthly breakfast, networking and education event specifically geared to the interests of the Tampa Bay area's innovation and technology entrepreneurship communities.
Our September program will be held from 9 - 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Microsoft, 5426 Bay Center Dr., 7th floor, Tampa 33607. Brian Johnson, Microsoft Startup Evangelist, will be the September speaker. His topic is "Resources for Software Startups from Microsoft BizSpark." If you haven't yet attended TECH Talk, we hope you'll put this on your calendar. There is no fee to attend, but space is limited and advance registration is suggested at techtalk2011.eventbrite.com. Free parking is available in the parking garage next to the building. |
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Offshoring: Five Questions to Consider By Gary Haberland |  Based on GENICON's experience in offshoring, we suggest that companies consider the following questions as they evaluate whether offshoring is right for them:
- Are the company's revenues high enough to support the growing labor, shipping and materials costs?
- Does the company have the staffing capabilities to provide round the clock and onsite management?
- Do product fit, form and function standards need to meet extreme precision and replication requirements?
- Are products of a sophistication level that they require the best in production and supervision?
- How important are quality certifications? (We found that some vendors actually bought, rather than earned, their certifications.)
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| Innovators Digest
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In case you missed them, here are some recent articles and blog posts.
From BNET: A Blueprint for Branding a Business at Every Stage
Has your branding strategy changed since your business was in its initial start-up phase? More importantly, should it?
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10 Blogs Every Young Entrepreneur Should Read
By Ben Lang, as appeared in Young Entrepreneur Council and Innovation Daily
There are some first-class blogs on the web for young entrepreneurs. The challenges these entrepreneurs face every day are immense and having blogs packed with resources, guidance and inspiration is crucial.
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Five Worst Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Pitching Angel Investors
By Jason Fell for Entrepreneur.com
Here's a look at the biggest blunders and how to avoid them.
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Shrinking in a Bad Economy: America's Entrepreneur Class
By John Bussey for Online.WSJ.com
In a recent report on entrepreneurship, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the number of new businesses less than a year old that existed in the year ending March 2010 "was lower than any other year" since its research began in 1994. The downdraft started with the recession.
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| StartUp Xchange | Have questions about your next steps in entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurs at all stages are invited to attend the next StartUp Xchange from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, at Bascom's Chop House, 3665 Ulmerton Rd., Clearwater 33762.
This is a great informal opportunity for entrepreneurs, talent in transition, scientists, funders, innovators, technology professionals and engineers to make connections in the Tampa Bay area innovation marketplace and learn from each other and from the Tampa Bay Innovation Center mentors whose experience can help further their idea or startup company.
Our mentors will be Chris Paradies of Fowler White Boggs P. A. and Mike Eitler of Blue Lion Consulting. Follow the StartUp Xchange Meetup Group here. |
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Based in Largo, Florida, Tampa Bay Innovation Center is an innovation and entrepreneurship center that assists emerging and entrepreneurial technology companies in accelerating their success If you'd like to learn more about our services, click here for our website, email us or call 727-547-7340. Tampa Bay Innovation Center 7887 Bryan Dairy Road, Suite 220 Largo, FL 33777   
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