SMARTstart workshop
The Pasco Economic Development Council will host a 10-week SMARTstart CO.STARTERS workshop for small business owners and entrepreneurs beginning Sept. 7 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Copperstone Executive Suites, 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.
The sessions will be on Thursday evenings, including a celebratory meeting in the 10th week. The sponsor is the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce.
The program will provide seasoned and aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships and tools needed to turn ideas into action, and passions into sustainable and thriving endeavors.
The cost is $295 for 10 weeks of instruction and materials.
Participants must register online no later than 4 p.m., Sept. 1.
To register, visit SmartstartPasco.com.
Women-n-Charge
Join Women-n-Charge Sept. 1 from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at Pebble Creek Country Club, 10550 Regents Park Drive in New Tampa. The women share their talents and resources, and they build relationships with other women in business.
Representatives of Belk department store will visit with updates in fashion, color and makeup for the fall season, and the upcoming holidays. Come find out what’s hot, what’s not, what’s in and what’s out.
The cost is $15 for members and $18 for all guests.
Please register at Women-n-charge.com.
For information, call (813) 600-9848, or email .
Networking breakfast
The Wednesday Morning Network Group will meet Sept. 6 at 7:30 a.m., at Hungry Harry’s Family Bar-B-Que, at 3116 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes. Each attendee will be able to present a 30-second pitch. The cost is $7 for members, if preregistered by Aug. 31, or $10 for members and non-members at the door.
Register online at CentralPascoChamber.com.
For information, contact the chamber at (813) 909-2722 or .
Goodwill jobs for Wesley Chapel
Goodwill Temporary Staffing will have a job fair Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Goodwill Superstore in Lakeland, at 5411 S. Florida Ave.
GTS, Goodwill’s full-service staffing agency, is seeking sales associates and donations processing associate positions for the Goodwill superstores in Lakeland, Brandon and Wesley Chapel.
Applicants are encouraged to complete an application at SbsGoodwill.com before attending the job fair. However, walk-ins are welcome.
Employment applications also are available at the stores.
Goodwill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and a drug-free workplace.
Goodwill Industries-Suncoast is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work.
For information, visit Goodwill-suncoast.org.
North Tampa Behavioral Health ribbon cutting
North Tampa Behavioral Health will have a ribbon cutting Sept. 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at 29910 State Road 56 in Wesley Chapel.
The free event will celebrate a $9 million expansion at the health care center, which opened in 2013.
North Tampa Behavioral Health serves patients with mental health needs, including depression, addiction, anxiety, psychosis, substance abuse, post-traumatic distress disorder and other disorders. Inpatient, outpatient and hospitalization programs are available.
There will be self-guided tours and light refreshments.
Please RSVP to (813) 922-3306.
For information, visit NorthTampaBehavioralHealth.com.
Zephyrhills breakfast
The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly breakfast on Sept. 7 from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at the Golden Coral, 6855 Gall Blvd., in Zephyrhills.
The sponsor is The Samaritan Project.
The cost is $8 for chamber members and $10 for non-members.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 782-1913, or email .
Business Link breakfast
Business Link will have its monthly breakfast Sept. 13 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., at Wesley Chapel Toyota, 5300 Eagleston Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.
The monthly gathering, held at various locations, provides networking and an information-sharing platform for the small business community.
A complimentary breakfast will be provided. The event is sponsored by the San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union.
RSVP to Rebecca Gaddis at (352) 588-2732, ext. 1237, or email .
Common Ground Pitch Breakfast
SMARTstart CO.STARTERS will host the monthly “Common Ground Pitch Breakfast” Sept. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the SMARTstart Dade City Entrepreneur Center, at 37837 Meridian Ave., No. 309, in Dade City.
Each month, two people present a five-minute pitch to introduce their business ideas to Pasco County’s local entrepreneurial community. Each pitch is followed by a question-and-answer session, and opportunity for feedback.
The event is free. The SMARTstart programs are supported by the Pasco Economic Development Council.
To register, visit SmartstartPasco.com/events, or call Andrew Romaner, SMARTstart incubator program manager, at (352) 437-4861.
Self-storage and hotel
About 110,000 square feet of self-storage, and a hotel are being proposed for the intersection of State Road 54 and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, in Wesley Chapel.
Representatives of the project’s developers are scheduled to meet with county planners in a pre-application meeting on Sept. 5, according to county records.
The project would be built on land adjacent to a Walgreen’s drugstore also at the intersection.
Pre-application meetings generally are the first step in the process of obtaining approvals and permits for a project.
New Zephyrhills apartments
The Terraces at New River is a 228-unit apartment complex being proposed south of the southeast intersection of State Road 54 and New River Road, in Zephyrhills.
Representatives of the developers were scheduled to meet in August with Pasco County planners for a pre-application meeting.
A conceptual plan, also filed with the county, shows five apartment buildings – four with four stories and one with three stories. Parking, a car wash area, and an amenity area also are shown.
Business Mixer
Copperstone Executive Suites and The Laker/Lutz News co-hosted a Salute to Small Businesses on Aug. 23 in the meeting room at Copperstone Executive Suites.
Businesses needed for fundraiser
Imagine Escape Games will be doing a fundraiser through Samaritan’s Purse for Hurricane Harvey victims this weekend. They are looking for businesses who would also like to take part in this fundraiser.
For information, contact Mike and Hayley Linquist at .
