Retail specialist at LandQwest Commercial
LandQwest Commercial Tampa expanded its full-service retail division by adding tenured retail specialist, Al Herman.
Herman has more than 12 years of commercial real estate experience to bring to his position as senior associate. He will concentrate on retail landlord, tenant representation and asset valuations.
Herman is a former senior associate for PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York. He showed expertise in financial analysis through the origination and secularization of more than $20 billion in single-asset loans.
Herman also has introduced new retail account concepts to the greater Tampa market including dine-in theaters, specialty restaurants, and grocery stores.
For information, visit LQWEST.com, or call (813) 288-0020.
SCORE wins award
Pasco Hernando SCORE received the Platinum Chapter Award at the National Leadership Conference in Baltimore, in August.
This is the third consecutive year that SCORE has won this award. The agency exceeds the goals set by SCORE National.
Pasco Hernando SCORE offers free and confidential business mentoring, workshops and seminars throughout the year at local libraries. Seminars focus on issues from planning to funding to marketing and more.
In 2017 Pasco Hernando SCORE had 80 free small business seminars, 375 new client sessions, 40 online sessions and 975 follow up sessions.
Pasco Hernando SCORE recently opened an additional office in the SMARTstart West Pasco Entrepreneur Center on U.S. 19, in New Port Richey.
SCORE synthesizes two historical national ideals of Americans – entrepreneurial spirit and volunteerism. Since 1964, SCORE has provided expert volunteer mentoring to more than 11 million entrepreneurs and small business owners.
It is the nation’s largest network of volunteer business mentors.
In 2016, SCORE nationally helped start more than 54,000 new businesses and created nearly 79,000 non-owner jobs.
SCORE has more than 10,000 volunteers in more than 300 chapters and 1,000 communities nationwide.
For information, visit PascoHernando.score.org.
Teen entrepreneurship: 101
The Lutz Branch Library will host “Entrepreneurship 101: Entrepreneurship for Teens” Nov. 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at 101 Lutz Lake Fern Road in Lutz.
Did you know that companies from Facebook to Subway were started by teenagers? Whether you have the next big mobile application or want to start your own business, you can be an entrepreneur.
Workshop participants will learn the basics of entrepreneurships including developing and organizing ideas into a business plan, and how to use library resources to design a business card.
For information, call the library at (813) 273-3652, or visit HCPLC.org to learn about Hillsborough County libraries and programs.
BayCare Health Center ribbon cutting
BayCare Health Center will have a ribbon cutting and open house Nov. 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at 17512 Dona Michelle Drive in New Tampa.
Come meet the physicians and clinical team for BayCare urgent Care, outpatient imaging, laboratories and medical group.
Heavy hors d’ oeuvres, beer and wine will be served.
For information, contact The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce at (813) 994-8534 or .
Zephyrhills breakfast
The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly breakfast Nov. 2 from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at the Golden Corral, 6855 Gall Blvd., in Zephyrhills.
The sponsor is Florida Hospital Zephyrhills.
The cost is $8 for chamber members and $10 for non-members.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 782-1913, or email .
Women-n-Charge
Join Women-n-Charge Nov. 3 from 11:15 a.m. to 1 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.
Guest speaker will be Dr. Elaine Onofrey, a board-certified acupuncture physician. Her topic will be “Acupuncture: Ancient Medicine in a Modern World.”
The cost is $15 for members and $18 for guests.
Register at Women-n-charge.com.
For information, call (813) 600-9848, or email .
Monthly business breakfast
The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly breakfast Nov. 7 at 7:30 a.m., at the Pasco- Hernando State College Porter Campus in the third-floor conference room, at 2727 Mansfield Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.
The guest speaker will be Rep. Danny Burgess Jr., of District 38.
The cost is $15 in advance for members, or $20 at the door and for non-members.
For information, contact the chamber at (813) 994-8534 or .
Rotary Club of San Antonio
The Rotary Club of San Antonio will meet on Nov. 7 for dinner from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the clubhouse of the Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club, at 10641 Old Tampa Bay Drive, in San Antonio.
The guest speaker will be Nicole Figuerado, who is a board-certified breast surgeon at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel.
She is fluent in English and Spanish and will talk about breast health.
She will be joined by Marcelle Triantafiloe, director women’s health. Triantafiloe will talk about Inspiration Place, which has an all-women staff and female specialty doctors.
For information, call Winnie Burke at (352) 437-5161 or email .
Business Link breakfast
Business Link will have its monthly breakfast Nov. 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., at Scotland Yards Golf Club, at 9424 U.S. 301 in Dade City.
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 by calling (352) 588-2732 or emailing .
North Tampa luncheon
The North Tampa Chamber of Commerce will have its “November 2017 Momentum Thursday” Nov. 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Iavarone’s Steakhouse & Italian Grill, 3617 Humphrey St., in Tampa.
Guest speaker will be Paul Dellegatto of Fox 13.
For early bird registration, RSVP online with credit card or to the chamber office at by 5 p.m., Nov. 8, at the discounted rate of $20 (whether you eat or not).
After that date, the cost is $25 (whether you eat or not), payable at the door by cash, check or credit card.
For information, call the chamber office at (813) 563-0180 or visit NorthTampaChamber.com.
Veterans Hiring Fair
CareerSource Pasco Hernando, in partnership with Saint Leo University, will have a job fair Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Saint Leo, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo.
The fair is free and open to everyone.
Space is limited to the first 25 employers with open positions.
To reserve your table, contact Wilmer Ferrer at (813) 377-1309 or .
