SMALL BUSINESS WEEK: St. Pete’s Resilient Entrepreneurial Spirit St. Petersburg is officially designating the week of October 19 – 23 as Small Business Week! St. Pete Small Business Week is a locally recognized week-long event to celebrate local business growth and the diverse voices in entrepreneurship. Diversity, […]
St. Pete celebrates local appeal with the Pier’s Marketplace. Located just past the Pier’s Gateway, the Marketplace features an array of 17 small businesses that are based in the Tampa Bay area. The vendors have set up shop in featured market stalls and pop-up tents […]
A weekly event for local entrepreneurs to meet, present their startups, and gain feedback from the thriving peer network of St. Petersburg’s local business community. The Greenhouse hosts 1 MC from 9 to 10 a.m. every Wednesday morning. The format of these caffeinated events is […]
On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 from 5-7 PM, the St. Petersburg Greenhouse will host their second annual St. Pete Pitch Night. This competition is an opportunity for the entrepreneurial spirit of our community to shine and for one lucky “Pitcher” to receive a prize of $5,000 to go towards their small business. Who […]
Coming out of Exec Order 2020-24, the City of St. Pete has created a handout guide to let businesses know about their latest responsibilities related to COVID-19. The guide includes: Develop COVID-19 mitigation and contingency plans Require employees to wear masks Full Executive Order and further resources […]
St. Pete celebrates all things entrepreneurial! As St. Pete continues to grow and make strides to build capacity and density, we discover new and existing gaps that can be utilized as opportunities to keep our community moving forward. St. Pete Pitch Night focuses on showcasing, elevating […]
On Tuesday, June 9, Mayor Rick Kriseman announced upcoming changes to the St. Petersburg Fighting Change Fund. Expanded Eligibility Coming June 23 The current round of applications for Fighting Chance Fund will be available until Tuesday, June 16. If you are currently working on an application, […]
The Ring Workspaces have made a charitable donation of N95 masks to St. Pete Small Businesses in need. If your business is in short supply of masks to operate safely, please request a packet of 5 masks using the form below and a staff member […]
“Bridging the GAP in your success: The Goal Accountability Project” is a collaboration with The Greenhouse and Pinellas County SCORE. GAP brings together a select group of business owners for an 8-week series starting on June 23. Sheila Hooper Neisler, of Pinellas County SCORE and […]
To provide relief to small businesses impacted by local COVID-19 orders, the City of St. Petersburg has created the Fighting Chance Fund – an emergency grant for St. Pete’s negatively impacted locally owned and independently operated small businesses. The City’s goal is to help offset […]