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 […]
Applications for the Fighting Chance Fund Round 3 will be available June 23, 2020 starting at 8 AM. There are limited funds that will be distributed on a first-submitted and correctly completed application basis. The program remains open until funds are exhausted. The City initially allocated $6.8 […]
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 […]
From Pinelass County’s Office of Economic Development: Pinellas CARES Small Business Grant program open through June 30, 2020 (extended from June 1) Funding is still available and eligible applicants are encouraged to apply Apply online at: www.PCED.org/cares Since opening applications on May 4, Pinellas County […]
“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 […]
Author: Monica Leonard, Founder of Molly’s Suds and The Refillery sponsored this year’s Entrepreneurial Academy® (EA). The EA program, hosted by The Greenhouse since 1995, has helped entrepreneurs in and around St. Petersburg start and run successful businesses. Nobody could have seen this coming and yet […]
Author: Emy M. Tafelski, LMFT Being a small business owner is sometimes very difficult. You are in charge of your business—your baby—of your employees, of marketing, advertising, personnel and a host of other things. It can often feel like a lot. Add to that the […]
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 […]