Business Briefcase, June 5
Ribbon cuttings
Friday, 4 p.m., Agua Bar & Lounge, 1365 Kass Circle, Spring Hill, Daniel von Jeref, (352) 340-5901.
Tuesday, noon, CrownPointe Senior Living Community, 11291 County Line Road, Spring Hill, Sandy Croson, (352) 799-1422.
June 12, noon, ProbuildUS Inc., Chamber office, 15588 Aviation Loop Drive, Brooksville, Bobby Eaton, (352) 835-7995.
June 13, 1 p.m., Zifero’s Pizza & Dinner, 34508 Cortez Blvd., Ridge Manor, Allen Zifero, (352) 608-4888.
June 13, 1 p.m., PM Imagine Soulutions Gro, at Zifero’s Pizza & Dinner, 34508 Cortez Blvd., Ridge Manor, Johanna Turley, (813) 440-2741.
June 18, noon, For Each 1 Reach 1 Mentoring, Chamber office, 15588 Aviation Loop Drive, Brooksville, Lynette Macke, (352) 556-2768.
Chamber events
A SBDC business seminar presented by Mark Narus will take place 2-5 p.m., June 19 at the chamber office. The seminar will focus on developing a SEO strategy based on methods of the Amazon best-selling book, “The Small Business Owners Handbook to SEO in Just 15 Steps,” by Stephen Woessner. Each attendee will receive a copy of the handbook. The cost is $60 per person, and registration is required. For more information, call (352) 796-0697.
Networking at Noon June 14, Brooksville Country Club, 23446 Links Drive, Brooksville. Cost is $13 for members if prepaid, otherwise $15 at door and for nonmembers. For more information, call Christie Muise at (352) 796-8236.
After Hours Mixer, 5:30 p.m., June 20, Tracers Information Specialists, 15470 Flight Path Drive, Brooksville. For more information, call Deborah Burge at (877) 723-2689.
Monthly Membership meeting will be held at 7:15 a.m. June 26 at Silverthorn Country Club, 4550 Golf Club Lane in Brooksville. Sponsored by Brooksville and Spring Hill Regional Hospitals. The cost is $15 prepay, $20 at the door. Reservations required, please call (352) 796-0697 or register online at hernandochamber.com.
The first Leadercast summer workshop will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 28 at the chamber office, 15588 Aviation Loop Drive, Brooksville. The series of free workshops is designed to expand on the Chick-fil-A Leadercast experience. The workshops will focus on making leadership simple, bringing order to the chaos, focus in a world of distraction, boundaries for leaders, among many others. Classes are limited to 45 people. For more information, call (352) 796-0697.
A SBDC workshop titled “Financing your Business” will take place 12:30-1:30 p.m. July 24 at the chamber office, 15588 Aviation Loop Drive, Brooksville. The workshop will help you zero in on the right funding choices for your business and avoid money scams. It also will focus on how to plan your financing request to banks, the six Cs of credit and how credit scores affect your business and busting the myths about small-business grants. The cost is $10 per person and registration is required. For more information, call (352) 796-0697.
SBDC at the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce to provide free consultations to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Hernando County at the Chamber office, 15588 Aviation Loop Drive, Brooksville. For more information about the SBDC at USF, visit www .sbdctampabay.com or call Jerry Karp at (352) 796-0697.
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