Provides a meeting, conference and research location for business counselors, clients, staff and volunteers to guide new and existing business owners towards increased profitability. The U.S. Small Business Development Center at Manatee Community College, SCORE and Chamber staff utilize the room on a scheduled basis. >Houses reference tools including printed information and access to the internet and CD-ROM software via a computer.

>Serves as Chamber University’s "think tank" to develop seminars and workshops on timely topics.

>Aims to create an online/virtual version that will be available to assist 24/7.

To assist you, the Center recommends these key web links The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce 1945 Fruitville Road Sarasota, FL 34236 Phone: (941) 556-4044 Fax: (941) 366-5621http://www.sarasotachamber.com/index.cfmshapeimage_8_link_0
• Official US Govt Business Link • US Small Business Administration • Small Business Training • US Chamber Small Business Center • IRS For Business • Business News • Procurement Guidehttp://www.business.gov/http://www.sba.gov/http://www.sba.gov/services/training/onlinecourses/index.htmlhttp://www.uschamber.com/sb/defaulthttp://www.irs.gov/businesses/index.htmlhttp://news.google.comhttp://www.mastercard.com/us/business/en/smallbiz/businessplanning/procurement_opportunities_guide.htmlshapeimage_11_link_0shapeimage_11_link_1shapeimage_11_link_2shapeimage_11_link_3shapeimage_11_link_4shapeimage_11_link_5shapeimage_11_link_6
national chamber state
• Sarasota Chamber Small Business Council http://www.sarasotachamber.com/yourChamberSmall.cfmshapeimage_15_link_0
local
• SCORE • MCC Small Business Development Center • Sarasota County Government • City of Sarasota • Manatee Sarasota Entrepreneur Resources • Tampa Bay Partnership • Procurement Guidehttp://www.score-suncoast.org/http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/324.asphttp://www.scgov.net/http://www.sarasotagov.com/Landing/bdindex.htmhttp://www.manateesarasotaentrepreneurresources.com/http://www.tampabay.org/subpage.asp?navid=1&id=76#RHdrhttp://www.mastercard.com/us/business/en/smallbiz/businessplanning/procurement_opportunities_guide.htmlshapeimage_17_link_0shapeimage_17_link_1shapeimage_17_link_2shapeimage_17_link_3shapeimage_17_link_4shapeimage_17_link_5shapeimage_17_link_6
• Florida Small Business Development Center • Florida Chamber • Enterprise Florida • Florida Office of Supplier Diversity • Florida Division of Emergency Mgthttp://www.floridasbdc.com/http://www.flchamber.com/mx/hm.asp?id=homehttp://www.eflorida.com/http://www.osd.dms.state.fl.us/http://www.floridadisaster.org/shapeimage_18_link_0shapeimage_18_link_1shapeimage_18_link_2shapeimage_18_link_3shapeimage_18_link_4
Special Thanks to... The Fox Internet Marketing Solutions for initial development of our Weblink which we believe to be a,"First" for chambers of commerce in the State of Florida. January 27, 2006http://www.foxadv.com/shapeimage_19_link_0
The Center:
• Enterprise Florida • Small Business Development Center • International Services Network • globalEDGE (TM) int’l biz resource desk • Procurement Guidehttp://www.eflorida.com/foreigncompanies.aspxhttp://sbdcnet.org/SBIC/itrade.phphttp://sbdcnet.org/SBIC/itrade.phphttp://www.efloridabusiness.com/http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrdhttp://www.mastercard.com/us/business/en/smallbiz/businessplanning/procurement_opportunities_guide.htmlshapeimage_21_link_0shapeimage_21_link_1shapeimage_21_link_2shapeimage_21_link_3shapeimage_21_link_4shapeimage_21_link_5
international
National Public Radio (NPR)http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1095shapeimage_23_link_0
check out these helpful links...
 
 
• Florida Department of Revenuehttp://dor.myflorida.com/dor/http://livepage.apple.com/shapeimage_25_link_0
• Procurement Guidehttp://www.mastercard.com/us/business/en/smallbiz/businessplanning/procurement_opportunities_guide.htmlhttp://livepage.apple.com/shapeimage_26_link_0