Small Business Network

Your best source of information about the program is through the
Small Business Network Handbook.

Missed Forum I? Click Here to see parts of the presentation!

BUYERS

Registration is open today! A buyer is a participating business entity, corporation, or government agency interested in PURCHASING goods, services or products. Please click on the “Buyer Registration” link to the right to sign in and sign up to let contracts to local small businesses. We appreciate your willingness to support the Tampa Bay small business community.

TAMPA BAY LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES (Suppliers) To attend Forum II, suppliers must be registered by February 29.

Registration for local certified small businesses is now open! Click on the “Small Business Registration” button to the right to register. Registration closes March 31.

Please note: All local small businesses who are registered and approved through any of the following government entities will be eligible for the Small Business Network: City of Tampa, City of St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, or Hillsborough County. If you are not registered with any of these government entities, please do so immediately.

TIMELINE

Forum I: Education, Networking, and Registration session – January 19, 2012

Forum II – March 2012 (confirmed Small Business Network participants only)

Small Business Network Directory – Published April 2012

 

OTHER TAMPA BAY BUSINESSES

If you do not qualify for one of the local small business certification programs offered through our approved local government entities and you are a business headquartered in the Tampa Bay area, please complete the form below and we will add you to the online version of the business directory scheduled to be published on our website in April. Your business will not be eligible to participate in the other aspects of the Small Business Network.

Other Tampa Bay Businesses
  • This form does NOT register you for the Small Business Network. This information is only for local businesses that do not meet the eligibilty requirements of the Small Business Network, but wish to be included in the online version of the local business directory.

If you have a question that has not been answered through the information posted on our website or in the Small Business Network Handbook, please email business@2012tampa.com.