Startup Week Tallahassee Kicks Off with Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion
OEV Director Keith Bowers joined Executive Director of BBMC, Dana Dudley; CEO of Ruvos, Eddie Gonzalez Loumiet; President of the Capital City Chamber of Commerce, Katrina Tuggerson; and Dean of the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, Dr. Susan Fiorito for a panel discussion on entrepreneurship and what's next for the Tallahassee startup community.
Startup Week Tallahassee features over 40 events covering a range of topics, like Entrepreneurship, Funding, GovTech, Marketing & Creative, Cybersecurity...and more!
Innovation Park Featured in November Issue of Site Selection Magazine
Sneak Peak: "...the highly anticipated North Florida Innovation Labs is a state-of-the-art, hard science high-tech business incubator. The 40,000 square-foot facility is designed to support over 100 early stage and growing tech companies in high-priority targeted industries. The facility will offer over 30 wet and dry labs; a tissue and bio-culture room; fabrication and prototype development spaces; over 20 offices and multiple co-working spaces and conference rooms. The new facility is expected to open in late 2023 to early 2024." Read the full article.
Community Connect
Bikes & Brews: The Hub at Feather Oaks Soft Opening
The Hub at Feather Oaks, a fruitful collaboration between Thomasville and Tallahassee local businesses, celebrated their union with a soft opening this past weekend. Friends and family gathered to get a taste of this new bike shop/taproom concept. Located within walking distance of the Miccosukee Greenway, future visitors will be able to rent bikes and explore the trail, while being greeted by local food & drink upon their return. If you missed the soft opening, don't worry! The Hub is hosting another on December 4!
TheTallahassee Beer Society was named the 2022 "Philanthropic Organization of the Year" and Target Print & Mail was named the "Outstanding Philanthropic Business of the Year" by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Big Bend Chapter.
Professional Development
Google Drive ForwHERd, Learn & Share
Women Wednesdays launched a new community campaign: Google Drive ForwHERd, Learn & Share (GDF). The Google Drive ForwHERd program is designed to teach women Google Drive, who then pay it forward by teaching other women, who go on to teach others. This exponential approach allows for wide-ranging shared knowledge of this essential technology and its benefits to improve opportunities for otHERs.
