Webinars

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Date: November 17, 2011     Time: 10am – 11:30 am

Host: Amy Evancho, President & CEO, Florida Economic Development Council

Guests:

Tammie Nemecek, Partner Development, Florida Economic Gardening Institute

Scott Luth, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce

John Hagen, CEO, Pasco County Economic Development Council

Description: This program walks you through the steps of implementing the Economic Gardening philosophy at the local level.  It will help educate you on the tools available through the Florida Economic Gardening Institute that offer you a “plug-n-play” opportunity to get started immediately offering technical assistance to local entrepreneurs.  Hear from communities in Florida that have already adopted an Economic Gardening philosophy for assisting their local businesses and how they are using Economic Gardening tools to help entrepreneurs grow their revenue and create jobs.

Cost: $45 Members/$60 Non Members Register Today!

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Recorded Webinar

Guest: Robert D. Pritt, Esq.

This webinar will focus on the aspects of the Sunshine Law that are relevant to the day to day practices of economic development professionals. The issues covered in this webinar will include:

**Are EDC’s public agencies?

**Is there an opportunity to structure private status?

**How to achieve legislative clarity.

**If EDC’s are public, what are the consequences?

**Government in Sunshine

**Public Records

**Confidentiality of Records, whether public or private

Cost: $45 Members/$60 Non Members Purchase Recorded Webinar!

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Recorded Webinar

Host: Amy Evancho, President & CEO, Florida Economic Development Council

Guests:

Mark Lange, Executive Director, Edward Lowe Foundation

Steve Quello, National Center for Economic Gardening Advisory Board Member

Fran Korosec, Director of Client Relations, Florida Economic Gardening Institute

Description: This program will provide an introduction to Economic Gardening from its start in Littleton, Colorado to where it has evolved today nationally and in Florida. Learn how this entrepreneurial approach to economic development can help strengthen your community’s job creation efforts and create a more robust ecosystem for serving growth companies.  Experts from the Edward Lowe Foundation, National Center for Economic Gardening and the Florida Economic Gardening Institute will provide details on how this philosophy can strengthen your strategies to supporting existing businesses.

Cost: $45 Members/$60 Non Members 

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Recorded Webinar

Host: Amy Evancho, President & CEO, Florida Economic Development Council

Guests:

Penny Lewandowski, Director of Entrepreneurship Development, Edward Lowe Foundation

Dr. Tom O’Neal, founder and executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program

Leslie Hielema, President, Orlando, Inc

Description: This program will help you understand the needs of entrepreneurs and how communities can create an improved culture and tools to support the growth of companies throughout all stages of development.  Learn how organizations can work together to ensure that tools are readily available for businesses to access and how you can identify and fill gaps within the ecosystem.  Experts from the Edward Lowe Foundation, University of Central Florida and the Florida Small Business Development Center Network will explore the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in strengthening local and regional economies.

Cost: $45 Members/$60 Non Members Purchase Recorded Webinar

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