3/31/2012 Orlando Code Camp
For developers at every level of business check out the Orlando for the Code Camp coordinated by the Orlando DotNet Group and Esteban Garcia. This event is free to attendees by the generous support of the event sponsors. Network and see what’s going on in your area of technology.
3/16/2012 BarCamp Sarasota -Outside the Silo of your industry
Most companies look for solutions from the silo of their industry. Join BarCamp Sarasota as we step outside and look at what you sell vs what you market and alternative distribution channels with my friend Bill Elam serial entrepreneur and mentor.
Be prepared to look at your business in a different way! Join BarCamp Sarasota at 11:30 AM at Square 1 Burgers off University on Friday, March 16th.
3/7/2012 Sarasota Gulf Coast Venture Forum
In March the Gulf Coast Venture Forums “Why invest in SWFL?” will highlight a local $200 million, publicly-traded company, Sun Hydraulics has been very successful despite multiple expert predictions of their imminent failure. What are their secrets and what could you learn from them?
Join the public forum event on Wednesday the 7th between 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM at the Sarasota Hyatt Regency as long time team members discuss this topic. Register here
2/18/2012 SFL Code Camp
South Florida Code Camp
What is Code Camp? Code Camp is a FREE one day GEEK FEST held on Saturday February 18, 2012. This is the eighth year for South Florida Code Camp. The event will have speakers from the local community and beyond. Sara will be sepaking on Early stage funding and your start-up – Including the “If you could develop anything would FREE money make a difference?”
2/17/2012 BarCamp Sarasota – Where’s Waldo?
“Remember those word and the where’s Waldo searches as a child? Do you ever feel that way about resources for your business? Our goal at BarCamp Sarasota in 2012 is to help you Achieve the Incredible. Friday, February 17th Lauren Kratsch, Business Development with the Manatee EDC will be joining us as we pull up websites, organizations and contact info for where your answers may be hiding.
Join BarCamp Sarasota at 11:30 AM at Square 1 Burgers off University on Friday, February 17th.
2/8/2012 Sarasota Gulf Coast Venture Forum
In February the Gulf Coast Venture Forums “Why invest in SWFL?” will highlight The Successes: When early stage companies grow up, they can provide much more to their investors than a good return. Meet two local companies that were early stage investment opportunities. See how they have grown, and how as the years go by, they participate as a viable part of our community. These companies offer more than just jobs, but are involved in a variety of other activities that benefit the community they live in.
Join the public forum event on Wednesday the 8th between 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM at the Sarasota Hyatt Regency as seasoned investors discuss this topic. Register here
BarCamp Sarasota - Achieve the Incredible: The Launch
“If I could just get the right people on the bus and in the right seats,” is often what business owners say. However, the truth is it doesn’t matter how good your people are, if you don’t know what to do with them. If developing a team is important to your SUCCESS in 2012…Join BarCamp Sarasota at 11:30 AM at Square 1 Burgers off University on Friday, January 20th.
ORT America – Gulfcoast Celebrity BarTender Event
Thursday January 12th join Sara Hand and other local leaders as we particpate in fundraising for lifechanging workplace education impacting those in over 55 countries besides our own. For more details.
Sarasota Gulf Coast Venture Forum
In January the Gulf Coast Venture Forums ”Why invest in SWFL?” will highlight the 3 new leaders from Sarasota, Charlotte and Manateee counties and how their purposed collaboration will provide value regionally and foster growth. Join the public forum event on Wednesday the .11th between 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM at the Sarasota Hyatt Regency as seasoned investors discuss this topic. Register here
The Gulf Coast Venture Forum is open to new members. Interested parties must qualify as an accredited investor as defined by the US SEC and are encouraged to view www.gcvf.com for more information or call 239-262-6300. In Sarasota, call chapter president Sara Hand at 941-228-4033.
Sara’s Upcoming 2012 workshop schedule
January 12th and 19th: Setting Goals and Making IT Happen
February 9th and 16th: Marketing on Little to NO budget
March 8th: Guts – Becoming Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
April 12th and 19th: Building Community around YOUR Business
May 3rd and 10th: Head Trash – Mastering your Mindset
June 14th and 21st: Leadership and YOU!
All sessions start promptly at 8 AM and run until 9:30 AM. Networking 7:40 AM with refreshments. At SP Hand Sarasota Office. Pre-registration is necessary and will be available through EventBrite.
BarCamp Sarasota “Vision 2012″ Lunch and Learn
On Friday December 16th BarCamp Sarasota leaders will be sharing from this year’s successes, where we as an organization see ourselves in this coming year, and are looking forward to celebrating it all with the community members who have made this possible. Please RSVP at Meetupor through the Ning site. We have a feeling we may need the BIG room:) From all of us we look forward to seeing you there.
Sarasota Gulf Coast Venture Forum
December’s “Why invest in SWFL?” topic is Due Diligence: What investor’s should look for and entrepreneurs should have. Join the public forum event on Wednesday the 14th between 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM at the Sarasota Hyatt Regency as seasoned investors discuss this topic.Register here
The Gulf Coast Venture Forum is open to new members. Interested parties must qualify as an accredited investor as defined by the US SEC and are encouraged to view www.gcvf.com for more information or call 239-262-6300. In Sarasota, call chapter president Sara Hand at 941-228-4033.
December Workshop – Will 2012 be your year?
Join Sara Hand for Setting Goals and Making it Happen…
For many people they simply dust off last year’s goals and change the date and are ready to face a new year. Somewhere they heard that if you simply get those goals on paper, that’s “most” of what it takes. For some people it happens that way. But what about all those people that write goals year after and year and “it” doesn’t happen for them?
Could there be more?
Suncoast Technology Forum November TechByte Lunch “The Gulf Coast Venture Forum, SWFL and early stage funding.”
SWFL is unique in that not only do we have an angel investment network the Gulf Coast Venture Forum (GCVF), but also an early stage fund the Tamiami Angel Fund (TAFI). The Sarasota chapter of the GCVF is beginning its 3rd year in Sarasota. Learn more about the investment lanscape, who is the GCVF, who do we serve and why should you care.
Gulf Coast Venture Forum “Why invest in SWFL” open forum
This season the Gulf Coast Venture Forum is excited to offer, in addition to our regular monthly meetings for investors, an open forum component titled “Why invest in SWFL?” These opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors and EDO’s will provide some time to network and to catch an early glimpse at early stage ventures, meet the success stories of mature companies who utilized early stage funding to leverage growth and to discover some real “economic gardening” occurring here in the SWFL region. ~Join us on Wednesday, November 9th
November Workshop “Focus: A Value Proposition for Business Growth”
Not everyone is your prospect and all your prospects are not created equal. In this workshop learn how to focus your attention and message to connect to the best prospects. Identify your market and which market segments to stratgically work on when.
BarCamp Sarasota Fall 2011 Conference at G.WIZ
BarCamp Sarasota hosts its Fall 2011 event at G.Wiz Science museum in Sarasota.
Sara speaks from experience on ”Building community around your business.” This as simple as connecting at a community level with things that you feel strongly about and inviting others to join you.
Thrive
In a challenging economy what will your business do to thrive? Join Sara as she shares valuable tips on building a community around your business from her experience as a community leader.
BarCamp Sarasota September Lunch and Learn
“If you could make anything, would FREE money make a difference?” Join Sara as she introduces SBIR grants. If it makes sense for your business – join the Sarasota County EDC for a SBIR workshop on Friday, November 4th with well known instructors Jim and Gail Greenwood.
Early Stage Funding and Your Startup Business
Sara Hand will be speaking Saturday, August 27th at the Jacksonville Code Camp on Early Stage Funding and Your Start-up. The event is Free. Check on scheduled sessions and activities here.
August 2011 Techbyte Luncheon Topic:
Community Building in SWFL: “Why Now More Than Ever”
On August 1, 2011, in Associations & Organizations,
SARASOTA, Florida (August 2011) – Suncoast Technology Forum (STF), the leading technology industry advocacy group for companies creating and developing technology solutions in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, is hosting its next educational and networking event, the Techbyte Luncheon, on Tuesday, August 16th, 2011, from 11:30am to 1:00pm, at the Polo Grill and Bar located at 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202. This month’s lunchtime event will feature Sara Hand, co-founder of BarCamp Sarasota, delivering a presentation titled, BarCamp Sarasota and Community Building in SWFL: “Why now more than ever.” Read More…
“Negotiating Strategies and Practices”
Sara Hand is speaking for the Sarasota Women’s Council of Realtors on Friday, August 12th. The lunch will be held at the Sarasota Yacht Club. Read more…
Suncoast Technology Forum partners with BarCamp Sarasota
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2011
Suncoast Technology Forum has launched a collaborative partnership with BarCamp Sarasota.
Both organizations provide networking and educational events. The new partnership is designed to further these efforts by sharing resources, collaborating on events of value to the business community and reaching out to a more diverse member base within the tech community, a press statement said. Read More…
Startup Kicked Off This Monday
Ballywho Interactive
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Sara Hand, president of Gulf Coast Venture Forum, kicked it off with an informative talk on micro-enterprise. Lesson learned: know what you are. Are you a small business that wants to grow up to be a big business or do you aspire to be a micro-enterprise? Read more…
BarCamp Recognized as Community Movement
Mark Gordon: Gulf Coast Business Review
April 15th, 2011
Sara Hand, who runs a business growth and development firm in Sarasota, is a co-founder of BarCamp Sarasota. The group is an online and in-person gathering spot for entrepreneurs with an interest in technology.
A diverse contingent of entrepreneurs and small business owners in Sarasota and Bradenton has been gathering regularly to talk shop, life and being better at both.
But this isn’t the standard chamber power networking lunch event. It’s called BarCamp, though it’s only occasionally held at a bar, and it isn’t a camp. The oddly named group is instead based on the unconference concept — where there’s no set speakers and no agenda. Read more…
GulfCoast Venture Forum Elects Sara Hand as President
Gulf Coast Business Review March 15th, 2011
The Gulf Coast Venture Forum (GCVF) is pleased to announce the Sarasota Chapter has recently elected Sara Hand to the position of Chapter President.
Hand is the founder of S P Hand and Associates, a business development firm located in Sarasota, Florida. The firm focuses on implementation, utilizing an assembled team of associates that make fulfillment of development objectives a reality. Read More…
2011 Small Business of the Year Awards announced
Tuesday, June 5th
The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce announced its 2011 Small Business of the Year Awards Wednesday, June 22, at the chamber’s Annual Small Business of the Year Awards Presentation. This year’s event was held at The Players Theatre in Sarasota and was sponsored by Beth Callans Management Corp.
Sara Hand of S.P. Hand and Associates is a finalist: Read More…