Business & Tech

Chamber Gears Up for Business Expo

The annual event has a new location and other changes this year.

Chiropractors, roofers, bankers, attorneys, media and technology services are just some of the businesses that will be represented at the ’s on Tuesday, March 13.

Nearly 90 businesses have signed up to participate in this year’s expo, which will take place from 4-7 p.m. at The Galleria at the   Research Park, 3802 Spectrum Blvd.

“We may have closer to 100 by Tuesday,” said Barbara Sparks-McGlinchy, executive director of the chamber.

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Attendees will have the opportunity to meet a wide variety of businesses and collect giveaways and door prizes, such as gift cards, teeth whitening vouchers and coupons. Sparks-McGlinchy said the chamber expects between 1,000 and 2,000 visitors.

“We give them a bag, and they leave with a bunch of stuff,” she said.

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This is the first year the expo will take place at The Galleria, a smaller venue than previous locations, such as the USF Sun Dome or the .

“We still have approximately the same amount of booths that we’ve always had,” Sparks-McGlinchy said.

Absent this year will be many of the food vendors giving out free samples as part of the Taste of the Terrace. In years past, the two events were combined. This year, the Taste of the Terrace will be a separate event that has not yet been scheduled.

“We wanted to focus on more business to business this year,” Sparks-McGlinchy said.

Approximately six eateries will have booths at the expo though, including , , , OrGano Coffee, and the .

Also a change this year is free admission to the expo, as well as free parking. Attendees can visit the chamber’s website and print out a pass, or pick one up from the chamber office at 9385 N. 56th St. Last year, tickets cost $10 each.

Although there won’t be food vendors, event-goers don’t have to go hungry. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet City of Temple Terrace personnel from the and departments, and . They can get a chair massage, a posture screening, or play mini-golf at the booth.

“Please come out and support your fellow members and check out the new Business Expo format,” chamber president Phil Lentsch wrote in this month’s chamber newsletter. “… I look forward to seeing you at this month’s Expo.”

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As of Thursday afternoon (March 8), this year’s list of participants is:

Tampa Electric- Platinum Sponsor (Trustee)

Pilot Bank- Platinum Sponsor

Bulls Outfitter-Platinum Sponsor

CGM Services, Inc. - Platinum Sponsor

Otto Engineering Inc. - Gold Sponsor

ProMedia Group - Gold Sponsor

McIntyre Law Firm - Gold Sponsor

Republic Bank -Gold Sponsor

Edward Jones-Perry Jacobsen-Silver Sponsor

Hillsborough County Small Business Information Center- Silver Sponsor

Kayali & Co., P.A.-Silver Sponsor

Comprehensive Physician Services- Silver Sponsor

MSR Technologies, Inc. -Silver Sponsor

Jimmy John's - Silver Sponsor

Watts Dawson & Associates, Inc.- Silver Sponsor

Joyce Coleman State Farm Agency- Silver Sponsor

Bright House Networks- Silver Sponsor

Metropolitan Advertising Company - Media Sponsor

Tampa Bay Business Journal-Media Sponsor (Trustee)

Tampa Tribune-Media Sponsor (Trustee)

MCC Marketing Group-Trustee Member

CarePlus- Trustee Member

Fifth Third Bank-Trustee Member

Greater Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce

YEP

4th of July/Medical Hero Award

Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union

Buddy Baseball

Anytime Fitness

Office Dynamics

Rotary Club of Temple Terrace

SerenBe Day Spa

Travel World

Sam's Club

Masque Theatre of Temple Terrace

Temple Terrace Animal & Bird Hospital

Bay Area Neuro Clinic, Inc.

Grow Financial Credit Union

Today's Dentistry

Railroad Industrial Federal Credit Union

University Village

Lodge at Lakecrest

Stylecraft Cabinets of Tampa Bay

Mark Master, Inc.

City of Temple Terrace Leisure Services Department

Vernon Sales Promotion

Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc.

Rocky Creek Retirement Village

New North Transportation Alliance

Northside Mental Health Center, Inc.

Advanced Dermatology

Apostolic Gospel Temple

The Premier Players Sports Foundation

Legal & Identity Theft Shield Services

Florida Central Credit Union

AFLAC

SunTrust Bank, Tampa Bay

Planet Smoothie

Embassy Suites USF

Licari Family Chiropractic

Roof Works, Inc.

Marc Morris A/C & Refrigeration Inc.

The Solution Associates, Inc.

Temple Terrace Bar Association, Inc.

Chick-fil-A Fowler Avenue

Geiger/Iwerks For You, Inc.

DAATA-Drug & Alcohol Testing of America, Inc.

Scentsy Wickless Candles

Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club

University Medical Service Assoc.

Bank of America

City of Temple Terrace Fire Dept.

City of Temple Terrace Police Dept.

City of Temple Terrace Code Compliance

Filter Pure

Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance, Inc.

OrGano Gold

MedExpress Urgent Care

Hills. Co Procurement

City of Tampa Procurement

HART

Dr. Maite Casanova

PNC Bank

USF Connect

Academic Evaluation Services, Inc.


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