Tampa Bay Charities Guide 2024: Here’s how you can support local giving this season 

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Every year, the team at Tampa Bay Business and Wealth gathers for an afternoon and plans what they think the next year of issues will look like. From who will be on the cover, to special sections. The meeting takes hours, and we walk away with a plan.  A plan that never goes as planned.  … Read more

The unsung ripple effect of back-to-back hurricane disasters in the SBA world

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By Brooke Mirenda, CEO of SEDCO  As a Small Business Administration lender, I received notice on Oct. 15, at 5:30 p.m., that the SBA has already exhausted its disaster funding for small businesses.  This occurred just six days after Hurricane Milton devastated Florida’s Gulf Coast. To be clear, this isn’t the fault of the SBA. … Read more

It’s official: Historic merger creates one of the largest Boys & Girls Clubs in the U.S.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast and Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay have officially joined forces, forming one of the largest nonprofit after-school providers in Florida and marking one of the biggest Boys & Girls Clubs mergers in the country. This strategic partnership aims to serve more youth across the Tampa Bay … Read more