Manufacturers please take note.  Did you receive and complete the 2003 Pinellas Manufacturing Technology survey form?  If not and you need another, call 727-464-8116 or write info@siliconbay.org  Completed surveys are arriving daily and the deadline is now May 20. Very early partial returns show that over the next three years more than half our manufacturers are planning to upgrade their technology; two-thirds are planning to expand their products and services; and half the companies currently use the internet to sell their products and services. 

One of every four Pinellas County businesses is owned by a woman. According to two surveys, the 1997 U.S. Economic Census and the 2002 Pinellas Business Assistance Monitor, the figure remains the same, 28% of all county businesses have a female owner.  For information write lberkowi@co.pinellas.fl.us

Web site designers/developers are thriving in Pinellas County. Twelve of the top 25 Tampa Bay web firms are in Pinellas, according to a ranking of firms in our seven county region published April 4 by the Business Journal Serving Greater Tampa Bay.  The listing was compiled first by number of full-time in-house employees, and secondly by number of web projects developed in 2002.  For more information write rhickman@co.pinellas.fl.us

Remember Good Business Pinellas TV and Radio:  TV airs weeknights at 7 pm and weekends 10 am to noon on SPC channel 19 and at various times on Pinellas 18 and channels 15 in St. Petersburg and Clearwater.  Good Business Radio, WHNZ 1250 AM, airs at 1 pm every Wednesday, and anytime - 24/7 – on www.siliconbay.org.  For information write goodbusinesspinellas@silioncbay.org