Cheryl Ferrara
Artist at heart with love of family ~ Social strategist, Honest & Creative Networker, Business Manager, Natural People-Person. Watch for New Projects...

Held in 2011 in front of a packed house of tech startups + enthusiasts, 500 Startups & Eric Ries have been asked to bring The Lean Startup SXSW to a larger venue for the 2012 Interactive lineup. The Lean Startup SXSW will take place on Saturday, March 10th from 9:30am - 6:00pm at the Downtown Hilton (across from the Convention Center), with the...

Interactive Festival will feature five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, the unparalleled SXSW Trade Show and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new digital works, video games and innovative ideas the...

We’re ringing in our second-annual Social Media Day with a huge event at Brooklyn Bowl. There’s free bowling from 6-7 p.m. and drink specials all night. We hope to fill the 600-capacity venue, so come join us for a night of socializing with your online community offline!

BONUS: All Social Media Day attendees are invited to stay for the Q-Tip...

@convergese

What is ConvergeSE?
ConvergeSE is where all facets of the web industry are brought together for two days of inspiration and collaboration. Come for the design workshops, stay for the marketing information. Interested in starting a web business? Learn a little about development, too.

Who should attend?
Everyone! ConvergeSE has a...

Join us on Monday May 16th and Become an "ABOVE BOARD" Business! Some of our new panel in May will be:

Remington Begg - Impulse Creative

Shelly Osterhout - Computer Specialists of America

Charlie Coldwell - Internet Service Group of Florida

MC - Dorothy Saviste, Franchise owner of Referral Institute

"Come Learn Why your...

Join Petunias of Naples in Wecoming Designer Viviana G of Petit Pois, preview her inovative Fall Collection which was fabulously received at Miami Fashion Week! Place for your fall orders before they are available to stores!!! We will be sipping Champagne and enjoying Lite Yummies!

Internationally acclaimed photojournalist, Harry Benson, will deliver a lecture and look back at his career in photography. Scottish-born, Benson first traveled to America in 1964 to photograph the Beatles first and third tours U.S. tours. He has photographed 11 U.S. presidents and was the most published photographer in LIFE magazine. In 2009, he...

Please join us at our luncheon in Fort Myers and meet new people. We have 6 monthly luncheons a month in different cities. No reservation required. For more information, please call the Hispanic Chamber at 239-418-1441.

Business and Web Startups, Venture Capital, and Global Startup Initiatives

This past month, StartupBus took to the highway from 6 different tech hubs across the nation in route to Austin, Texas to present startup businesses to a panel of distinguished venture capitalists.

The catch? The businesses had to be conceived, developed and ready to...

What started in 2010 as a grass-roots efforts to motivate people to get out and check in is back and now with the support of over 100 local foursquare committees around the world.

On April 16th (4 and 4 squared) foursquare users are self-organizing meetups, lectures, swarms, scavenger hunts, and much more. Foursquare users can visit 4sqday.com to...

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Are you “Business Social?” Have you integrated Social Media into your business and personal life?

The Horizon Council and the Fort Myers Regional Partnership, Lee County’s Economic Development Office, are bringing you an exciting opportunity to get “social.”

Join us for a Hands-on...

17200 S. Tamiami Trail
Fort Myers, FL 33098
239.454.8454

The Fort Myers Film Festival is an intelligent independent filmmaker's
preferred event to create, unite and showcase the finest artistic
cinematic works.

The Fort Myers Film Festival, slated to take place March 24-27, 2011 at the The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers, has begun accepting film submissions locally and...

The best team from each bus will represent their tech region in the grand final.

Come see some cool startup ideas, meet great people, and have fun.

You can check all the teams at http://startupbus.com/teams

Five buses full of entrepreneurs are descending on SXSW from around the country. Come see what they built along the way!

Upstairs from Coyote Ugly and hosted by Dogpatch labs the StartupBus semi-finals will determine who will go onto the grand final the following night.

With only an hour notice, two teams from each bus will be selected from the 38 formed on the six buses this year, with a high profile panel of judges.

Come see some cool startup ideas, meet great...

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http://ungeekedflorida-efbevent.eventbrite.com

Join us March 3-5th for our 3rd unGeeked e'lite Retreat in Orlando Florida.

What is unGeeked e'lite Retreats?

It's neither a conference or unconference. It's a "retreat" where Marketing, Social Media, Branding, Public Relations,...

The Hispanic Chamber invites you to their Business After Hours in Lee County on Wednesday, February 23rd at 5:30pm at Amazon Grill. The theme will be "Brazilian Night". The European Business Organization will be joining us! Complimentary entrance and appetizers! Come try their great food while listening to live Brazilian music! Great...

Social Media Club Orlando is holding a Business and Social Media mini-conference at the 2011 Florida DrupalCamp. While DrupalCamp is a technical event, our content is geared specifically towards the non-technical who have an interest in learning from industry leaders how new media can help them achieve real business results.

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DrupalCamp Florida is Saturday, February 12th, 2011 at Rollins College Campus. This event features a Beginner Track for Enthusiasts, first-timers, non-programmers, webmasters, and marketing professionals as well as anyone tasked with updating sites. Additionally, the event has two advanced tracks, including sessions on Drupal 7. The Social Media...

Social Media Club Orlando has been invited to contribute a Business and Social Media mini-conference at the 2011 Florida DrupalCamp. Geared towards non-technical people, decision makers and social media professionals we'll be covering a wide variety of topics, including enterprise social media process, vlogging, community management, mommy...

We make a fun day for all. We will have different activities for kids to do in addition to the identification program. Last year we had bounce houses, cotton candy, home depot work shop, face painting, tin lizzy rides and much more. This year we look to move forward and improve year after year. Keep checking back for updates


The Child...