Thursday, August 25, 2011

UCF Business Incubator in St. Cloud to host ‘Lunch and Learn’ Seminar: Making Media Connection

ST. CLOUD, Fla. – The University of Central Florida Business Incubator in St. Cloud will present its next ‘Lunch and Learn’ seminar Thursday, Sept. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Cloud Incubator facility, 3201 Budinger Ave., St. Cloud.

Jim Bowie, site manager for the UCF Business Incubation Program in St. Cloud, said the featured speaker will be Maria Grulich Toumazos, economic development director for the Osceola Board of County Commissioners.

Ms. Toumazos plans to present a valuable topic for aspiring entrepreneurs: “Making Media Connections.”

“She will address the ins and outs of networking and media relations,” Bowie explained. “Everything from how to write effective press releases to networking do’s and don’ts,” he said.

Admission to the ‘Lunch and Learn’ seminar is free. To register, call Client Administrator Jessica Filter at the UCF Incubator in St. Cloud, 407-498-0432.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.

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