About The Tampa Bay Women’s Business Centre
Mission
Our mission is to help female entrepreneurs launch and grow successful businesses.
Vision
To create opportunities for women to fulfill their dream of business ownership.
Values
Respect, Integrity, Diversity, Compassion, Excellence, Knowledge, Helping Others, Encouragement, Positivity, Teamwork & Fun!
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Our Impact
Since 2013, the TBWBC has served more than 8,000 clients. We helped over 300 women start a new business, created over 425 new jobs and helped over 350 female entrepreneurs access financial capital to expand their business ventures.
Hours of Operation
We are open Monday – Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm. Evening and weekend appointments are also available with advance notice. All services are offered virtually. *** Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact the Tampa Bay Women’s Business Centre for more information: tbwbc@thecentre.org or (813) 251-8437.
Location
Our office is located in Tampa, FL which enables us to provide services to entrepreneurs in Hillsborough, Hernando, Pinellas, Polk, Pasco and Manatee counties.
The Tampa Bay Women’s Centre
Tampa Office
@ Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women
305 S. Hyde Park Ave.
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 251-8437
tbwbc@thecentre.org
Accessibility Policy
All Tampa Bay WBC programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Meet Our Staff
Dr. Kerry Szymanski is Director of the Tampa Bay the WBC. Her impressive skill set includes working knowledge of entrepreneurship, marketing, strategy, management, leadership, social media marketing, and professional development. For over 15 years she was the lead Fashion Marketing Professor at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. She has also taught marketing and management for American Business & Technology University and Global Tech College. Entrepreneurial experience includes marketing consulting through Kerry Communications and purse boutique, SassyBB. Corporate marketing experience includes Harry and David, Bally Total Fitness and Duty Free Americas. She is fluent in French. She has her Doctorate in Business Administration from Argosy University, MBA from the University of Oregon and BA in International Relations from Syracuse University. Dr. Szymanski is the author of, Seduce Your Customers, An Entrepreneurs Guide to Marketing.
Charisse Medina is the Program Manager for the Tampa Bay WBC. Her experience in marketing, entrepreneurship and business helps our clients reach their goals. Her experience includes working for HCI, helping entrepreneurs in the Hispanic Community. Background in purchasing and administration for large school district has given Charisse the foundation of exceptional business acumen. Dedication to the Tampa Bay community can be seen through her involvement in the HPWA, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and leadership coach and judge for Miss Latina Tampa. She received a BA in Business Administration with a major in Marketing from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. Charisse was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a military spouse and mother of three daughters. he is fluent in Spanish.
Marisol Adkins is the Program Assistant for the WBC. She has over 20+ years of combined, proven experience across the finance, administrative and accounting industries. In addition, she has 3 years of experience as a business owner and entrepreneur. She holds an Asssociates of Science in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship from Hillsborough Community College.