Business To Business Networking:
Join the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce Networking Group to connect with businesses in Hernando County.
What better way to start the work week off than with other businesses in your community! This networking event is open to members and to non-members. This event will take place at the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce, 15588 Aviation Loop Drive, Brooksville.
First meeting is Monday September 12, 2016. Sponsor will be Cutlip Financial Services. Opportunity is available to all members to sponsor this event. If interested please contact Jean at 352-796-0697. Invite a friend! Members are Free and Non-Members is $5.00 per person. Continental breakfast is included. B2B Networking will occur every Monday at 7:15 am at the Chamber.
For more information about Business to Business Networking, contact the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce at 352-796-0697 or register on the Greater Hernando website at www.hernandochamber.com.
Dates set for driver safety program:
AARP Driver Safety Program classes are available at various locations. The cost for each six-hour course is $15 for AARP members (bring membership card) and $20 for nonmembers. These classes are scheduled in September: Please call to verify.
• 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Brookridge Clubhouse, 8150 Hampton St., Brookridge. Call Beverly at (813) 907-3908.
• 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 13, Hernando County Mining Association Enrichment Center, 800 John Gary Grubbs Blvd., Brooksville. Call Bill at (352) 556-3050.
• Noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 13 and 15, Forest Oaks Lutheran Church, 8555 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Call Marge at (352) 596-9193.
• 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Atria Evergreen Woods, 7030 Evergreen Woods Trail, Spring Hill. Call Bill at (352) 556-3050.
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 22, Spring Hill Enrichment Center, Suite 105, Bayfront Health Spring Hill Medical Arts Building, 10441 Quality Drive, Spring Hill. Call Bill at (352) 556-3050.
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 23, Downing Funeral Home, 1214 Wendy Court, Spring Hill. Call Skip at (352) 683-6840.
Registration open for Citizens Academy:
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for its upcoming Citizens Academy, which will be offered on Thursdays, Sept. 15 through Oct. 27, in the Frank W. Bierwiler Emergency Communications and Operations Center on the Sheriff’s Office campus, 18900 Cortez Blvd.
The classes are free and offered to adults ageS 18 and older. Teenagers, ages 16 and 17 who have an interest in law enforcement may attend with an adult. seven-week course will have the option of riding along with a patrol deputy, observing in the communications center or touring the jail. Those interested have the option to participate in afternoon or evening sessions; each session is three hours. There is no cost to participate. Deadline to register is Sept. 5. To apply, visit hernandosheriff.org/Programs/Academy/. For information, call (352) 797-3608.
Academia Hernando offers lecture series:
Academia Hernando will present its Fall 2016 Lecture Series from 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, Sept. 16 through Nov. 4, at Pasco-Hernando State College’s Spring Hill Campus, 450 Beverly Court. Lectures include:
• Sept. 16: “The Art of Intelligence Gathering,” by Garry Tenney.
• Sept. 23: “Honeybees in Your Environment,” by Matt Beck.
• Sept. 30: “Weeki Wachee Springs State Park: Mystery and Magic,” by Vicki Vergara Smith.
• Oct. 7: “I Heard It on the Radio: From Presley to Pandora,” by George Hyde.
• Oct. 14: “Why Are There No Great Women Artists?” by David Hoffman.
• Oct. 21: “History of Byzantium,” by Joe Menasce.
• Oct. 28: “Art, Architecture and Legacy of Byzantium,” by Michelle and Joe Menasce.
• Nov. 4: “The Development of America 1790-1860 into Two Nations,” by Michael Deeb.
• Nov. 12: Field trip to the University of South Florida for the Festival of Reading (for subscribers only).
Subscriptions to the series are $60 per person. Walk-ins pay $8 per session. To subscribe or for information, visit sites.google.com/site/academiahernando2010/home/series-subscription.
SCORE Upcoming Business Seminars:
Pasco-Hernando SCORE presents the following seminars:
How to Develop a Non-Profit Board on Tuesday September 13, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
This workshop guides you in choosing the ‘Right Person” to be on your non-profit’s Board of Directors. The workshop will be held at Spring Hill Branch Library , 9220 Spring Hill Drive. Contact Barbara Sweinberg at the Pasco-Hernando SCORE Chapter 439 via email at barbara.sweinberg@scorevolunteer.org or call 727-842-4638
Using the Internet in Your Business:
Tuesday October 11, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
This seminar will review the various roles that a website can support in enhancing your business. After reviewing the various roles that a website can support in enhancing your business, we will demystify much of the gobbledygook and walk you through an eight-step process of key activities needed to allow you to quickly leverage this technology in almost any business.
The workshop will be held at Spring Hill Branch Library , 9220 Spring Hill Drive in Spring Hill.
Contact Jim Karam at the Pasco-Hernando SCORE Chapter 439 via email at james.karam@scorevolunteer.org or call (727) 842-4638.
Introduction to QuickBooks
This two-hour seminar is designed for persons planning to start a business, or who have recently started a small business, but who have not yet set up an effective record keeping system. The seminar is a basic hands-on introduction to QuickBooks, the popular automated business record keeping system. Note that this is an introduction to QuickBooks, i.e., not designed for the experienced QuickBooks user. The workshop will be held at Spring Hill Branch Library , 9220 Spring Hill Drive.Contact SCORE Chapter 439 via email at jenn.koenen@scorevolunteer.org or call (727) 842-4638.