June 3 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

June 5 - Charlotte County Chamber Ribbon Cutting, 5:15 p.m., Hucky's Softball Training, Inc., 17426 Abbott Ave., PC.

June 6 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

June 6 - Charlotte County Chamber Ribbon Cutting, 4:45 p.m., Keller/Williams Realty, 1032 Tamaimi Trail, #7, PC.

June 7 - 2013 Supplier Diversity Matchmaker Workshop Commemorates Rosa Parks, 18:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Sugden Hall, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd. S., Fort Myers, FL 33965. No Cost (Free) Event! For more information or to register Click Here.

June 10 - Murdock Village CRA Advisory Committee Meeting, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

June 12 - Networking at Noon, Captain's Table in Fishermen's Village. Cost $15 pp. RSVP online at www.charlottecountychamber.org or by calling 627-2222.

June 13 - Grow Your Business in the Spring:Social Media Series - Part 3, Making Your Website Work for Your Business, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce, 25 Homestead Rd., Lehigh Acres, FL 33936. This 2-hour workshop will help your business look at ways to enhance and grow your sales by utilizing your website. Investment: $20. Register Here.

June 19 - Third Wednesday Coffee, 7:15 to 8:30 a.m., Event Center. Sponsor: Buffalo Graffix. Program: Charlotte County Economic Development Marketing Strategy.

June 19 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

June 20 - SBRN Social Media Series: Part 1, Google+...oh yea, you need to be here!, Holiday Inn - Airport, 9931 Interstate Commerce Dr., Fort Myers, FL 33913. If you find that Facebook, Twitter, And LinkedIn have yet to earn their keep, Birgit Pauli-Haack will show you how Google+ will ease your fears and how you can easily use it to spark conversation about your business and discover the synergies between being social and being discovered on internet searches. Investment (for each installment): $25 for NON-MEMBERS, $15 for MEMBERS. Click here to Register.

June 20 - Intellectual Property: What it is and how to use it to protect and enhance the value to your business, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Greater Naples Area Chamber of Commerce. 2390 Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL 34109. This seminar will discuss topics such as the new America Invents Act and the changes that is has introduced to existing U.S. Patent Laws. Seating is limited, so RSVP TODAY! No Cost Event. A FREE catered lunch will be provided Click here to Register.

June 26 - Business Card Exchange, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Corial Homes by Arthur Rutenberg/SandStar, 391 Royal Poinciana, Burnt Store Meadows.

June 26 - Charlotte County Chamber Ribbon Cutting, 5:00 p.m., Corial Homes by Arthur Rutenberg/SandStar, 391 Royal Poinciana, Burnt Store Meadows.

June 26 - Charlotte County Chamber Ribbon Cutting, 5:00 p.m., Corial Homes by Arthur Rutenberg/SandStar, 391 Royal Poinciana, Burnt Store Meadows.

June 28 - Charlotte County Chamber Ribbon Cutting, 2:00 p.m., Epiphany Health/Blue Ocean Health Care, 21300 Gertrude, #1, PC.

June 28 - How to Market Your Business in a Difficult Economy, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce, 2702 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, FL 33952. At this free workshop, you will learn the three R's of Small Business Marketing: Reasearch, Reaching, and Retaining. Click here to Register.

July 1 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

July 4 - Offices closed for Independence Day.

July 8 - Murdock Village CRA Advisory Committee Meeting, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

July 11- ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

July 17 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

July 18 - Enterprise Zone Developement Agency Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

August 1 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Englewood. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

August 21 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

September 2 - Offices closed for Labor Day.

September 5 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

September 9 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

September 10 - Want to be Your Own Boss?, 6 - 9 PM for six weeks, Charlotte Technical Center, 18150 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL. Develop a solid plan to guide your start up with the assistance of an experienced business owner who serves as your coach. Hear from subject matter experts in areas of accounting, legal, marketing, insurance and funding. After completion of the class, participants can apply for a microloan collateral guarantee from Goodwill. For more information or to register go to www.goodwill.org/microenterprise or call 239-995-2106, ext. 2219.

September 18 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

October 3 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

October 7 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

October 14 - Murdock Village CRA Advisory Committee Meeting, 5 - 6 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Bldg., 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

October 16 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

October 17 - Enterprise Zone Developement Agency Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

October 31 - Happy Halloween.

November 3 - Daylight Saving Time ends.

November 4 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

November 7 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

November 11 - Offices closed for Veteran's Day.

November 18 – 24 - Global Entrepreneur Week.

November 20 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

November 28 & 29 - Offices closed for Thanksgiving.

December 2 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

December 5 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

December 18 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

December 24 & 25 - Offices closed for Christmas. Happy Holidays!.

January 1 - Offices closed for New Year's.

January 2 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

January 6 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

January 13 - Murdock Village CRA Advisory Committee Meeting, 5 - 6 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Bldg., 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

January 15 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

January 16 - Enteprise Zone Development Agency Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

January 20 - Offices closed for Martin Luther King Holiday.

January 25 - 6th Annual Hands Across the Harbor. Walk, Run or Bike. For more information please call the Economic Development Office at 941-764-4941.

February 3 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

February 6 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

February 17 - Offices closed for President's Day.

February 19 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

March 3 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

March 6 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

March 19 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

April 3 - ECEC Investors Meeting, 12-1 PM. Call for location. Please RSVP 941-764-4941.

April 7 - Charlotte Harbor CRA Advisory Committee, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 119-County Administration Building, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL.

April 14 - Murdock Village CRA Advisory Committee Meeting, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

April 16 - IDA Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

April 17 - Enterprise Zone Developement Agency Meeting, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, EDO Conference Room, SunTrust Building, 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 302, Port Charlotte, FL.

April 20 - Happy Easter.