It’s hard to believe we’re celebrating our 2nd anniversary at AMRoC! It’s been two years this month since we opened our doors to the public, and one of them a pandemic year. But here we are, a living creative laboratory thriving and embarking on our third year awash in robots and drones, launching new businesses (20 so far) through our Equity in Entrepreneurship program, with no end in sight to the opportunity and innovation we feel is possible through our robust collaborative partnerships .

We can’t wait to see where the next year takes us!  But we can tell you where the next month is taking us: Up and away with the first of this summer’s Drone Camps for youth ages 10 and up, enjoying 1 Million Cups presentations by our most recent Equity in Entrepreneurship cohort, and celebrating the creative solutions to our Young Innovators Challenge and Prop Making Competition, both culminating this month.

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June Events & Programs

Celebrate Tampa’s Newest Entrepreneurs!

We’re super excited to be graduating our 2nd Equity in Entrepreneurship (Equinent) cohort from our Spring ’21 class! 1 Million Cups Tampa presentations are the capstone project for the class.  The Hillsborough County Entrepreneur Collaborative Center facilitates scheduling participants for a dedicated period of time, so they can complete their program together, and this time around, participants are all speaking in June.

Here’s the line up:

6/2/21 Nadina Taylor Jesus, Tea, & Me, LLC
6/9/21 Dennis Mont’Ros D. Mont’Ros Enterprises, LLC
6/9/21 Neville Trim Lauder Trim Printing, LLC
6/16/21 Vivian Fisk Bay to Bay Arts, LLC
6/16/21 Karen Robinson Legacy Provisions, LLC
6/23/21 Andrew Zides Ample Health LLC
6/23/21 Shaywanda Bennett Sylove Enterprises, LLC
6/30/21 Frankie Valle Esthete Beard & Grooming Co., LLC
6/30/21 Shartavius Hilson Salon Cafune, LLC

You can tune in to 1 Million Cups on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 9am, and we especially hope you’ll tune in throughout June to cheer on these great new entrepreneurs!

Visit Equinent.com if you’re interested in being part of our next cohort, starting in August!

Other Special Events & Activities

Challenge Yourself!

Prop Making Competition – in partnership with New Tampa Players, enter by June 20

Young Innovators Summer Challenge – in partnership with the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, enter by June 30

 

Challenge Us!

The AMRoC Research and Development team is available for consultation and hire to solve business and creative needs and challenges across a diverse field of expertise for public, private and government sectors.

Professional fees benefit youth programs, in addition to solving your work challenges. The team is currently working on technology solutions for marine, communications, and aerospace projects, and welcomes the opportunity to work explore creative solutions to your business challenges, as well!

Visit our AMRoC Services page to learn more and schedule an appointment.

AMRoC Kudos & High Fives!

Huge thanks to our amazing community partner, eSmart Recycling (at left), who hosted a Deconstruction Zone activity during our May eWaste Collection drive – and to everyone who helped us fill a 14 ft. truck with their donations!

Congratulations to FIRST Tech Challenge Team Duct Tape ( at right), on their great season, which included several awards and a spot in the State Championship.

Thank you to Dr. Lindy Davidson for pulling together the team pictured at left, which includes Dhalia Bambuca , and Meg Stowe, of USF Honors College, with student Maha Uppal , and AMRoC volunteer Dennis Mont’Ros, to work on an urban wall garden project at AMRoC. More details on this fun project soon!

And last but not least, a huge shout out to our fabulous elementary school VEX IQ team students, who just completed their season and did an amazing job!

Keep your eye on our calendar page and social media throughout the month for program updates, and summer camp notices.

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