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New Year, New Opportunities to Learn & Succeed at AMRoC Fab Lab!
It's a brand new year with brand new opportunities to learn and succeed at AMRoC Fab Lab! January is also National Mentoring Month and all month long we'll be celebrating the many amazing mentors who make so many of our programs and projects possible. First a look at...
Happy New Year from FCDI & AMRoC Fab Lab!
Like the rest of the world, we're looking forward to putting 2020 behind us for all the obvious reasons. But we'd be remiss to not express our immense gratitude to all our amazing community partners who shared so generously of their time, expertise and financial...
December at AMRoC Fab Lab
We've got a short month but a busy one in December! We're closed December 20th through January 4th for an extended holiday, but there's plenty to see, do and enjoy between now and then, and lots coming up in January! Celebrate our Equity in Entrepreneurship Grads at 1...
We’re Grateful – For You!
Holiday Greetings from the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation and AMRoC Fab Lab! In this season of gratitude, we want to let you know how grateful we are to you – our students, and their families, program participants, guests, volunteers, sponsors and donors!...
Equity in Entrepreneurship Business Spotlight: Essential You Yoga
Our next Equity in Entrepreneurship Business Spotlight features Essential You Yoga. Owner and instructor Libby Creagh came to the EE program in an effort to help pivot her yoga company to provide more online offerings as COVID-19 necessitated a new model for group...
Equity in Entrepreneurship Business Spotlight: Anthropology in Motion
Our next Equity in Entrepreneurship business spotlight shines on Dr. Deneia Fairweather, founder of ESE Consulting. Her business idea focuses on the development of an application called Anthropology in Motion (AIM) that brings together Anthropology and Social...
Equity in Entrepreneurship Business Spotlight: Cultur’Chic Boutique
Our next Equity in Entrepreneurship Business Spotlight shines on Carla Gordon, of Cultur’Chic Boutique. Carla specializes in lightweight wood, hand painted eye-catching wearable art jewelry. "My business idea is useful," says Carla, "because we all need to look and...
Equity in Entrepreneurship Business Spotlight: Slay Bay Beauty
As we head into the final weeks of our Equity in Entrepreneurship program, we're excited to highlight the individuals and businesses that have persevered through our 16-week program and are showing clear signs of success. One of our most exciting Equity in...
Welcoming Uptown Tampa Community Collaborative Members!
At the end of August, in response to what we saw as the continued and growing need for grassroots community organizing to better support University area residents and small businesses in Uptown, we launched the Uptown Tampa Community Collaborative. With the 14th...
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Our summer/fall 2025 volunteer roster is currently full, but volunteer registration is rolling and those who register will be contacted with upcoming volunteer opportunities later in the year.
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