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Carrollwood Area Business Association

Monday, May 13, 2013

Network With Carrollwood Business Owners

The Carrollwood Area Business Association will host a free networking event.

Are you a new business owner interested in meeting new people? Have you been in Carrollwood for some time and want to get more connected. The Carrollwood Area Business Association is hosting a coffee mixer for the public this week. The CABA Coffee takes place at Bay Cities Insurance, 16921 Gunn Highway, Suite B in Odessa, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15. The coffee event gives business owners and community members a chance to meet each other face to face and network. CABA is one of Carrollwood's longest standing business organizations and welcomes nonmembers to attend up to two CABA events for free. For more information about the CABA Coffee event, contact Tim Castle at tcastle@baycitiesagency.com or call 813-854-4040.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Business Association to Host Links & Drinks

CABA will sponsor a networking event on the links April 10.

Golfers are invited to play and network Wednesday, April 10 when the Carrollwood Area Business Association hosts Links & Drinks at the TPC Tampa Bay golf course, 5300 Lutz Lake Fern Rd., Lutz. The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. with registration with tee-off at 3 p.m. All level of players are welcome to participate in the scramble. Immediately after, at 5 p.m., the golfers will gather for drinkers and networking. The cost is $30 for CABA members and $35 for nonmembers. For more details, click here. Got an event of your own? Post word of it for free in the Carrollwood-Northdale Patch events calendar. ______________ Carrollwood-Northdale Patch is an interactive community site, and we want you to get involved. Post a comment at the bottom of…

Friday, December 14, 2012

CABA Adds 88 Members In One Month

November was a stellar year for the Carrollwood Area Business Association

A membership drive held by the Carrollwood Area Business Association paid off for the organization when they announced recently that 88 new members joined in November. "Our membership came together to make the association bigger and better. We’ve certainly achieved both goals," said Robert Cunningham of ADT Security and Board Director of Membership. "The level of attendance, excitement and business getting done at our meetings is at an all time high." Cunningham, along with CABA President Lea Orchard of Great Clips and CABA Executive Director Maria Patterson facilitated the membership drive. The 2-day pirate-themed membership drive titled, "We Arrgh Building Our Membership," was held on Nov. 14-15. The drive was held at both Carrollwood's …

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

CABA to Host 2-Day Membership Drive

Learn more about the organization during its two-day membership drive.

It's got more than 400 members representing 300 businesses. And leaders say they want more. To make that happen, the Carrollwood Area Business Association is hosting the largest membership drive it's conducted in its 26-year history. The 2-day pirate-themed membership drive titled, "We Arrgh Building Our Membership," will be held on Nov. 14-15. "We are hosting a big membership drive now to increase the number of businesses that our members have the opportunity to create relationships with, which creates more opportunities for referrals and increasing revenue," said Maria Patterson, CABA's executive director. "We know times are still tough for a lot of people and we offer the tools and platforms to help create those relationships and also …

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Dick Nielsen Connects to Community Through CABA, Kiwanis Club

Nielsen is president of the Carrollwood Kiwanis Club.

He's one half of a real estate team, a member of the Carrollwood Area Business Association and wrapping up his term as president of Carrollwood's Kiwanis Club. Dick Nielsen, 69, has roots that sprouted in Iowa and landed in Carrollwood. Son Sean Nielsen with wife Karla was profiled last year on Carrollwood-Northdale Patch for his work in the web design business. We recently talked to Dick Nielsen about what he loves about Carrollwood and how he got involved in the Kiwanis Club. Patch: What do you like about Carrollwood? Nielsen: Carrollwood is handy, first of all. There's a lot of opportunities here, I suppose, if you're shopping and so forth. You don't have to run downtown or to the mall. Everybody knows Carrollwood from around here. They…

Lisa L. Demmi

6:26 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012

Dick Nielsen is a quality person and a stalwart in the Carrollwood Business community. He has selfishly given his time to many organizations and this one is no exception. I am proud to include Dick and all of the Nielsens (Karla and Sean) as friends and feel fortunate to have met them all.   more ›

Monday, September 24, 2012

CABA Coffee Scheduled for Wednesday

A law office is hosting.

If you're trying to network with other business owners, the Carrollwood Area Business Association is hosting its CABA Coffee this week. The event will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the office of Antionette J. Wheat, CPA, at 2004 W. Busch Blvd in Tampa. Don't forget your business cards! Click here for more information.

Friday, September 14, 2012

CABA Coffee Scheduled for Late September

The event will be held on Busch Boulevard.

If you're looking to network with north Tampa professionals, the Carrollwood Area Business Association is hosting its CABA Coffee this month. The event will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. at 2004 W. Busch Boulevardd at the office of Antionette J. Wheat, CPA. Click here for more information.

Monday, September 10, 2012

CABA Coffee Scheduled for Wednesday at Newsom Eye

Guests are allowed to attend.

Looking for networking opportunities? The Carrollwood Area Business Association is hosting its CABA Coffee from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Newsom Eye, 13904 N. Dale Mabry in suite 200. For more information, call Laurie Perkerson at 813-397-1680. Click here for details: http://www.usecaba.com/events/event_details.asp?id=221795.

CABA, GrillSmith Tailgate Party in Photos

Check out a gallery in case you missed it.

On Saturday afternoon, the Carrollwood Area Business Association partnered with GrillSmith and Grand Plaza shopping center to host a tailgate party. In case you missed it, here are photos from the event, courtesy of CABA Executive Director Maria Patterson. Did you attend the tailgate party? Upload your photos, or tell us what you thought about the party in the comments.

Wendell S Hock

9:20 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012

This Grillsmith Tailgate party was supported by the CABA Community Relations Committee. The committee provided nearly 30 volunteers through out the day monitoring the bounce station, ID station, Beer and Drink Stations as well as the brand new CABA tent where over 100 people visited and received the 2013-2013 CABA Business Directory showcasing the great members of our organization. Go Local-Go …   more ›

Friday, September 7, 2012

Tampa Bay Tailgate Kickoff Party Brings Free Food and Fun

Members of the Carrollwood Area Business Association are helping put the free event together.

Boxing and karate exhibitions. Live music. A bounce house for the kids. Those are just a few offerings during Saturday's Tampa Bay Tailgate Kickoff Party at Grand Plaza shopping center near the intersection of Bearss Avenue and north Dale Mabry Highway. The event will begin at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, with free food available until 6 p.m. Live music goes until 9 p.m.  The community event is designed to support the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and USF Bulls kicking off football season, said Maria Patterson, executive director of the Carrollwood Area Business Association, who are helping put the tailgate together and handing out new CABA directories at the event. Lea Orchard, CABA president, said the tailgate is a great way for neighbors to …

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