SCORE Orlando BIZFEST 2016

Orlando, FL, April 27, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Celebrate Small Business Week with SCORE on May 3rd, 2016

Expo sponsor:  The UPS Store

 Joshua Wallack, Developer of Skyplex and Mango’s Tropical Café--Keynote Speaker                                                                                    

Contact:  Linda Shaheen

Email: score@nationalec.org

Date        April 27, 2016                                                                                  

Orlando, Fl – SCORE Orlando’s BizFest 2016 will be held at the National Entrepreneur Center in Fashion Square Mall on Tuesday, May 3rd.  This year’s expo is being held in commemoration of Small Business Week and SCORE Orlando’s 50th anniversary.  The day is full of exciting events including small business networking, panel discussions on “ Social Media” and “Microloans”, speed counseling, a cocktail reception and a PitchFest Contest, where six finalists will move to a live face-off in front of a distinguished panel of judges at the event and a live audience who will participate in the voting.  This event is free with registration at www.scoreorlando.org.  Seats are filling up fast, so register today.

 SCORE is pleased to announce that Joshua Wallack, developer of Skyplex and Mango’s Tropical Café, will be the keynote speaker.  As a risk taker and someone who wants to better the Central Florida community, Mr. Wallack is an integral part of the I Drive Vision. He is contributing to the revitalization of I Drive by creating jobs and a sense of security.  Joshua Wallack is the COO of Mango’s Tropical Café and Managing Principal of Skyplex.  After 15 years at Mango’s South Beach, Mr. Wallack moved his family to Orlando in 2013 to build the 55,000 square foot I Drive Mango’s, which opened in 2015.  The Orlando Business Journal has awarded Mr. Wallack several accolades, including 40 under 40 and Top C Level Executive Awards.

SCORE has a team of seasoned professionals available at no cost to help your small business start and grow. 

“We have helped thousands of small business in Central Florida with free mentoring services, and this expo is our way of encouraging the spirit of enterprise and entrepreneurship in our community,” said Lois Perry, Score Orlando Chapter Chair.

This event is made possible by our generous sponsors including Expo Sponsor: The UPS Store; Gold Sponsor: University of Phoenix; Silver Sponsors: Bank United, Constant Contact, Regions Bank, Seacoast Bank, Wells Fargo; Bronze Sponsor: FranNet.

About SCORE

Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 10 million aspiring entrepreneurs nationwide.  Each year, SCORE provides small business mentoring and workshops to more than 375,000 new and growing businesses.  SCORE is a non-profit foundation where more than 11,000 business experts volunteer as mentors in 340+ chapters serving local communities with entrepreneur education to help grow 1 million small businesses. 

For more information about starting or operating a small business, call 407/420-4844 for assistance.  Visit SCORE at www.scoreorlando.org.