Jeff Vinik’s inno- NEWTOWN ECONOMIC HUB

va�on hub seeks - IDENTIFY EXISITNG CORE BUSINESS ANCHOR/INDUSTRY

community ideas - LOCATE SECONDARY BUSINESSES THAT ARE RELATED TO CORE BUSINESS THAT EITHER CAN SERVE AS SUP-
to improve Tampa PORT OR DIVERSIFICATION AND LINK THESE WITH THE CORE BUSINESS AS WELL AS EACH OTHER
Bay’s startup cul- - IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR START-UP RELATED TO THE CORE BUSINESS OR SUPPLEMENTARY BUSINESSES
AND LINK THESE TO THIS NETWORK VIA THE BUSINESS INCUBATION ORGANISATION
ture

BUSINESS
SUPPORT EDUCATION
& INCUBATORS - SKILLS TRAINING
- BHEKIZELA COMMUNITY
- THE BUSINESS CLINIC

"The hub exists to make Tampa

Bay a prime des�na�on for
EVENTS
- DISPLAY
diverse startup talent," said - FASHION SHOWS
Lakshmi Shenoy, whom Vinik
hired as the new organiza�on’s
BIG ANCHOR -Performance
area
CEO. "We don’t need to dupli- BUSINESS
cate what’s already here. It’s all
about complemen�ng what’s - ORIENTAL
here."
PLAZA
The old District 3 building in
downtown Tampa will become
home to Embarc Collec�ve, a MANUFACTURING
nonprofit startup support AND
ini�a�ve that Jeff Vinik is creat- PRODUCTION
ing to strengthen the Tampa MARKETING - LINEN TECH
Bay area's ability to a�ract - EVENTS - THE BAG COMPANY INFORMAL TRADERS
entrepreneurial talent. The - MEDIA ADVERTISING
MANUFACTURING AND
building, which was used for
PRODUCTION START-UPS
the popular Art of the Brick
exhibit last year, is a few blocks
up Jefferson Street from Amalie
Arena, seen here in the lower
SALES- RETAIL - ARTS HUB
ANCHOR
BUSINESS
right corner. That puts it just
north of Water Street Tampa,
- INFORMAL TRADERS INSTITUDE
the $3 billion mixed-used rede-
velopment that Vinik is crea�ng
in partnership with Cascade
Investment, the personal
wealth fund of Microso�
founder Bill Gates.