Category Archives: MakerCon

Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016 in Review

Posted on April 13, 2016 by

Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016, wrapped up Saturday, April 9, as our biggest and most successful event yet. The whole idea of the event is to create an opportunity to network and share skills, crafts, ideas, and innovations born and raised in our Florida Gulf … Continue reading →

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Meet the Future Makers: SeedRegion1

Posted on April 8, 2016 by

We’ve got several great networking and resource organizations joining us this year, all evidence of the growing community of Makers spanning both sides of our Bays, from Tampa to Sarasota.  SeedRegion1 is one of them. Kyle Nurminen, founder of SeedRegion1, is … Continue reading →

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Meet the Garden Maker: Loretta Buckner, of We Grow From Here

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

We’re Making things indoors and out, this year, and planting the seeds of sustainability this year, with Loretta Buckner, owner and master gardener of We Grow from Here. We Grow From Here was founded as a non-profit in 2010 to … Continue reading →

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Meet the Maker Support: FSBDC at Hillsborough County

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

We’re really excited about all the great resource groups for Makers joining us this year.  One of our favorites is the wonderful but often underutilized Florida Small Business Development Center at Hillsborough County (FSBDC) .  Carol Johns, Director of the Hillsborough … Continue reading →

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Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016 Program Now Online!

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

Our 2016 Gulf Coast MakerCon event program is now available for your browsing – and downloading – pleasure! See the event layout, and check out our great list of exhibitors by booth number in the program or in this separate … Continue reading →

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Meet the Makers: Upcycled Studio

Posted on April 5, 2016 by

Ken and Diana Swallow are a husband and wife creative team who combine their artistic talents in Upcycled Studio.  We first met them in 2013, when they came out to our then Mini Maker Faire, in Pasco.  We’ve grown a lot since then, … Continue reading →

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