Google To Host Free Workshop For Small Business Owners Feb. 19

TAMPA, FL — Google will host hundreds of local small business owners and job seekers during free "Grow with Google" workshops in Tampa Feb. 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library, 2607 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa.

"Grow with Google" aims to help create economic opportunity in communities across the United States by providing free training, tools and expertise to help people grow their skills, careers and businesses. The program draws on Google’s 20-year history of building products, platforms and services that help people and businesses grow.

Google staff will teach hands-on workshops to provide local businesses and residents with resources. Local nonprofits - libraries, government agencies, educational institutions - will also be invited to join Google’s free "Grow with Google" partner program, a network that provides a range of training content and promotional materials, so they can continue sharing "Grow with Google" resources with their community.

"Grow with Google" manager Danielle Hertz; director of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System, Andrew Breidenbaugh; and state librarian and director of the Division of Library and Information Services at the Florida Department of State, Amy Johnson, will make remarks ahead of the workshop at 12:30 p.m.