Purpose

The purpose of the TBICC is to offer the business community of Tampa Bay an affordable site on the Internet to promote the Tampa Bay area to users of the Internet via the World Wide Web. This not only includes local Internet users but also users from around the State of Florida, the United States, and around the world.

The Web Server where the TBICC is located receives approximately 2 million visitors per month. IBMC will further promote the TBICC in the various Web site databases, travel newsgroups, business newsgroups, on-line services, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet.

The Internet Guide to Tampa Bay

The TBICC’s Internet Guide to Tampa Bay consists of over 100 pages in the following main categories: accommodations, attractions, Chambers of Commerce, cruises, entertainment, housing, nightclubs, restaurants, shopping, sports, and transportation. Most of the main categories have been further broken down to sub-categories for ease of “cruising”. Anybody in the world planning a visit to Tampa Bay will find your business in the Internet Guide to Tampa Bay.

The TBICC Business Directory

We are an independent networking group for businesses and professionals who work or live in the Tampa Bay area. TBICC offers everyone the opportunity to benefit from the quality services and products our members provide everyday. We encourage business professionals from every field to join our group.

We do not have meetings but rather share leads with other members utilizing the customized TBICC email system. Each member gets a customized email address (your-name@tampabay.zzn.com) for free. This e-mail system can be used from any computer that has internet access. When you have a lead for a fellow TBICC member you simply go to the TBICC Business Directory and click on their TBICC email address and provide them with the lead. Each member is expected to provide at least 1 new lead to another member each week. If everybody sticks to this simple rule all members will have ample new leads each week to increase their business and revenue stream.

Interested in participating in a networking group for business professionals? Do you recognize the power of referrals in marketing your products and services… and are you willing to make a commitment to promote the businesses of your fellow TBICC members? ---If so, we welcome you to join us!

TBICC gives you a sales team of your own. As a networking group, TBICC is a structured, active approach to enhancing members' business through the process of giving and receiving qualified leads to new business. Harnessing the power of personal referrals, it is your entré into the most effective form of business and marketing: word-of-mouth.

Your success in TBICC will, in large measure, dependent on you and your willingness to work with group members in a structured manner, based on mutual support.

TBICC Goal Statement
"To strengthen our own and each other's businesses by actively seeking and sharing leads to new business for our fellow TBICC members. We are committed to the support we offer others and are confident that the support we will receive, in turn, will promote the success of our own businesses."

Click here for online application

[ Home ] [ Join TBICC ] [ TBICC Mail Center ] [ News ] [ TBICC Business Directory ]

Send mail to webmaster@ibmc.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 1999-2003 Tampa Bay Internet Center of Commerce   Last modified: March 24, 2005
This site designed, hosted, managed & promoted by Terry C. Ratliff, CIMC