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  On June 22nd, FIBA welcomed the Tampa Bay business and entrepreneurial communities to the Bryan Glazer Family JCC to its inaugural event, Innovation Fusion: A Collaborative Exchange. With over 300 guests in attendance, the afternoon was filled with learning, networking and an engaging discussion surrounding local and global innovation. Some of the special guests…

Connection is one of those words that is used so often and in so many ways that sometimes the beauty and significance of the word gets lost. At FIBA however this word speaks to the core of who we are as individuals, and as an organization. It is not only our job but our passion…

As is customary, last week Jews around the world celebrated Rosh Hashanah and welcomed the New Year. One of the holiest days in the faith also serves as an occasion for families and communities to come together and connect. It is a day of reflection and penitence. It even marks the start of agricultural growth…

Entrepreneurship seems to be everywhere these days. Startups coming out of the woodwork to capture the same success as Zuckerburg. But the goal of the entrepreneur isn’t necessarily to take the world by storm with the next big thing. In it’s simplest definition it is someone who operates a business with more financial risk, but…

When FIBA was created in 2016 the vision was to transform the Tampa Bay area into a nationally recognized hub of high-tech enterprise by attracting Israeli startups to the region. In our inaugural year, we have worked with eight startups in trying to meet that goal and vision. One startup has far exceeded that vision.…

Continuing our series on Entrepreneurship, today’s blog focuses on our newest addition at FIBA…Rachel Feinman. Rachel has been appointed FIBA’s Executive Director. As with Jack Ross, it was not suprising to hear a common theme when discussing how Rachel ended up at FIBA. There was that same drive to do something meaningful with each work day,…

Pam Miniati thought she was going to be a lawyer. It was the natural progression after finishing college with a degree in American Studies. She interned with a non-profit and then quickly transitioned into a Staff Assistant for a Congressman who worked closely with the Banking and Arts industry. But it was when she left…

In the spirit of connecting, the FIBA team has been busy over the past couple of weeks, connecting with the community of Tampa Bay. Check out where we’ve been. October 17th: Pam Miniati and Rakefet Bachur were invited to speak about the startup nation, at the annual sisterhood dinner event at Congregation Beth Shalom in…

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