Valley Bank Supports Jobs in Tampa, Partners with Wave Rising Tide Relief Fund
When the COVID-19 economic crisis first hit, Tampa Bay Wave witnessed first-hand the devastating impact that the shutdowns were having on tech startups who were often ineligible for federal and state funding programs. Wave immediately established the Rising Tide Relief Fund to offer microloans to its startup members who were working to pivot and survive. […]
Wave Steps Up to Support Local Startups with New Emergency Relief Loan Fund in Response to COVID19
In early April 2020, Tampa Bay Wave was so moved by the economic stress on our founders that we were among the first in the Tampa Bay community to establish an emergency loan fund, called the Rising Tide Relief Fund. We were moved to do so watching the stress our startup founders were experiencing. Like […]
Businesses recover from COVID-19 financial setbacks with the help of Tampa Bay Wave
When Vikas Bhatia moved his cyber security firm from New York to Tampa earlier this year, he was at the top of his game. He relocated to take advantage of lower taxes that come with running a business in the Sunshine State. But like so many other companies, he was unable to avoid the financial […]
