Meetings Afloat! Announces Steps To Support For Republican National Convention

Jan. 9, 2012 - PRLog -- Redington Beach, FL, USA; January 9, 2012 -- MEETINGS AFLOAT! Executive Yacht Charters of Redington Beach, FL has announced that its parent company, Flagship Business Group, LLC, has been certified as a “Small Business Enterprise” certification by the Pinellas County Economic Development Department.  Achieving the SBE designation allows the company to bid on providing services for the upcoming 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa under the RNC’s Small Business Network program.

According to Captain Paul Warren, Yacht Master at MEETINGS AFLOAT!, “We expect to provide a steady schedule of private yacht cruises both during the Republican Convention, as well as the period leading up to the event.  Our yacht is a perfect venue for small groups that want to meet away from this busy atmosphere of the convention and the planning cycle.”  Warren added that he anticipates that state delegation leadership groups, corporate executives and media would, likely, be interested in utilizing his yacht services.

The company also announced that it has secured dockage near downtown Tampa for the period leading up to and during the Republican Convention.  The company’s 45-foot yacht, M/Y “Dolce Vita,” will operate from a private marina on Davis Islands.  The marina is located just 10 minutes from downtown Tampa at the south end of Davis Islands.  It is just off the end of the Seddon Channel which leads to the Tampa Convention Center and the Tampa Bay Times Forum; the latter is the actual site of the Convention.

Depending on a client’s needs, MEETINGS AFLOAT! offers 2, 3 and 4-hour cruises.  “Dolce Vita” is set up to accommodate both regular business meetings and/or hospitality cruises.  The boat features a full array of business meeting support tools including an onboard laptop computer, printer, Wi-Fi Internet connections, and a 32” LCD computer display for PowerPoint presentations, corporate videos or Internet displays.

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MEETINGS AFLOAT! Executive Yacht Charters is a unique yachting service operating in the Tampa Bay, Florida area. MEETINGS AFLOAT! specializes in providing meeting space for business and non-profit organizations wanting to host “off-site” meetings.