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Crummer’s Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship provides a variety of practical experiences to promote successful entrepreneurship. Its mission is to educate and connect students and entrepreneurs for advanced entrepreneurial thought and action.

The Center for Business Development has been dedicated to helping small businesses in Seminole County to grow and thrive for nearly 30 years. It offers a variety of training programs, affordable office space, business resources and consulting services.

The Center for Micro-Entrepreneurial Training is a nonprofit organization focused on empowering women, black, and brown entrepreneurs to succeed in the business ecosystem.

New to exporting or importing? Looking to expand your international presence? The Central Florida International Trade Office will help connect your Central Florida company to the opportunities in the global marketplace.

Tech Grove is a US Department of Defense innovation center offering opportunities for industry and academia to apply their solutions and capabilities to filling needs in human performance through training and simulation.

Our goal is to end generational poverty by empowering Central Floridians to achieve social and economic equality through education, employment and entrepreneurship.

The City of Longwood has a strong business core which accounts for its daytime population of over 21,000. Some of the top employers include Pemberton Attachments, UPS, FedEx, Collis Roofing, Comprehensive Energy.

In the City of Orlando we strive to enhance the quality of life by delivering public services in a knowledgeable, responsive and financially responsible manner.

Sanford employs two economic developers. Economic Development is all about helping our business sector, and the City is dedicated to the success of your business!

To create economic prosperity by diversifying industries, investing in workforce development, and promoting destination locations.

The City of Culture and Heritage

College Park Main Street is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission to lead, champion, and inspire the development of College Park into a thriving community of actively engaged residents and businesses to create a rich quality of life.

Curry Ford West exists to provide residents and businesses the opportunity to help beautify, connect, promote the unique aspects of our district.

The DOP has championed business in Downtown Orlando for over 60 years and offers a single point of access to connect, collaborate, and contribute to the growth our community.

Since 1946, the East Orlando Chamber of Commerce has been committed to the growth and development of the area's businesses and communities. We represent the businesses located east of I-4 throughout the 440 square miles of East Orange County.

The Crummer Graduate School of Business Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Rollins College is Central Florida’s premier source for nonprofit training, certificates, and custom programming.

A comfortable space for women business owners to come for support, resources, networking, and learning opportunities specifically designed to help women entrepreneurs succeed.

The MicaPlex presents a unique collaborative opportunity for business and the university community to develop, refine and bring new products and technological services to market.

The Florida APEX Accelerator at UCF (formerly PTAC) exists to help businesses in the Central Florida region understand the government contracting process, position for government contracting business development, and win contracts.

We facilitate collaborations between partners in academia, industry and economic development to create communities with unlimited potential.

The FSBDC at DSC (a sub-center of the FSBDC at UCF) helps businesses grow and succeed. Our core entrepreneurial and business development service offerings include expert consulting at no-cost, business training and access to market research.

The FSBDC at EFSC (a sub-center of the FSBDC at UCF) helps businesses grow and succeed. Our core entrepreneurial and business development service offerings include expert consulting at no-cost, business training and access to market research.

The FSBDC at SSC (a sub-center of the FSBDC at UCF) helps businesses grow and succeed. Our core entrepreneurial and business development service offerings include expert consulting at no-cost, business training and access to market research.

The Florida Small Business Development Center at UCF helps businesses grow and succeed. Our core entrepreneurial and business development service offerings include expert consulting at no-cost, business training and access to extensive market research.

The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UCF helps businesses grow and succeed. Our core entrepreneurial and business development service offerings include expert consulting at no-cost, business training and access to extensive market research.

The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UCF helps businesses grow and succeed. Our core entrepreneurial and business development service offerings include expert consulting at no-cost, business training and access to extensive market research.

The FSMSDC provides technical business services, including the development of a pool of contracts and finance opportunities, direct matching of opportunities with qualified/vetted MBEs, relationship management and deal-sourcing initiatives.

The Greater Florida District Export Council (DEC) works for Florida’s exporters by offering mentorship to companies, educational events, and resources to promote international trade.

The Greater Haitian American Chamber of Commerce-Orlando serves the Haitian-American community and community at large, provides leadership, and a resourceful business professional hub.

Groundswell Startups, Inc. is a privately funded, nonprofit incubator serving high-tech founders in Space Coast, FL; Groundswell’s mission is to create a strong pipeline of capital, resources, and industry expert support in the Space Coast.

GrowFL is dedicated to support and accelerate the growth of second-stage companies throughout Florida, by providing their leaders with focused, efficient, and timely access to resources to increase their top-line revenue.

A 30,000 sq/ft hub that provides state-of-the-art co-working and event venue space for innovators and stakeholders across the health spectrum.

Our mission as a non-profit organization with a 501c3 status is to promote leadership, personal growth and professional development for youth women and underserved populations.

The Hispanic Chamber of Metro Orlando (HCCMO) serves Central Florida’s seven-county area. Members have access to unique networking, commerce opportunities with small business owners, corporations and government.

Our mission is to empower Indian American businesses with growth opportunities by increasing access with other business organizations and corporations. We strive to encourage the involvement of our Indian American community with Mainstream America.

A group of inventors helping inventors. ICCF provides a forum for speakers on subjects of interest to inventors, and an opportunity for inventors to discuss their projects and get help moving them forward.

Ideal for business owners and presidents of existing small businesses. Graduates emerge as stronger leaders, who are ready to capitalize on business opportunities and turn challenges into strategic advantages.

The Lake Nona Regional Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit organization that promotes commerce and provides resources for the benefit of its members and the community.

Networking. Education. Sales opportunities. Local and state lobbying. From working together, sharing solutions to common problems, and exploring joint-venture business efforts to helping prepare today’s Florida workforce.

The Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center is a digital tech center located in the Orlando Public Library. It offers Audio, Video / Photo Studios, Fab, Game Design, and Sim Labs and more.

The mission of the National Black MBA Association® is to lead in the creation of educational, wealth building, and growth opportunities for those historically underrepresented throughout their careers as students, entrepreneurs and professionals.

The Orlando-based National Center for Simulation (NCS) is focused on efforts to promote the Modeling, Simulation and Training (MST) Industry.

The National Entrepreneur Center collaborates with 19 business support organizations and offers two programs - BizLink Orange and Central Florida Trade Office (CFITO), to provide our small business community help, when and how they need it!

NAWBO Orlando is the local chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), the unified voice of over 10.1 million women-owned businesses in the United States, representing the fastest growing segment of the economy.

Our mission is to advance economic opportunity by providing the tools they need to reach their goals. We help individuals by offering financial education, credit counseling, as well as pathways toward homeowners and starting a business.

We serve the citizens of Orange County and our guests with integrity, honesty, fairness and professionalism. We are committed to engaging our citizens in the decision making process in order to earn their trust and improve our quality of life.

The Orange County Library System offers remote access to business databases, live webinars for entrepreneurs, and Book a Pro librarian business assistance. From startup to sustainability, we can assist you with information for business success!

The Partnership is a public-private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization. The Partnership represents seven counties in Central Florida, including the City of Orlando, and hundreds of the region’s top private businesses.

The Orlando Film Commission promotes film production and post-production in the Orlando Region while assisting in further developing the local production infrastructure.

The Orlando Hospitality Alliance connects local hospitality entrepreneurs to the resources and partners they need. We believe that the small business ecosystem is one worth protecting and blustering through community and a power-in-numbers approach.

We are an ambitious group of startup founders, enterprise leaders, investors, mentors, entrepreneurial enthusiasts, product developers, and innovation leaders. Our Meetup group serves the Central Florida community as a platform to share experiences,

The Orlando Main Streets program provides technical expertise, education, resources and support to designated Main Street districts.

The Orlando Tech Community (OTC) is focused on organizing and aligning our region's resources to accelerate progress towards an innovation-based economy.

The Orlando U.S. Export Assistance Center helps U.S. exporters to distribute U.S. exports in foreign markets and defend their commercial interests abroad. We also attract and facilitate greenfield investment into the United States.

Chamber of Commerce, Collaborative Workspace

As a nonprofit organization and one of the Orlando Main Street programs, we are committed to preservation based economic development and meaningful community engagement. We seek to bridge the gap between our rich history and progressive future.

Prospera is an economic development, nonprofit organization specialized in helping Hispanic entrepreneurs start, sustain, or grow their businesses, through individual consulting, business seminars in Spanish, and access to capital.

Rally is an international hub for social entrepreneurs to access the required knowledge, resources, and people to transform their early-stage work into sustainable ventures that create positive social change.

Sanford Main Street’s mission is to preserve and enhance the historic charm and integrity of our community, while encouraging local spending, tourism, and a sense of community, which will improve the local economy.

SCORE Mid-Florida is the local chapter of the national organization whose mission is to provide one-on-one coaching, business seminars, and resources for entrepreneurs in Central Florida.

SCORE Orlando offers free business advice and no-cost business training, webinars & workshops, and numerous other templates and tools to assist you in your journey to open your new business or grow your existing one.

SCORE Space Coast is the local chapter of the national organization whose mission is to provide one-on-one coaching, business seminars, and resources for entrepreneurs in Central Florida.

SCORE Volusia-Flagler is the local chapter of the national organization whose mission is to provide one-on-one coaching, business seminars, and resources for entrepreneurs in Florida.

The Seminole County Chamber is a key resource for businesses looking to be a part of the Seminole County community and to help the region grow.

Seminole County Economic Development is dedicated to supporting local business. The County’s Economic Strategy recognizes the importance of business retention.

SoDo Main Street District is one of 12 Orlando Main Street Districts, located in the south of downtown Orlando area.

StarterStudio supports Central Florida early-stage tech founders with the educational programming, coaching, funding and resources they need to transform their ideas into successful tech startups.

Synapse connects Florida's innovators.

Learn how to think, work and build like a startup. In 54 thrilling hours. Techstars Startup Weekend is an exciting and immersive foray into the world of startups. Over three days, you’ll meet the very best mentors, investors and co-founders

The Milk District serves to enhance and preserve the independent business community, while nurturing the arts, culture, and ongoing development of our creative district.

The Osceola Chamber: Champions For Business And The Osceola Community.

Central Florida’s LGBTQ+ business association, providing opportunities to raise visibility, build and grow networks, learn essential business knowledge, and advocate to advance equality for all.

UCF-BIP provides business development and operational support to early-stage, innovative businesses across Central Florida. Downtown specifically focuses on Digital Media, Smart City Technology, FinTech, EdTech, Hospitality and Tourism Tech companies.

The UCF Business Incubation Program provides business development and operational support to early-stage, innovative businesses across Central Florida.

The UCF Business Incubation Program provides business development and operational support to early-stage, innovative businesses across Central Florida. The non-profit offers four programs that are each designed to help businesses at different stages.

UCF-BIP provides business development and operational support to early-stage, innovative businesses across Central Florida. This location specifically focuses on Life Science, Healthcare, Medical Simulation companies.

The UCF Business Incubation Program provides business development and operational support to early-stage, innovative businesses across Central Florida. The non-profit offers four programs that are each designed to help businesses at different stages.

UCF-BIP provides business development and operational support to early-stage, innovative businesses across Central Florida. The non-profit offers four programs that This incubator specifically focuses on Photonics companies.

UCF-BIP provides business development and operational support to early-stage, innovative businesses across Central Florida specifically focused on Defense/Military, Modeling Simulation and Training, Cybersecurity, Robotics, Energy, Space companies.

UCF-BIP Winter Springs' mixed-use incubator serves a wide variety of startup companies in the greater northeast Orlando area.

The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership helps UCF students and recent alumni learn, connect, create, and succeed as entrepreneurial leaders.

We bring discoveries to the marketplace through intellectual property protection, marketing, and licensing and connect UCF researchers with companies and entrepreneurs to transform innovative ideas into successful products.

UCF Venture Launch is a program sponsored by Orange County Government. This free startup program is for current UCF graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, researchers, and staff interested in entrepreneurship.

Providing technical expertise for aspiring and current agricultural and food business entrepreneurs in Osceola County.

Whether you are a veteran looking to explore an idea for a potential business or need help scaling your existing company, our mission is to empower and support veteran entrepreneurs through business guidance, education and mentorship.

A mixed-use facility at Daytona Beach International Airport serving a wide variety of early-stage businesses through programs designed to help businesses at different stages.

Volusia County Division of Economic Development (VCED) collaborates with federal, state and local partners to recruit new businesses to the area; the primary focus of the division is Business Retention and Expansion.

The Winter Park Library connects people to knowledge and resources to amplify learning and build a stronger community.

WBDC (also known as WBEC) Florida certifies, champions and connects women-owned businesses.