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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.

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.

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.

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 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 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!

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.

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 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 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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.