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KISSIMMEE - One of the most vexing challenges facing entrepreneurs starting, growing or relocating a business is identifying all the resources they’ll need to be successful, from local and state permits to product and service providers that can help their business grow.
As part of the 23-county Florida High Tech Corridor, Osceola entrepreneurs will have an easier time thanks to the organization’s Virtual Entrepreneur Center www.flvec.com or osceola.flvec.com, which provides the latest information on services available to owners of small businesses categorized locally, regionally and globally.
“The unique partnership has resulted in a strategic approach to high tech economic development,” said Osceola County Commissioner Michael Harford, whose district includes the corridor.
Receiving nearly 1,000 hits a month, the flvec.com site left the beta stage earlier this summer with upgraded, user-friendly features such as advanced searches and message boards to help start-up companies locate topics of interest.
“flvec.com provides one comprehensive location where entrepreneurs can easily find all the information they need to start or grow their company,” said Randy Berridge, president of FHTCC. “Now through the work of our partner economic development organizations and chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs across the 23-county Corridor can have free access to local and regional resources specific to their needs. flvec.com also gives established companies that provide business to business products and services the opportunity to gain free exposure by listing their services among the site’s catalog of regional business resources.”
The FHTCC-funded Web portal evolved from a concept developed by the Volusia/Flagler Higher Education Consortium, whose membership includes representatives from the University of Central Florida, Daytona State College, Bethune Cookman University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Stetson University.
The flvec.com site provides links within Corridor counties for local businesses specializing in everything ranging from law, accounting and IT, to communications, printing and anything else needed to start or grow a company. It also catalogs all the latest business resources – such as local permitting codes and forms, statewide corporate registration information and federal trademark law.
About FHTCC
The Florida High Tech Corridor Council FHTCC is a regional economic development initiative of the University of Central Florida UCF, the University of South Florida USF and the University of Florida UF whose mission is to attract, retain and grow high tech industry and to help develop the workforce to support those industries in the 23-county Corridor.
A partnership involving more than 20 local and regional economic development organizations EDOs and 14 community colleges, the Council is co-chaired by the presidents of UCF, USF and UF. The Council includes the presidents of two of the community colleges, the president of Florida Institute of Technology and representatives of high tech industry.
For more information, visit www.floridahightech.com.
About the Osceola County Economic Development Department
The EDD is a branch of county government and serves all of Osceola County. On the heels of its global reputation as an accommodating tourist destination, Osceola County continues to gain status as an exceptional business location. The EDDs staff of professionals is prepared to assist with all aspects of start-up, relocation or expansion.
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