Economic Development

From Small Business to Large Companies, Orange County has the suitable programs to ensure business success. Orange County partners with the State of Florida to offer incentives and training grants on a case by case basis. In addition, Orange County offers the following programs: Tax abatement, Qualified Tax Incentives and Business Assistance for Neighborhood Corridors. In addition, companies looking to clean up and redevelop brownfield sites are provided additional incentives. 

Orange County partners with economic development organizations throughout the region who assist companies from startups to second stage businesses. Orange County supports programs of all kinds that foster entrepreneurship and business growth in the region.  Learn more

Founded in 2003, through the public/private partnership of municipal, educational and corporate sponsors, the shared facility and collaborative approach to small business development has attracted national attention for its financial efficiencies and the ability to leverage the resources and skills of each resident organization. Since inception, the resident organizations have trained and counseled Central Florida businesses in record numbers, while creating nationally recognized business development programs. This innovative approach to economic development through small business has been instrumental in earning Central Florida recognition as one of the best places in America to start or grow a small business.  Learn more

Prospera is an economic development, nonprofit organization specialized in providing bilingual assistance to Hispanic entrepreneurs trying to establish or expand their business. Prospera empowers Hispanic entrepreneurs through training, support and resources so their businesses can grow and prosper. Learn more 

The SCORE Association is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of small businesses nationwide. SCORE Association volunteers serve as “Counselors to America’s Small Business.” Working and retired executives and business owners donate their time and expertise as volunteer business mentors and provide confidential counseling and mentoring free of charge. Learn more

Are you thinking about expanding your company’s territory, but worried about the costly and confusing challenges associated with testing a new market or operating from abroad? The Soft Landing Program helps international firms, as well as domestic companies headquartered outside the region, quickly adapt and connect to the Central Florida business community to help expanding companies establish a presence in one of the most thriving economic markets in the country. Learn more

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• Getting to know the US Commercial Service
• Preparacion para Exportar
• Export Readiness
• Intellectual Property