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Since 1964, the Florida Economic Development Council has promoted economic development throughout the state of Florida. Today we are its primary resource for developing economic development professionals, issues education, networking, and recognition of excellence among members of the profession. 500+ professionals count on FEDC to educate, advocate, and connect on their behalf.

MiamiShared is a modern co-working space located in Downtown Miami. Our mission is to bring the startup culture to Miami by promoting and fostering entrepreneurship. We aim to serve as the TECH HUB for Miami and build a vibrant coworking community.

We offe services for startups and new emerging businesses, Coworking Space, a Tech Incubator, a Startup Accelerator, and an Event and Business Education space.

We are a nonprofit organization designed to advance economic development in the City of Miami through the support of minority businesses and education.

Employer Identification Numbers are issued for the purpose of tax administration and are not intended for participation in any other activities.

GrowFL is Florida's only organization exclusively dedicated to support and accelerate the growth of second-stage companies, by providing their leaders with focused, efficient, and timely access to resources they deem important. Our programs provide connections with other second-stage company leaders, resources, and organizations whose expertise, experience, and products lead to the second-stage company’s continued growth and prosperity. Second-stage growth companies have at least 6 employees and $750 thousand in revenue and possess the intent and desire to grow beyond second-stage. They are a small, but mighty group of entrepreneurial leaders in Florida, accounting for just 10% of the companies but generating more than 30% of the jobs.

The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce is an association of businesses and professions organized to create economic progress in Miami-Dade County.

FloridaMakes is a nonprofit that works with individual manufacturing companies, to deliver company-centric service with bottom-line results, designed to: help you expand your market opportunities; adopt best practices, advanced technologies and training, and make the best use of existing public and private state and national resources available to enhance and further your company's growth.

The Florida Venture Forum is a statewide member organization that helps entrepreneurs obtain funding through education, strategic partnering and effective networking. The Forum's educational programs provide in-depth information on topics such as raising debt and equity capital, human resources, finance, management, term sheet negotiation, valuations, marketing and R&D.

We are available to help improve business opportunities for Florida-based woman-, veteran- and minority-owned small businesses.

The Miami MBDA Export Center, operated by M. Gill & Associates, Inc., provides technical assistance and business development services to generate increased financing, contract opportunities, and greater access to new and global markets for minority business enterprises (MBEs). The Center is also designed to help identify, screen, promote, and refer MBEs to exporting resources, and to engage in and/or expand exporting.

The Florida Medical Manufacturers Consortium (FMMC) is a state-wide association of medical device firms, that exists to unite, promote and grow our industry.

Our activities include a variety of business entity filings, trade and service mark registrations, federal lien recordings, judgment lien filings, uniform commercial code financing statements, fictitious name registrations, notary commissions, and cable and video service franchises.

Here, you will find information about workforce programs, community development opportunities, and economic development initiatives and programs.

We are charged with licensing and regulating businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as cosmetologists, veterinarians, real estate agents and pari-mutuel wagering facilities.

Enterprise Florida recruits new business to the state, and works to retain and expand existing industry and business. We provide site selection services, demographic information, incentive information and much more.

At Endeavor Miami we trust that selected entrepreneurs will inspire, become role models, mentors and investors of other entrepreneurs, while we provide them with targeted services to help them grow.

Any person doing business in Miami-Dade County must obtain a Miami-Dade County Local Business Tax Receipt. Businesses also need to obtain a city Business Tax Receipt from the municipality where the business is located. The Local Business Tax is imposed for the privilege of doing business in Miami-Dade County .

We assist employers and job seekers with employment services, labor market information, and provide training for economically disadvantaged adults, youth, dislocated workers, individuals transitioning from welfare to work, and refugees.