Access to Opportunity

Posted 9/24/2009

Updated 1 decade ago

Florida has always been home to big ideas. From the creation of Walt Disney World to IBM’s introduction of its first PC in Boca Raton, the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit is woven into the DNA of every Florida business owner.

Charlie Crist

The Sunshine State’s pro-business agenda, robust financial infrastructure, strong technology base and diverse workforce provide unique business advantages for companies from around the world. Florida has built an economy founded on innovation. Prosperity is our goal ?— for our people, our businesses and our communities.

A coalition of the state’s business leaders, including the Florida Council of 100, Enterprise Florida and the Florida Chamber of Commerce, has identified talent as the top requirement for building an innovation-based economy. Enhancing Florida’s rich talent pool will feed emerging clusters including clean technologies and energy solutions. These technologies make renewable and alternative energy such as ethanol, solar power, wind energy and wave energy a viable alternative and are beneficial to our economy — and our environment.

I encourage you to learn more about the opportunities our state has to offer, and I hope you will join us as we continue our state’s pursuit of innovation as the foundation for our future.

Enterprise Florida, Inc.
(407) 956-5600
eflorida.com

Innovation drives Enterprise Florida’s efforts to strengthen Florida’s position as a leader in the global economy. As the state’s primary economic development organization, Enterprise Florida Inc., supported by its widespread partner network, seeks innovation when working to retain and recruit companies in targeted growth industries. This progressive and unique business driver is enabling the state to lay a solid foundation from which top-level talent and skill can emerge as well as high-wage jobs. This factor will continue to be our competitive advantage as we pave the road to a promising future for all who live and work in Florida.

Allan Bense, Vice Chairman, Enterprise Florida Board of Directors Partner, GAC Contractors, Panama City

John A. Adams, Jr. Ph.D., President & CEO, Enterprise Florida

Florida Economic
Development Council.
(850) 201-3332
FEDC.net

The positive impact that economic development has on local communities is far reaching and felt on a daily basis by every Florida resident. As the “voice” of economic development for our state, FEDC encourages its members to educate their communities regarding the value of economic development, seek innovative ways to practice economic development and take an active role in setting statewide economic development policy for the benefit of all who live and work in Florida.

Tammie Nemecek, Chairman, FEDC Economic Development Council of Collier County, Naples

Amy Evancho, President & CEO, FEDC

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