Are you looking for the ideal place to grow your business?
Join the thousands of high-tech companies that already call Florida – Innovation Hub of the Americas® – their home.
In Florida, we know that businesses create jobs, invest in the community and generate economic growth. As the official economic development organization for the state of Florida, Enterprise Florida helps innovative, high growth businesses start up, locate or expand in Florida.
Florida has a large economic market, great infrastructure, vibrant industry sectors, smart workforce, and geography perfect for easy global connectivity, in addition to its business-friendly climate and high quality of life. What's more, Florida has consistently been among the top U.S. states in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), currently hosting about 2,000 companies from other countries.
No other site in the Western Hemisphere can match Florida's unique combination of strategic geographic location, state-of-the-art infrastructure, multilingual workforce, and concentration of corporate and financial resources. From Florida, companies can do business globally, both virtually and in the real world.
Enterprise Florida looks forward to helping you find the perfect Florida location. We focus on growing high-wage, high-value clusters that help to diversify Florida’s economy, including:
- Aviation/ Aerospace
- Homeland Security/Defense
- Infotech
- Clean Tech
- Life Sciences
- Financial/ Professional Services
Enterprise Florida also works collaboratively with a statewide network of regional and local economic development organizations that can provide specialized assistance in all of Florida’s 67 counties.
A summary of Enterprise Florida services is provided below. For additional information about Florida’s business advantages, log on to www.eflorida.com or give us a call.
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Enterprise Florida, Europe Office (France, Belgium, Netherlands & Italy)
Laurent Sansoucy, Director
65 Rue d'Anjou
75008 Paris, France
Phone: (33-1 4) 387- 5640
Mobil: (33-6 0) 880- 0456
laurent.sansoucy@eflorida-europe.com
Enterprise Florida, Germany Office (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Alexander Bothmann, Deputy Director
Karolinenplatz 3
Im Amerika Haus
D-80333 Munich, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)89-9901 3665
Fax: +49 (0)89-9901 3667
Alexander.Bothmann@invest-in-florida.de
Enterprise Florida, U.K. & Ireland Office
Daniel Callaghan, Director
146 Fleet St
EC4A 2BU
London, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 20 7822 0710
Fax: +44 20 735 31081
daniel.callaghan@ocoglobal.com
Enterprise Florida Spain:
+ (34) 91 781 3483
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Community Profiles – Provide detailed information about Florida’s 67 diverse counties – including population demographics, major employers, cost of living and key contacts.
Site Identification Services – Help companies identify and examine Florida communities that best fit their needs.
Business Incentives/ Sales Tax Exemptions Assistance – Determine a company’s eligibility for state business incentives and sales tax exemptions and help eligible companies navigate the application process. EFI also coordinates with city, county and regional economic development organizations that offer similar incentives.
Special Needs Areas Information – Ensure companies are aware of specialized incentives and other inducements that are available for locating or expanding in Florida’s urban and rural areas.
Financing Programs and Assistance – Coordinate financing programs, such as the Enterprise Bond program, that help Florida companies expand and grow.
EFI also works closely with lending corporations to provide additional niche financing products.
Permitting and Regulatory Assistance – Facilitate meetings and communication between companies and various permitting and regulatory agencies once a project is active.
State Government Liaison – Facilitate meetings with state government agencies to expedite project activity.
Information – Provide a wealth of updated information about the state through EFI’s website, www.eflorida.com. The InfoCenter, in particular, contains useful data about Florida’s economy.