About Us Home Page In 2018, Central Florida was ranked first in the nation for job growth, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Additionally, Forbes magazine ranked the metro Orlando region No. 1 to invest in a home with an estimated 84,000 building permits issued in Orange County valued at $2.3 billion. Orange County also earned the highest AAA credit rating from Moody's Investors Service, recognizing its fiscal reliability and continued quality-of-life enhancements.
Qualified Targeted Industry (QTI) Tax Refund
Qualified Defense Contractor (QDC) Tax Refund
Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC)
High Impact Business Performance Incentive (HIPI) Grant
Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) Program
State Brownfield Incentives
Economic Development Transportation Fund (Road Fund)
Aviation Industry Tax Exemptions
Clean Technology Tax Exemptions
Electricity & Steam Tax Exemption
Machinery and Equipment Tax Exemptions
Research & Development Tax Exemptions
Semiconductor, Defense, or Space Technology Exemptions
Space Industry Tax Exemptions
Help for start-ups: UCF Technology Incubator.
Free training and counseling: National Entrepreneur Center.
Online Resource Library: Orange County Virtual Entrepreneur Center
Bilingual assistance to Hispanic entrepreneurs trying to establish or expand their business: Prospera.
Assistance with relocating your business to Orange County: Orlando Economic Partnership.
Assistance with relocating your business to Florida: Enterprise Florida, Inc.
Assistance locating office, lab and manufacturing space: Central Florida Research Park.
For additional assistance to relocate your company to Orange County. Contact the Office of Economic Trade & Tourism Development at (407) 836-7326.
The State of Florida provides loans through the Economic Gardening Business Loan program. Apply on the Black Business Investment Fund web site which manages the program. You do not need to be a minority owned business to qualify.
The Small Business Administration participates in a number of loan programs designed for business owners who may have trouble qualifying for a traditional bank loan.
To help revitalize business zones in designated corridors by improving the aesthetic appeal for shoppers and business owners, Orange County’s BANC Program (Business Assistance for Neighborhood Corridors) provides façade grants to small businesses.
In remembrance of four-year-old Orange County resident Lily Quintus, who was hit and killed by an out of control vehicle while attending pre-school, Orange County offers grants for Child Care Centers to protect against vehicle impacts to the installation of safety crash barriers.
Click here to view an informational brochure of the Vehicle Impact Protection Grant.
Resources for the biotech and medical device industry: BioFlorida.
Find out if you qualify for additional business loans and assistance programs.
Help developing Florida's high tech businesses: The Corridor Council.
Lake Nona and Innovation Way land resources: Tavistock Group.
Orange County Office of Economic Development Orange County Government Administration Center 201 S. Rosalind Avenue, 5th Floor Orlando, FL 32801 Email: Economic Development Phone: (407) 836-7370 Fax: (407) 836-7399
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