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Do you have success stories, achievements, honors, awards or certifications that you are proud of?
Let us know!
You could possibly be featured in the next edition of the GrowFL Update!
Email your success story to
Linda (Jennings) Nelson
at linda@growfl.com.
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| New GrowFL Companies |
East Central
.Decimal Inc.
www.dotdecimal.com
AcAe, LLC
www.acae.com
Bari Furniture
www.barifurniture.com
Florida Motion & Control
www.flomoco.com
Hoyman Dobson
www.hoyman.com
Multicom, Inc
www.multicominc.com
PHXX, LLC
www.phxx.com
RockitMGMT
www.rockitmgmt.com
The Balmoral Group
www.balmoralgroup.us
The Labor Pros
www.thelaborpros.com
Northeast
Portofino Pools
www.portofinopools.com
Ulrich Research Services, Inc.
www.ulrichresearch.com
Custom Production
www.customproduction.biz
Salter>Mitchell
www.saltermitchell.com
Northwest
King Arthur's Tools
www.katools.com
Southeast
American Bancard, LLC
www.americanbancard.com
Baron Sign Manufacturing
www.baronsign.com
BocaVox, LLC
www.bocavox.com
DATACORP
www.data-corporation.com
Flagship Solutions Group, Inc
www.flagshipsg.com
ImmunoSite Technologies, LLC
www.immunositetechnologies.com
Vista Technologies
www.yoursharepointexperts.com
Y-not Promos Inc.
www.y-notpromos.com
Southwest
Ark Naturals Products for Pets
www.arknaturals.com
Mr Shower Door
www.mrshowerdoor.com
Salazar Machine & Steel, Inc.
www.salazarmachine.com
Waldrop Engineering, P.A.
www.waldropengineering.com
Tampa Bay
Telovations
www.telovations.com
Universal Building Specialties
www.ubslumber.com
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~Case Study~
Infinity Technology Solutions |
For Infinity Technology Solutions’ CEO Terry Hedden, participating in the GrowFL program meant free business support to help his company grow.
Coming into the program, Terry expected the GrowFL team to challenge him by asking big picture questions, thereby forcing him to examine the macro-level issues that he typically does not have time for as a small business owner. He said the program was successful at pushing him to step back and work on his business, rather than just in it.
Specifically, the GrowFL Technical Assistance program provided Terry with go-to-market strategies and information to better target potential customers. GrowFL provided insight on potential market segmentation and how to best reach these potential customers. The team also gave Terry information on generating detailed marketing lists based on this new market information. Terry feels this information will help him save...
To read the rest of the article, please click here.
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~Orlando Business Journal~
Total Medical Solutions tapped for GrowFL |
Total Medical Solutions has been selected to receive free technical assistance through the state-funded GrowFL program.
Founded in 1994, Lake Mary-based Total Medical Solutions provides home health care services, as well as medical equipment and complex care services nationwide from its Lake Mary and Sanford offices, said TMS President Cara Barde.
“We are very excited to be selected for the GrowFL program and to be working with the Florida Economic Gardening Institute to help take our company to the next level,” Barde said.
To read more at the Orlando Business Journal, please click here.
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Interested in joining CEO Roundtables?
Have you ever had to make difficult decisions alone as the sole executive in a growing company without anyone to turn to for advice?
Through GrowFl your company can address the management challenges you’re facing with guidance from business owners like yourself…..a panel of peers who can act as each other’s board and offer inuput and advice that can be immediately implemented.
Click here for CEO Roundtable Brochure.
Space is limited.
For more information contact Steve Quello at squello@ceonexus.com
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Interested in becoming a GrowFL company?
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Enrollment in GrowFL Economic Gardening Program Passes 200 Company Mark
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Florida Economic Gardening Institute’s Technical Assistance Program Impacts Growth-Oriented Firms
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute reached another milestone this week when its GrowFL initiative accepted the 200th company into the advanced technical assistance program. As the only program in the country to earn official accreditation in economic gardening, GrowFL provides client companies with a suite of economic gardening tools including sophisticated market research and recommendations to prepare second-stage companies to grow to the next level. Collectively, the 200 companies that have received assistance from the program generated $860 million in revenue and employed 4,725 workers in 2010.
The newest company to receive this free assistance is Telovations, a Tampa-based telecommunications company that provides business communications services in the cloud. Telovations has already been ranked 213th in Inc. magazine’s Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
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“We’re looking forward to continuing our growth on that same scale with the help of GrowFL and some of the tools they provide,” said president and CEO of Telovations, Mark Swanson. “One of our goals is to better define and tailor our offering to vertical markets, and GrowFL will be helping us identify and target those customers.”
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The GrowFL program’s team of economic gardening analysts has helped second-stage companies from across Florida with advanced tools to help...
To read more, click here.
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Hear how CEOs from around the state of Florida feel about the GrowFL Program
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9th Annual National Economic Gardening Conference Comes to Orlando |
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(Orlando, FL) -- The Florida Economic Gardening Institute in conjunction with the University of Central Florida will host the 9th Annual National Economic Gardening Conference in Orlando on May 19-20, 2011. The conference's primary focus is to give business leaders and economic development representatives the tools necessary to develop viable business development programs that will strengthen their communities, regions and states. Practitioners and speakers from across the country will convene to share ideas and teach new ways to stabilize and grow existing businesses, while learning about the Florida model.
"The theme of the conference this year is going to be focused on the success of the Florida pilot project. We have been able to scale up the Littleton, Colorado program to a state the size of Florida with high fidelity. We will explore all the components that led to that success." said Chris Gibbons, Co-Creator of Economic Gardening.
The conference will begin with a networking reception on...
To read more, click here.
For more information, head over to the NEGC Website.
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Incredible Tools for Business Innovation and Growth and at No Cost to You! |
hosted by Orlando, Inc. and the Florida Economic Gardening Institute.
Has your business grown to a point where you need to think about better defining your strategy, developing your management team, identifying new markets and understanding your competition? Through Florida’s statewide program, GrowFL, your company can get the outside help it needs… all at no charge to you.
Leading The Conversation
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Fran Korosec is the Director of Client Services for The Florida Economic Gardening Institute (GrowFL) at the University of Central Florida. Fran oversees all aspects of the GrowFL program, including administration and outreach, technical assistance, CEO forums and roundtables.
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Nekeya Nunn-Stephens is the CEO of The Labor Pros, a company which reconnects management and employees for effective business relations through client training management, educating employees, and facilitating open lines of communication between all parties.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
8:30am - 9:45am
Orlando, FL
For more information and to RSVP click here.
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GrowFL Featured Forum |
CEO Nexus Forum
Northeast Region
May 26, 2011
The GrowJax Advisory Board invites you to attend the next CEO Nexus Forum, with our special guest speaker, Michael Grebe, Chairman and CEO, Interline Brands. The forum includes breakfast and networking session from 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. followed by Mr. Grebe’s presentation about his experience and insights on building a successful business, and an open Q&A session.
Michael Grebe started his career with Interline in 1998, moving up through the ranks from Chief Operating Officer to assuming his current position in 2007.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, Mr. Grebe had 10 years of corporate leadership experience when he joined Interline Brands. He was President of IPCO Safety, Inc. for five years; after IPCO was acquired by Airgas, Inc., he served as Group Vice President until joining Interline Brands. He also serves on the board of directors of Restaurant Technologies, Inc. and the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce
For more information click here.
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Upcoming Events |
April 19, 2011
Executive Women International Meeting
Featuring Florida Economic Gardening Institute Speaker, Fran Korosec
5:30pm: Networking
6:00pm: Dinner & Business Meeting
Seminole State College for Economic Development, 1055 AAA Drive, Heathrow, FL
RSVP to Melissa Henriques at Melissa.J.Henriques@erac.com or (407) 373-6886.
April 19, 2011
Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce GrowFL Info Session
Learn more about the GrowFL Program that provides free technical assistance to qualifying growth companies.
11:30am - 1:00pm
115 N. Calhoun St., Tallahassee, FL
For more information, click here or contact Kara Palmer Smith
at kpalmer@taledc.com to RSVP.
April 27, 2011
Osceola Entrepreneur Summit
Entrepreneurs from across District 15 will be showcasing their innovative technologies. Presenters will include a wide variety of start-up and early-stage companies representing a wide array of industry sectors.
Also includes Special Speaker Dr. Tom O'Neal, Associate VP for Research & Commercialization, UCF / Executive Director, Florida Economic Gardening Institute
8am-12pm: Workforce Central Florida, 1392 East Vine St., Kissimmee, FL
For more information, contact Pam Gillespie, Director of Community Relations
at (321) 632-1776.
May 4-5, 2011
TalTech Expo
GrowFL Forum Featuring Joe Kelly,
CEO of Gates That Open
and a CEO Summit featuring fast pitch intros of 2nd stage growth companies from the Northwest Region.
For more information contact Kara Palmer Smith at kpalmer@taledc.com.
May 6, 2011
Cornerstone Regional Economic Development Meeting
Fran Korosec,
Director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute's GrowFL Program
will Discuss Resources for Growth Companies.
Economic developers attending the meeting are asled to bring a 2nd stage growth company as a guest.
For more information, contact Sandy Bartow of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce at (904) 366-6634.
May 12-13, 2011
GrowFL Informational Session with WorkForce Southeast and Baecon Council
Upper, Middle and Lower Keys
For more information, contact Linda (Jennings) Nelson
at linda@growfl.com or (407) 882-0046.
May 19-20, 2011
National Economic Gardening Conference - Orlando, FL
Hosted by the University of Central Florida
For more information and to REGISTER NOW go to www.negc2011.com.
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