| NEW Eligibility Guidelines |
Thanks to our partners, your company could qualify today for business assistance!
Guidelines:
 Headquarters in Florida For profit business Growth oriented 7 to 100 employees
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| FEGI's GrowFL Technical Assistance Program |
- Economic Gardening -
Coming To Your Community in 2012!
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute's GrowFL Technical Assistance program is already available to many counties in Florida. If you are interested in a local Economic Gardening initiative to help businesses in your community, contact Tammie Nemecek at tammie@growfl.com or (239) 253-1688.
Click here to view our current program coverage map.
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| GrowFL Client Accolades |
If 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 us!
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GROWFL CLIENT NEWS |
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~Orlando Business Journal~
Jacksonville Firm Buys
Total Medical Solutions |
MSC Care Management has acquired Total Medical Solutions of Sanford for an undisclosed price...
“We have devoted ourselves to finding best-in-class solutions within our core area of expertise,” said Joe Delaney, MSC’s president and CEO. “Our guiding principle has been to combine clinical expertise with the most highly skilled network of locally based providers committed to delivering the best service possible. Our acquisition of Total Medical Solutions is evidence of our continued commitment to that strategy, as it further strengthens our in-house expertise surrounding the development and delivery of our catastrophic care program.”
To read more of the Orlando Business Journal article, click here.
For the full MSC Care Management release, click here.
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~Orlando Sentinel~
Smaller Players Key to Orlando's Manufacturing Recovery |
After years of lab work, Dan Rini is finally setting up a factory to make high-tech, air-conditioned uniforms for the military. But unlike many U.S. factories of recent decades, it's not in China, India or, for that matter, South Carolina or Alabama. It's tucked in an Oviedo office park with his company's headquarters.
"The products we are developing, from a manufacturing point of view, are pretty technically challenging," said Rini, the 40-year-old founder of Rini Technologies Inc. and a University of Central Florida engineering-graduate-turned-entrepreneur. "We needed the production to be near the skilled work force we already have here. Sending it offshore or anywhere else was not an option."
To read the rest of the Orlando Sentinel article, click here.
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| Boca Bearings 2012 Innovation Competition |
To celebrate their 25th year in business the Boca Bearing Company is giving away over $20,000 in cash and prizes as part of their 2012 Boca Bearing Innovation Contest. Winners will be chosen based on a video submission of their innovative mechanical project that utilizes ball bearings, roller bearings, linear bearings or any form of full ceramic or ceramic hybrid bearings anywhere in the application.
The Boca Bearing Company believes in supporting those individuals or companies with a focus on Art, Science, Technology, Engineering & Math. These are the creative people that push the limits of new technology and will be the drivers of our future economy.
To enter, vote, or read more, click here.
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Interested in becoming a GrowFL company?
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| Governor Signs Budget for State Wide Economic Gardening Program |
April 17, 2012 - Today in Jacksonville, Gov. Rick Scott signed off on the state's FY2012 budget. The budget included $2 million to re-establish the Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Program known as GrowFL.
The University of Central Florida will administer this program on behalf of the state. UCF will be providing more information about the program in the near future.
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| Florida's Companies To Watch 2012 |
Nomination Deadline: May 4, 2012
Application Deadline: May 19, 2012
Building on a break-out inaugural year, the 2012 Florida Companies to Watch awards program is back to recognize and award growing second-stage companies, headquartered in Florida, that have established themselves as high performance companies in their marketplace. This year’s group of companies will have the opportunity to join an esteemed group of national Companies to Watch honorees recognized from across the U.S. on Friday, October 19, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando.
Have your say on which second-stage companies are repressented on the 2012 Florida Companies to Watch stage!
For more information and to nominate or apply, head over to
www.florida.companiestowatch.org.
Event Flyer
Last year's event
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| Economic Gardening Program Certification |
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute (FEGI) provides access to Economic Gardening certification and professional development through the National Center for Economic Gardening at the Edward Lowe Foundation.
FEGI is a Level III certified organization and is the official statewide organization for Economic Gardening in Florida. FEGI coordinates the initiatives of the Florida Economic Gardening Network of organizations throughout Florida that support the Economic Gardening philosophies and techniques at the local level.
For more information, click here.
Congratulations to the following individuals!
These three are the first in Florida to complete the Economic Gardening Program Director Certification.
Debrah Forester Mandy Hines Kara Palmer
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| New Funding - Expanded Coverage Map |
Since November 1, 2009, the GrowFL Program has provided many services for 2nd stage companies including economic gardening technical assistance, CEO Roundtables, CEO Forums, various webinars and workshops ad the "Florida Companies to Watch" recognition event. Each of these activities has been targeted to support the 2nd stage CEOs with operational and revenue-increasing strategies to improve business performance. This in turn has driven the creation of new jobs in the State of Florida.
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See What These GrowFL Clients Have To Say
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GrowFL Webinar Series
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The GrowFL Webinar Series has produced several free webinars this year to help second-stage companies work on and in their business. Even though many more great ones are planned in the upcoming months, you can view our past webinar recordings for free on our website.
Don't forget to register for our next webinar by Tom McThenia on May 8th. Tom will discuss how to navigate the world of intellectual property with skill, technique, and practice.
Registration closes May 7th at 5pm, so register now!
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| Upcoming Events |
May 8, 2012
GrowFL Webinar Series - Tom McThenia
9am - 10am
Click here for more information.
June 12, 2012
GrowFL Webinar Series - Stephanie Kempton
9am - 10am
Click here for more information.
July 10, 2012
GrowFL Webinar Series - David Brim
9am - 10am
Click here for more information.
October 19, 2012
2012 Florida Companies To Watch
at the Rosen Shingle Creek
Click here for more information.
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