The Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida was established in 2009. Initially funded by the Florida Legislature, the Institute has provided services via the State of Florida’s Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Pilot Program, known as GrowFL. With various partnerships throughout the state, the Institute collaborates with statewide partners to support the growth of second-stage businesses through localized entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Partners

Funding Partners

Brevard County

Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce

Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida

The Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce

Ocala-Marion County Economic Development Corporation

Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency (Bay County)

Economic Development Commission of Sarasota County

Economic Development Council of Tallahassee-Leon County

Tampa Bay Area

Manatee Economic Development Corporation

Strategic Partners

Entrepreneurial Support Organization Partners

For a full list of the state-wide program supporters, click here

Business Development Board - Palm Beach County

Rollins Center For Advanced Entrepreneurship

Southern Florida Minority Supplier Development Council

Technical Assistance Partner for Second-Stage Growth Companies

GrowFL 2013-2014 RFP

Are you interested in partnering with GrowFL to serve businesses in your community?

GrowFL intends to contract with up to twenty (20) Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), seeking to expand entrepreneur initiatives and support for second-stage growth entrepreneurs.

Local or regional teams of ESOs are invited to submit proposals to fund support for up to fifteen (15) CEOs of second-stage growth companies who will...

Click here for more information or to submit your proposal.

Economic gardening is a philosophy that embraces strategies to grow existing businesses in a community, region or state and is the basis for the entrepreneurship programs at the Florida Economic Gardening Institute (GrowFL). Initially created in 2009 as a pilot program, GrowFL, at the University of Central Florida, is now a critical component to Florida’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and the state’s overall economic development strategy. GrowFL focuses its efforts on initiatives that strengthen the service offerings of entrepreneurial support organizations throughout Florida and by delivering critical research and strategy support to help second-stage growth entrepreneurs prosper. GrowFL has helped over 400 companies create more than 1,400 new jobs statewide since 2009.

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Technical Assistance Partner for Second-Stage Growth Companies

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