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Vendor Services - Find everything you need to know about how to do business with Orange County Government on our Vendor Services web page.
Contact information for our Purchasing & Contracts Division and Business Development Division is listed on our County Directory and Contacts page. Scroll down the page until you see the words "Vendor Services".
The Orlando Economic Development Commission is an excellent resource for information about the region’s economic development efforts, including access to capital for early stage businesses.
The Small Business Development Center at UCF maintains six sub-center offices in addition to the main office in Orlando. Orange County sponsorship of this center allows Orange County companies to participate in programs like the Advisory Board Council, Small Business Institute (SBI®), and Small Business Resource Network (SBRN) at no cost.
The University of Central Florida's community partnership provides early stage companies with the enabling tools, training and infrastructure to create financially stable high growth, high impact enterprises. Learn more.
The National Entrepreneur Center provides a single location where small businesses can access a variety of business resources, technology, research tools and more than 11 resident support organizations. Learn more.
Florida Economic Gardening Institute provides services via the State of Florida’s Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Pilot Program, known as GrowFL. The Institute collaborates with statewide partners to support the growth of second-stage businesses through localized entrepreneurial ecosystems. Learn more.
The Institute for Economic Competitiveness strives to provide complete, accurate and timely national, state and regional forecasts and economic analyses. The IEC prepares a comprehensive, quarterly forecast of the Florida economy and 12 metropolitan areas, as well as a comprehensive, quarterly forecast of the U.S. economy. Learn more.
The Venture Lab offers an array of business advisory services that are geared towards helping students, faculty, and entrepreneurs gain the business skills needed to commercialize research or launch a technology firm. Learn more.
The Black Business Investment Fund is a non-traditional lender that specializes in providing loans to minority and small businesses. Learn more.
CEO Nexus is a network of advanced entrepreneurs that aims to provide an integrated support and social system to advanced (growth, expansion and mature stage) entrepreneurs in the community with a focus on peer-to-peer and informal networking. Learn more
Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center connects entrepreneurs with business support organizations, programs and service providers. Learn more.
The Hispanic Business Initiative Fund is the leading Hispanic economic development, nonprofit organization in Florida. The Fund specializes in providing bilingual assistance to Hispanic entrepreneurs trying to establish or expand their business in Florida. Learn more.
Office of Economic Development Orange County Administration Building 201 S Rosalind Ave., 5th Floor Orlando, FL 32801 Email: EconomicDevelopment@ocfl.net Phone: 407-836-7370 Fax: 407-836-7399
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