From Walt Disney to Glen L. Martin, Metro Orlando has a long history of entrepreneurial activity and is among top locations for innovative companies and entrepreneurs.
This week during National Small Business Week, a one-of-a-kind Central Florida resource (and one of only two such centers in the nation) moved into a new 22,000-square-foot home at Orlando Fashion Square Mall, ensuring easy access and plentiful parking for those taking advantage of its services - a one-stop center for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The move also comes with a new name: National Entrepreneur Center (NEC).
Since its start eight years ago, the center and its service providers have been involved in $125 million worth of loans, coached 70,000 businesses and assisted in more than 700 new business launches.
Designed to provide a single location where small businesses can access a variety of business resources, technology, research tools and professional mentors, some of the services available to your business through the NEC include: one-on-one business coaching, low-cost seminars, networking events, access to software and business resources, certification assistance for minority-owned businesses, connections to procurement opportunities, marketing and publicity counseling, and much more.
