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NEWS RELEASES
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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
Contact:
Carson Chandler, (407) 246 - 2822
Heather Allebaugh, (407) 246 - 3423
City of Orlando Hatches Incubator
Mayor Dyer and Commissioner Wyman
Forge Partnership with UCF to Launch City’s First Business Development
Center
| WHO:
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Mayor Buddy Dyer
District 2 City Commissioner Betty T. Wyman
UCF President Dr. John Hitt
Jacqueline Barton, Executive Director, Orlando Business Dev.
Center
Dr. Tom O’Neal, Executive Director of the UCF Technology
Incubator
Small Businesses |
| WHEN: |
Tuesday, December 4,
2007 at 10 a.m. |
| WHERE: |
3218 Colonial Drive,
Colonial Landing (formerly Herndon Plaza) |
| WHAT: |
On Tuesday, Mayor
Buddy Dyer, District 2 City Commissioner Betty T. Wyman and UCF
President Dr. John Hitt will open the City’s first mixed-use
business development center. The Orlando Business Development
Center is designed to promote economic development through the
growth and success of entrepreneurial companies.
Commissioner Wyman worked with the City’s Economic Development
Department and the University of Central Florida to form a
partnership that will provide business support, education and
networking services to “incubate” new and existing small
business.
Four local businesses, D3 Interactive Marketing, OC Grant
Consulting Associates, LLC, Thorell Associates and Social
Security Advocates, are the first businesses selected to
participate in the Orlando Business Development Center. The
Center will be able to support a total of 15 businesses with
start up space, management coaching, business plan writing
assistance, administrative services, technical support, business
networking, referrals, advice on intellectual property and
sources of financing.
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| BUSINESS BACKGROUND: |
D3 Interactive
Marketing is a full-service interactive advertising agency
that assists small and medium-size businesses with using the
internet to maximize existing business and to drive new business
opportunities.
OC Grant Consulting Associates, LLC provides technical
assistance and grant consulting services to nonprofit, faith
-based and community-based (FBCOs) organizations for the purpose
of enhancing their ability to identify, secure and retain
funding to serve their clients and customers. Additional
services include prospect research, grant proposal writing,
grant proposal review, grant writing training, and post-grant
support. OC Grant Consulting Associates also provides grant
reviewing services for foundations, corporations and government
entities.
Thorell Associates serves the public relations and
marketing needs of businesses and not-for-profit organizations,
particularly those dedicated to improving the environment,
public health and safety.
Social Security Advocates helps clients navigate the
Social Security Disability process from initial intake through
the appeals council. |
| MEDIA CONTACTS: |
Jacqueline Barton
Executive Director, Orlando Business Dev. Center, District 2
407.882.1148
Heather Allebaugh
City of Orlando
407.246.3423, onsite 407.383.6822
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