Central Florida SCORE | Small Business Counselors for Polk, Hardee and Highlands Counties. If you have questions or are looking for networking opportunities and business workshops, contact the Central Florida Score at 863-619-5783. The SCORE Association is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.
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City-Data | Avon Park, Florida Demographics. These demographics cover a wealth of information including population statistics, estimated median household income, housing details, demographic data, crime statistics, and much more for the Avon Park, Florida area. Consult City-Data for additional demographic information.
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City-Data | Highlands County, Florida Demographics. These demographics cover a wealth of information including population statistics, estimated median household income, housing details, demographic data, crime statistics, and much more for the Highlands County, Florida area. Consult City-Data for additional demographic information.
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City-Data | Lake Placid, Florida Demographics. These demographics cover a wealth of information including population statistics, estimated median household income, housing details, demographic data, crime statistics, and much more for the Lake Placid area. Consult City-Data for additional demographic information.
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City-Data | Sebring, Florida Demographics. These demographics cover a wealth of information including population statistics, estimated median household income, housing details, demographic data, crime statistics, and much more for the Sebring, Florida area. Consult City-Data for additional demographic information.
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Enterprise Florida | Highlands County Economic Profile. An overview of Highlands County including: population; income; labor force; private sector employers; employment by industry; taxation; education; transportation. Questions about starting, expanding or relocating your business in Highlands County? Contact the Highlands County Economic Development Commission at 888-388-4233 or visit the State of Florida Economic Development Agency, Enterprise Florida.
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Progress Energy | Economic Development Florida Region | Targeted Industries. Questions? Contact Progress Energy Florida Region at 407-905-3443. With its unique geography and engaged universities, Florida is an ideal backdrop for 21st century commerce and industry. A wide array of physical and human assets, along with pro-business government officials, facilitate the success of globally minded companies of all sizes.
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Small Business Development Center at South Florida State College | Business Assistance and Counseling Services. Questions? Contact the Small Business Development Center at South Florida State College at 863-784-7378. The SBDC free confidential counseling as well as business training seminars to current and potential entrepreneurs. Free individual counseling is by appointment and there is a nominal charge for training workshops.
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Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of South Florida (USF) | SBDC at USF | Small Business Development Center at USF | USF SBDC | USF Small Business Development Center. If you have questions, contact the Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida at 813-905-5800. We provide business training and consulting in Tampa to help start-ups.
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U.S. Census Bureau | Highlands County, Florida Demographic and Business QuickFacts. Business quick facts will help you identify key industry competitors and possible niche markets not already occupied. Consult the U.S. Census Bureau for additional demographic details.
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Enterprise Florida | Florida Industry Clusters. Questions? Contact Enterprise Florida at 407-956-5600. Florida's leading industry clusters play a key role in the state's continued economic success and competitiveness.
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Enterprise Florida | Statewide Economic Statistics. Questions? Contact Enterprise Florida at 407-956-5600. This page outlines statewide economic statistics including: population; labor force & employment; gross domestic product & income; knowledge & innovation; and global economic linkages.
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The Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation provides several economic research reports on this page. These reports include; Immigiration and Florida's Economy; Florida Trade & Logistics Study; Affordable Living and many others.
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Florida is a great state to start, expand or relocate your business. Are you looking for statistics on how the number of businesses operating within the state and the respective filing classifications? Consult this page for additional information.
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AnnualReports.com is a free directory of company annual reports. You can look for a company through five search criteria: alphabetically, by company name, by ticker symbol, by sector, or by industry. Once a company is found, the annual report can be viewed in either HTML or PDF format.
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Anything Research Industry and Company Research. This site gives analytical reports on specific industries or companies. Looking at this site will give you your actual competitor’s industries reports! This is the perfect site to get the upper hand on your competition.
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Entrepreneur.com provides free industry analysis worksheet, which will help you define your position in your industry and identify possible niche markets for your product.
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EquityNet is a leading private capital and support network that offers patented business plan software and analysis tools for entrepreneurs to efficiently plan their business, raise start-up funding, and seek support. Angel investors, venture capitalists, government entities, business incubators, service providers, and other members of the entrepreneurial community use EquityNet to capitalize and support young, privately-held businesses. Contact EquityNet today at 479-442-3638.
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First Research | Industry Analysis and Research Reports. Questions? Want to select a subcription model? Contact First Research at 866-788-9389. First Research is the leading provider of market analysis tools that help sales and marketing teams perform faster and smarter, open doors and close more deals. First Research performs the “heavy lifting” by synthesizing hundreds of sources into an easy to digest format a sales person can consume quickly to better understand a prospect’s or client’s business issues.
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IBISWorld’s Industry Research Reports are powerful business tools that provide strategic insight and analysis on over 700 U.S. industries. Extensive, objective and easy to digest, IBISWorld research offers the very latest content on every U.S. industry that help you make better decisions, faster.
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The International Trade Administration site provides information and analysis pertaining to issues affecting U.S. industry competitiveness to facilitate the establishment of sound policies that contribute to U.S. economic welfare.
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To increase trade and investment, the International Trade Administration helps U.S. companies navigate foreign markets. We help educate companies about how to tailor their activities to the specific market with respect to their product slate, financing, marketing, assembly and logistics.
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issues demographic and economic reports on an ongoing basis for their 30 OECD member countries, as well as occasional reports for several non-member countries. These resources cover gross domestic product, international trade statistics, price statistics, economic projections, labor force statistics, and many more topics. The site also offers a free online version of the OECD Factbook: Economic,Environmental and Social Statistics, as well as information about a number of OECD databases, most of which are only available through a paid subscription. You can browse the site by topic, country or OECD department.
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SBDCNet Demographics provides annotated links to sources of statistics from the federal government, as well as sections on sources of data by U.S.geographical area and by subject, for example, computer use, crime statistics, and religious affiliation.
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Market research is the process of gathering and analyzing consumer and economic data to help you understand which products and services your customers want, and how to differentiate your business from your competitors. Learn more from this guide provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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