Statewide Resources
Commitment to the South Florida business ecosystem means that we are intimately acquainted with, dedicated to and involved in the opportunities for entrepreneurs that exist right where we work and live.
EDC has established an extensive network of resources that will help position you for success on the startup seas. We can help connect your company to the right people and organizations that will be key in your journey to a promising future.
Local Resources
Organizations
- Miami Downtown Development Authority (http://www.miamidda.com/)
- Knight Foundation (http://www.knightfoundation.org/communities/miami/)
- South Florida Technology Council ()
- Map Your Startup ()
- Startup Florida
- SCORE (http://www.score.org/)
- InternetCoast (http://www.internetcoast.com/)
- Endeavor Global (http://www.endeavor.org/)
- Enterprise Development Corporation (https://enterbusiness.org/)
- Quora: South Florida Startups (http://www.quora.com/soflastartups)
- Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research (http://www.florida-institute.com/)
- U.S. SBA: Miami Office
Tech & Professional Groups/Meetings
- Miami Tech Events ()
- MiamiTech.org (http://www.miamitech.org/)
- Tech Meetups (http://www.meetup.com/)
- RefreshMiami (http://refreshmiami.com/)
- Orange Events Calendar ()
- South Florida Technology Alliance ()
- TEDxMIA ()
- TEDxBocaRaton (http://www.tedxbocaraton.com)
- New Tech Community (http://newtechcommunity.com/)
Co-working Spaces
- Pipeline (http://www.pipelinebrickell.com/)
- Miami Shared (http://www.miamishared.com/)
- (http://buromiami.com/)
- Doral Business Lounge ()
- Latitude One ()
- KeyWorking ()
- The Lab Miami ()
- RightSpace2meet ()
- Right Space Management ()
- Quora: South Florida Startups: Co-working Spots (http://www.quora.com/soflastartups/Co-working-spots)
- Start-up Palm Beach (www.startuppb.com/)
- Cendyn Spaces (www.cendynspaces.com)
Incubators, Accelerators and Tech Research Parks
- Launch Pad TECH (http://launchpadtech.co/)
- MEC 261 ()
- C. Scott Ellington Technology Business Incubator (http://www.research-park.org/)
- UM Life Science & Technology Park (http://umlsp.com/)
Investors
- AngelList (https://angel.co/miami)
- New World Angels: www.newworldangels.com
- Quora: South Florida: Angel Investors (http://www.quora.com/Angel-Investors/Who-are-the-active-seed-stage-investors-in-South-Florida)
- Gold Coast Venture Capital Association:
- Accelerated Growth Partners Miami (
Statewide Resources
Statewide Resources
- GrowFL (http://www.growfl.com/)
- Florida Growth Fund ()
- Florida Opportunity Fund (http://www.floridaopportunityfund.com)
- Florida Venture Forum (http://www.floridaventureforum.org/)
Florida International University (FIU)
- Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center (http://business.fiu.edu/entrepreneurship/)
- Collaborative Open Innovation Lab (http://coil.fiu.edu/)
- Office of Technology Management and Commercialization (http://research.fiu.edu/technologyManagement/technologyManagement.html)
- Walter H. Coulter Collaborative Technology Innovation Program (http://www.bme.fiu.edu/partnership-program/collaborative/)
- FIU Business (http://business.fiu.edu/)
- Applied Research Center ()
University of Miami (UM)
- The Launch Pad (http://www.thelaunchpad.org/)
- UM Innovation (http://med.miami.edu/uminnovation/index.html)
- UM Business Plan Competition (http://www.bus.miami.edu/events/entrep-competition/index.html)
- Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research (http://med.miami.edu/uminnovation/coultercenter/index.html)
- UM School of Business (http://www.bus.miami.edu/)
- UM Technology Transfer (http://med.miami.edu/uminnovation/technologytransfer/index.html)
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
- FAU Business Plan Competition (http://business.fau.edu/centers/adams-center/business-plan-competition/index.aspx)
- Adams Center for Entrepreneurship (http://business.fau.edu/centers/adams-center/index.aspx)
- FAU College of Business (http://business.fau.edu/our-college/index.aspx)
- FAU Technology Transfer (http://www.fau.edu/research/techtransfer/)
Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
- NSU Technology Transfer (http://www.nova.edu/ott/index.html)
- Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship (http://www.huizenga.nova.edu/)
Chambers of Commerce
- Greater Miami (http://www.miamichamber.com/)
- Miami-Dade (http://www.m-dcc.org/)
- Fort Lauderdale (http://www.ftlchamber.com/)
- Boca Raton (http://www.bocaratonchamber.com/)
- Downtown Miami & Brickell (http://miamibrickellchamber.com/)
- Coral Gables (http://coralgableschamber.org/)
- Miami Beach (http://www.miamibeachchamber.com/)
- Chamber South (http://www.chambersouth.com/)
