GOVERNMENT
PROCUREMENT – Florida's
eProcurement system, MyFloridaMarketPlace, is designed to streamline
transactions between vendors and state government entities that purchase
goods and services. Businesses register online. Businesses that want to
apply for minority business enterprise (MBE) certification can do so as
part of the online registration process. More than 66,000 vendors,
including almost 21,000 minority vendors, have registered with
MyFloridaMarketPlace. More than 194,000 purchase orders have been placed
with a vendor value of $1.6 billion. Register at
MyFloridaMarketplace.com or dms.myflorida.com or call (850) 487-0915 or
toll-free at (866) 352-3776. Information also is available online at
osd.dms.state.fl.us.
IN SEARCH OF MEDICAL
PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS – The
Volusia County Economic Development Department participated in the
annual Medical Device Manufacturing (MDM) trade show in New York City
the week of June 2. The show attracts more than 1,000 regional and
national medical product-related manufacturers, and more than 25,000
business representative worldwide. The MDM show is an excellent venue
for Volusia County to promote business relocation and expansion site
opportunities, and local manufacturing outsourcing resources available
from area companies. Also participating in the show was a representative
of the Halifax Area Business Development Partnership.
LARGE MANUFACTURING
SITE NEEDED – The Volusia County
Department of Economic Development is designing a business recruitment
proposal to present to a U.S. manufacturer currently operating offshore.
The proposal will require available building sites zoned for
manufacturing, fully permitted, ready-to-build and capable of supporting
up to 200,000 square feet of production space. Sites may be for sale or
for build-to-suit lease. This is an outbound proposal being designed to
spark possible relocation of this business unit. If you have or know of
a suitable location that meets the needs of this proposal, please
forward the site information to
jkizer@co.volusia.fl.us or contact John Kizer, business specialist,
at (386) 248-8048.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
GRANTS AVAILABLE TO AREA MANUFACTURERS –
Volusia County, in cooperation with the State
of Florida, is coordinating international trade grants for Volusia
County manufacturers interested in exploring and opening new sales
markets overseas. The county’s program covers more than 130 countries
worldwide and provides funding opportunities for local companies to
identify potential customers, sales leads, establish sales meetings with
pre-screened customers, translation services, and coordinate meeting
locations and transportation services. To learn more about this program,
contact Paul Mitchell, international trade specialist, at
pmitchell@co.volusia.fl.us or (386) 248-8048.
WORKFORCE TRAINING
TOPS! – A poll of national site
selectors ranks Florida among the top three states with the best
workforce training program in the nation, up from 10th place in 2006.
The program provides matching grants to qualified companies to help
upgrade the skills of both entry level and experienced employees. To
find out if your company can qualify, call Paul Mitchell at (386)
248-8048.
