Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development

Small and emerging businesses generate wealth and provide a significant source of employment in today's high technology global economy. They stimulate job creation, develop crucial innovations in both products and services and diversify the economic base. Thus, we feel it critical that we dedicate a section of our website to sharing the area's resources that can assist in the development of an idea for the optimization of that thriving business. 

Recognized by Nerdwallet as the 7th Best Florida City to Start a Business, Longwood believes that a community that meets the needs of its entrepreneurs increases the chances of job growth within small businesses, and those gains translate into a more vibrant community.

Although we have categorized the following resources into four stages of development, The Idea Stage, The Development Stage, The Growth Stage, and the Optimization Stage, be aware that any of the resources may support multiple stages of a small business' growth. Find Additional links to resources on our Business page. For a comprehensive economic development chart with links that have resources from the municipal to the federal level click on the Ecosystem Chart on the left.