Start a business
Starting a business in Orlando: where to begin
Find the right local office, registration resources, and planning help for your next step.
Read the guideFrom the first question to the next step
Build your Orlando business plan.
Practical guides to help you ask better questions, find official resources and decide what to check next. Start with the task in front of you.
Start & operate
Understand where to begin, prepare for hiring and interruptions, or explore selling to local government.
Government customers
Sell to Orlando or Orange County: first steps
Find purchasing opportunities, choose useful alerts and check the requirements before preparing your first response.
Read the guideFind your space
Separate location research from lease and workspace decisions.
Choosing business premises
Before you choose a commercial space in Orlando
Check the exact address, intended use and approval route before committing to a lease or purchase.
Read the guideSpace to work
Find coworking and meeting space in Orlando
Compare shared desks, dedicated workstations, private offices and meeting rooms, with practical questions to ask two Orlando operators before booking.
Read the guideArea guide
Getting oriented in Lake Nona
A practical introduction to southeast Orlando’s planned community, its town center and the questions to ask about a specific address.
Read the guideArea guide
Creative Village: a downtown district taking shape
Get to know the campus, apartments, public park and transport connections in this part of downtown Orlando.
Read the guideChoose project support
Make a clearer brief before comparing providers or agreeing to work.
For your next business project
Find the right starting point for your next website
Three local agency profiles provide a starting point for comparing services and defining a project brief.
Read the guideHire a contractor
Hiring a contractor in Orlando: what to check first
Match the license to the job, verify the business, confirm the permit office, and agree on scope and payments before work starts.
Read the guideBusiness energy planning
Planning an OUC business energy upgrade
Before you agree to an efficiency project, separate three questions: what needs improving, what work you control, and whether the project has incentive approval. A useful assessment is not the same thing as an approved funding application.
Read the guideLooking for a local provider?
Browse service descriptions, then contact the business to confirm fit, availability and terms. Listings are not recommendations.
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