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GrowFL Weekly Update for May 16, 2014 GrowFL provides strategies, resources and support to second-stage companies for next level growth. By supportin
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GrowFL Weekly Update for May 16, 2014
GrowFL provides strategies, resources and support to second-stage companies for next level growth. By supporting companies with Strategic Research, peer-to-peer CEO mentoring and leadership development programs, GrowFL helps companies overcome obstacles to growth and leads them towards continued prosperity. GrowFL is a statewide economic development organization certified by the National Center for Economic Gardening. |
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2014 Florida Medical Device Symposium + HFE Workshop
May 19-20, 2014
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May 21, 2014
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Florida Economic Development Council Annual Conference
June 8-10, 2014
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
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CEO Forum - Rollins College, Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship
June 10, 2014
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Speaker: Mark Montgomery
President & CEO, Axium Healthcare Pharmacy
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GROWFL STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAM
For 2nd stage growth companies in all Florida counties
The GrowFL Strategic Research engagement helps CEOs answer key questions about their company and where they fit in the competitive landscape.
Our threaded delivery process includes market research, market mapping and Internet marketing to help identify the business strategy and continue to grow. Our experts enable the CEO to identify opportunities they may not be aware of and point them to new tools and information to apply immediately.
GrowFL’s group of nationally certified, highly trained and experienced analysts functions as an extension of your company. Think of them as an elite staff whose goal is to take your company to the next level. You will have access to:
Information Tools:
--Database Research
--Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
--Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
--Social Media Network Mapping
Decision Making Tools:
--Strategy Analysis
--Management Team Temperament
--Capital Referrals
--Labor Referrals
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Florida Companies to Watch Winners Spotlight
To see all the winning companies, click here.
James Harden, President and CEO
Founded in 1986
Primary Business: Manufacturing
Full Time Equivalent Employees: 84 in 2012; 97 projected in 2013.
www.CreativeSignDesigns.com
 Creative Sign Designs (CSD), founded in 1986, is a nationally recognized leader in turnkey architectural signage solutions.
As a turnkey architectural sign company, CSD offers more than just consultative solutions and innovative designs. They guide clients through every step of the signage process by providing consultation, design, project management, fabrication, and installation services for a full line of interior, exterior and digital sign products. CSD believes a successful signage program involves more than just investing in first-rate products; It requires meticulous planning and execution for it to be functional, cost efficient and compliant with pertinent regulations, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). With more than 27 years’ experience providing architectural signage solutions in the hospitality, healthcare, multifamily, education, corporate, and retail markets, CSD is capable of successfully managing projects on a local, regional and national basis. CSD’s corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility located in Tampa, houses the latest in sign design and manufacturing technology and is designed to ensure the highest level of efficiency and quality.
   
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Robert Scaringe, Founder, President
Founded in 1986
Primary Business: Manufacturing
Full Time Equivalent Employees: 92 in 2012; 110 projected in 2013.
www.mainstream-engr.com
 Mainstream Engineering Corporation is a Florida corporation founded in 1986 with a mission to develop emerging technologies and convert these advancements into superior quality products. Mainstream’s philosophy is to use the government funded R&D dollars to solve cutting-edge thermal and energy conversion problems for the government and then spin-off the technology to benefit the commercial sector. Mainstream has been very successful securing more than 100 patents either issued or pending. Mainstream’s prior awards are numerous and include the SBAs Tibbetts Award for commercialization and the Governor’s New Product Award. All Mainstream products are Made in the USA. Mainstream’s QwikProducts are specialty tools, chemicals, test and repair kits, certification testing, and heating/cooling/refrigeration technologies used by technicians in the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning industry. Their most recent product QwikSEER+ is featured on the Department of Energy Website as a practical, low-cost device to improve the efficiency of residential air conditioning units. Mainstream recently spun-off Rivian Automotive to design and build advanced fun-to-drive high MPG automobiles and plans to spin off a company that will produce tractor-trailer sized portable vehicles to convert yard waste and other organic material directly into liquid fuel.
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About GrowFL: GrowFL was created in 2009 by the Florida legislature as an economic development program focused on assisting second-stage growth companies prosper in the state of Florida. Based on the philosophy of Economic Gardening®—to grow existing businesses in a community, region or state—GrowFL, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida, is a critical component to the state’s economic development strategy and Florida’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
As of June 30, 2013, GrowFL assisted companies represented 13,493 direct jobs across the state of Florida. In 2013, these companies had an estimated sales output of $1.14 billion and contributed $2.33 billion to the Florida economy. For fiscal years 2012 and 2013, a variety of state, local and private sector funding sources invested $2.61 million in the GrowFL program. The activities of this program over the same time period helped generate an estimated 3,745 net new direct, indirect and induced jobs, which in turn contributed $587.49 million to Florida’s economy and generated an additional $19.78 million in total state and local tax revenues (above and beyond the cost of the program). This translates into a Return On Investment of $7.58 for every $1.00 invested into the program.
All dollar amounts have been adjusted to 2014 dollars.
Today, GrowFL has assisted more than 700 companies through our Strategic Research and CEO Roundtable programs and recognized 150 successful entrepreneurs through our annual awards program, Florida Companies to Watch
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