National Entrepreneur Center

Your business doesn’t just need more traffic. It needs a strategy that converts.

Join the Winter Park Business Academy for this free Social Media Workshop focused on building step-by-step strategies that turn online engagement into real business growth.

Learn how AI-powered tools, content strategy, and smarter digital marketing can help strengthen customer connections and drive more transactions.

📅 June 16
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Winter Park Community Center

Free to attend. Register today: CFBizLink.com/WinterPark

You're posting. You're showing up. And still... no leads.
The problem isn't your content. It's what happens after the scroll.

Join us for the Winter Park Business Academy's FREE live workshop and discover the exact system to turn your social media attention into real, paying clients automatically. Featuring our resident AI & Automation Expert Rey Ortega. City of Winter Park - Government

Looking to strengthen your business strategy?

Join the Orange County Library System’s free 4-part Entrepreneur Toolkit series and learn how to use powerful business databases and research tools to help grow your business.

Topics include:
✔️ Business plans from startup to scale
✔️ Demographics and market research
✔️ Industry surveys and business contacts
✔️ Competitive analysis and future market trends

📅 Tuesdays at Noon: June 2, 9, 16 & 23
💻 Online via Zoom
🎟 Free to attend

Join one session or attend the full series to sharpen your entrepreneurial toolkit.
https://attend.ocls.org/event/14857470

Thinking about starting your own business?

Join the SBDC at UCF for this free webinar designed to help entrepreneurs understand the key steps to launching a successful business.

This three-hour session will cover:
✔️ Business entity selection
✔️ Registration and licensing
✔️ Market research and planning
✔️ Financial planning and funding sources
✔️ Common startup mistakes to avoid

Whether you’re still exploring an idea or preparing to launch, this workshop will help you build a stronger foundation for success.

📅 June 4
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
💻 Free Virtual Webinar
https://cflbizlink.com/event/sbdc-how-to-start-your-business-12/

Looking to strengthen your SBIR/STTR funding strategy?

Join the upcoming SBIR/STTR Training Series focused on Developing Your SBIR/STTR Budget and learn how to build a stronger, more effective project budget for your grant or contract proposal.

This session will cover:
✔️ Budget development and justification
✔️ Best practices for proposal planning
✔️ How to avoid leaving funding opportunities on the table
✔️ Building a budget your company can realistically support

📅 June 3, 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
💻 Virtual Session

Perfect for entrepreneurs, startups, and innovation-focused businesses exploring SBIR/STTR funding opportunities.
https://cflbizlink.com/event/fhtc-sbir-str-training-series-developing-your-sbir-sttr-budget/

La reputación de su negocio se construye en cada interacción.

Únase a Prospera para este taller gratuito donde aprenderá estrategias prácticas para fortalecer la comunicación con clientes y aliados, manejar situaciones sensibles de manera profesional y proteger la imagen de su negocio.

Temas incluyen:
• Manejo efectivo de la comunicación
• Cómo responder a quejas y situaciones difíciles
• Acciones preventivas para fortalecer la confianza en su negocio

📅 28 de mayo
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
💻 Evento gratuito
https://cflbizlink.com/event/prospera-proteja-la-reputacion-de-su-negocio-a-traves-del-servicio-al-cliente/

Looking to do business with Orange County Public Schools?

Join this free vendor webinar designed to help businesses better understand the district’s procurement process and upcoming opportunities.

Attendees will hear directly from Purchasing & Contracts, Facilities & Construction Contracting, and the Office of Business Opportunity about how to register, participate, and grow as a vendor within the district.

📅 May 29
⏰ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
💻 Free Webinar

https://cflbizlink.com/event/doing-business-with-ocps-2/

This Memorial Day, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.

Their sacrifice made possible the freedoms, opportunities, and communities we continue working to strengthen every day.

From all of us at the National Entrepreneur Center, thank you to those who served and to the families who carry their legacy forward.

Access to funding can be one of the biggest challenges facing small businesses.

Join “Unlock Business Funding: Get the Money You Need” and learn how lenders evaluate businesses, what financing options are available, and how to better position your business for funding success.

📅 May 30, 2026
🕤 9:30 AM EDT
💻 Free Online Workshop

Register now:
https://www.score.org/fl/orlando/business-education/unlock-business-funding-get-money-you-need-0/

Unlock Business Funding: Get the Money You Need - SCORE Discover insider strategies to secure business funding, understand lender requirements, avoid red flags, and choose the right financing options. Perfect for startups and existing businesses facing cash-flow challenges.

Happy Birthday to BankUnited, founded on May 21, 2009.

BankUnited has grown into one of Florida’s largest independent banks, continuing to support businesses, entrepreneurs, and communities across the region.

Here’s to continued growth and impact across Central Florida and beyond.


BankUnited