ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lennar is offering Orlando area Realtors 10 percent commissions on sales of luxury vacation homes in two Orlando vacation home communities if sold by Sept. 30 and closed by Nov. 30.
Dean Luce, director of operations for Lennar in the Orlando region, said the 10 percent commission offer applies at Paradise Palms, located on Paradise Palms Blvd. off U.S 192 in Kissimmee where Lennar is building elegant resort vacation townhomes priced from the low $200s.
Paradise Palms features a 9,500 square foot community clubhouse with a sauna, movie theatre, game room, internet lounge, basketball and volleyball courts, lighted tennis courts, state-of-the-art fitness center, resort-style swimming pool with waterfall, grotto, spa, and slide, poolside Tiki bar and grill, and a special children’s swimming pool.
Luce said the 10 percent commission offer also applies at The Shire at Westhaven, located off U.S. 17-92 in Davenport.
At the Shire at Westhaven, Lennar is building one and two-story luxury vacation homes that range in size from 1,862 square feet of living space to 3,212 square feet.
The Shire at Westhaven features a community clubhouse with a resort-style swimming pool and fitness center, a children's playground, sand volleyball courts, tennis courts and an abundance of open green space.
Visit www.Lennar.com
Friday, September 16, 2011
Lennar Offers Zero Down, Zero Closing Costs and Up to $33,000 in Savings on Ready-To-Move-In Homes in 15 Orlando Area Communities
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lennar is offering zero down payment, zero closing costs and up to $33,000 in savings on select ready-to-move-in homes sold by Sept. 30 in 15 Orlando-area communities, including Heritage Isle at Viera in Brevard County.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the offer---along with Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” pledge---applies to ready-to-move-in homes at Legacy Park and Cortland Woods at Providence in Davenport, Camden Landing and Preston Pointe at Wyndham Lakes in south Orlando, Nona Terrace in southeast Orlando, Treviso, Celery Estates and Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Independence in Winter Garden, Stoneybrook Hills in Mount Dora, Eagle Dunes in Sorrento, and active adult communities Heritage Hills in Clermont and Heritage Isle in Viera in Brevard County.
Metheny said homes sold in September must close by Nov. 30 to qualify for this special buyers incentive offer.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
Mark Metheny, president of Lennar’s Central Florida Division, said the offer---along with Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” pledge---applies to ready-to-move-in homes at Legacy Park and Cortland Woods at Providence in Davenport, Camden Landing and Preston Pointe at Wyndham Lakes in south Orlando, Nona Terrace in southeast Orlando, Treviso, Celery Estates and Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Independence in Winter Garden, Stoneybrook Hills in Mount Dora, Eagle Dunes in Sorrento, and active adult communities Heritage Hills in Clermont and Heritage Isle in Viera in Brevard County.
Metheny said homes sold in September must close by Nov. 30 to qualify for this special buyers incentive offer.
Visit www.Lennar.com.
Beazer Homes Now Open for Pre-Sales is Offering Incentives for First Five Home Buyers at Woodland Lakes Preserve in Southeast Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Beazer Homes is offering the first five new home buyers a free pre-Grand Opening Energy Saving Green Package valued up to $10,000 at Woodland Lakes, Beazer’s newest community located off Curry Ford Road and Alafaya Trail in southeast Orlando near S.R. 408.
Theresa Tilton, vice president of sales for Beazer Homes in the Orlando region, said Woodland Lakes Preserve, with 77 home sites and new three, four and five-bedroom homes priced from the $190s, is scheduled to have a model Grand Opening Oct. 23.
New homes at Woodland Lakes Preserve range in size from 1,603 square feet of living space to 3,600 square feet.
Woodland Lakes Preserve features a community center with a swimming pool and children’s playground.
All new Beazer homes at Woodland Lakes Preserve feature eSMART energy-saving engineering with programmable thermostats, cost-saving CFL light bulbs, water-saving Moen low flow shower heads and faucets, MERV 8 air filters, and low VOC paints and carpets.
Theresa Tilton, vice president of sales for Beazer Homes in the Orlando region, said Woodland Lakes Preserve, with 77 home sites and new three, four and five-bedroom homes priced from the $190s, is scheduled to have a model Grand Opening Oct. 23.
New homes at Woodland Lakes Preserve range in size from 1,603 square feet of living space to 3,600 square feet.
Woodland Lakes Preserve features a community center with a swimming pool and children’s playground.
All new Beazer homes at Woodland Lakes Preserve feature eSMART energy-saving engineering with programmable thermostats, cost-saving CFL light bulbs, water-saving Moen low flow shower heads and faucets, MERV 8 air filters, and low VOC paints and carpets.
Mattamy Homes in Orlando earns Best Model Home Merchandising award at Metro Orlando Home Builders Association’s Sales and Marketing Council
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando awarded Mattamy Homes the best Model Home Merchandising award at the organization’s recent award ceremony.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group in Orlando, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest homebuilder, said the Richmond model home, decorated by Carolyn Gardy of Gardy Interiors at Lake Jean in East Orlando won the best merchandising award.
Kerry Soltis, marketing manager at Mattamy Homes said several sales associates at Mattamy Homes also won achievement awards. Gary Kelly won a platinum award, Teri Boyer won a gold and Denise Rapp, Melissa Valley, Twiggy Reyes and Noel Wehrle won silver awards for sales performance.
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group
Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Steve Parker, president of Mattamy Homes U.S. Group in Orlando, the U.S. division of Canada’s largest homebuilder, said the Richmond model home, decorated by Carolyn Gardy of Gardy Interiors at Lake Jean in East Orlando won the best merchandising award.
Kerry Soltis, marketing manager at Mattamy Homes said several sales associates at Mattamy Homes also won achievement awards. Gary Kelly won a platinum award, Teri Boyer won a gold and Denise Rapp, Melissa Valley, Twiggy Reyes and Noel Wehrle won silver awards for sales performance.
About Mattamy Homes U.S. Group
Mattamy Homes www.mattamyhomes.com expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla. with divisions in Orlando, Jacksonville Phoenix, Minneapolis and Charlotte. The homebuilder, the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion was ranked among the highest of all homebuilders in the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas in a nationwide customer satisfaction survey conducted by J.D. Power Associates.
Sydspeak, Inc. Releases Talk to Me 100® iPad Application to Help Parents, Therapists Teach Children to Speak
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. --- Sydspeak, Inc. based in Winter Springs has released its Talk to Me 100® iPad application to help parents, teachers and therapists help young children master language skills.
The iPad App is now available from the iTunes Store, said veteran speech and language pathologist Sydney Birr, MA, CCC, president of Sydspeak, Inc., who co-developed Talk To Me 100® with her son, Andrew Birr, who serves as vice president of Sydspeak.
As a speech and language pathologist, Birr saw a need to provide an affordable and simple way to give autistic and developmentally disabled children a voice. So she and her son, contacted NerdsGeeksGurus, LLC to build their own application to replicate their existing device, Talk To Me 100®.
“This iPad app is a digital replica and companion to the original “child friendly” Talk To Me 100® available at www.sydspeak.com,” she explained. “Talk to Me 100® is an engaging interactive communications tool designed for children who are learning to talk or for those who have difficulty mastering verbal expression,” Birr said.
“Talk to Me 100® provides graphics, text and sound that allows children to see words, hear words, understand their meaning and experience the joy of communication by pressing buttons, Birr said. “The communication board can be expanded and moved around on the tablet as needed.”
Tips for successful language instruction and additional adaptations are built into the application.
“Many children struggle with developing a large core vocabulary," Birr explained. "Talk to Me 100® follows the child's lead and meets them at the point of readiness to learn,” she said.
Birr said the Talk to Me 100® focuses on 100 important words with corresponding graphic symbols that express the meaning of each word. A recorded voice demonstrates proper pronunciation.
“I recently evaluated a three-year old child who was nonverbal. His parents said he only spoke two words: “mama” and “bye”. When presented with the Talk To Me 100®, he began exploring the board, pressing the symbols and listening to the words. I began using my version on the iPad, and he immediately began imitating my words by pressing the symbols on his device. What sometimes takes months of therapy to achieve, he was imitating words within a few minutes,” Birr said.
“Talk to Me 100® was designed to help parents, teachers and therapists jumpstart verbal expression for children who are struggling to communicate,” Birr said.
Birr, who earned her M.A. Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Houston, has more than 35 years of experience as a speech and language pathologist.
Sydspeak, Inc. is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation program in Winter Springs.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
The iPad App is now available from the iTunes Store, said veteran speech and language pathologist Sydney Birr, MA, CCC, president of Sydspeak, Inc., who co-developed Talk To Me 100® with her son, Andrew Birr, who serves as vice president of Sydspeak.
As a speech and language pathologist, Birr saw a need to provide an affordable and simple way to give autistic and developmentally disabled children a voice. So she and her son, contacted NerdsGeeksGurus, LLC to build their own application to replicate their existing device, Talk To Me 100®.
“This iPad app is a digital replica and companion to the original “child friendly” Talk To Me 100® available at www.sydspeak.com,” she explained. “Talk to Me 100® is an engaging interactive communications tool designed for children who are learning to talk or for those who have difficulty mastering verbal expression,” Birr said.
“Talk to Me 100® provides graphics, text and sound that allows children to see words, hear words, understand their meaning and experience the joy of communication by pressing buttons, Birr said. “The communication board can be expanded and moved around on the tablet as needed.”
Tips for successful language instruction and additional adaptations are built into the application.
“Many children struggle with developing a large core vocabulary," Birr explained. "Talk to Me 100® follows the child's lead and meets them at the point of readiness to learn,” she said.
Birr said the Talk to Me 100® focuses on 100 important words with corresponding graphic symbols that express the meaning of each word. A recorded voice demonstrates proper pronunciation.
“I recently evaluated a three-year old child who was nonverbal. His parents said he only spoke two words: “mama” and “bye”. When presented with the Talk To Me 100®, he began exploring the board, pressing the symbols and listening to the words. I began using my version on the iPad, and he immediately began imitating my words by pressing the symbols on his device. What sometimes takes months of therapy to achieve, he was imitating words within a few minutes,” Birr said.
“Talk to Me 100® was designed to help parents, teachers and therapists jumpstart verbal expression for children who are struggling to communicate,” Birr said.
Birr, who earned her M.A. Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Houston, has more than 35 years of experience as a speech and language pathologist.
Sydspeak, Inc. is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation program in Winter Springs.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Golf Academy at Celebration Golf Club continues its support of the Fairways for Warriors program – Fits disabled veterans with New Ping Golf Clubs
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The Golf Academy at Celebration Golf Club, which is actively involved with the Fairways for Warriors program, recently fit two disabled war veterans with complimentary Ping golf clubs donated by the manufacturer.
Kenny Nairn, executive vice president of golf at Celebration Golf Management, said Ping donated five sets of clubs to the Fairways for Warriors program.
Nairn said Chris Gordon and William Castillo received the new clubs and will participate in The Golf Academy clinics for returning war veterans.
Fairways for Warriors is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) company focused on providing golf to wounded warriors. Visit www.fairwaysforwarriors.org for additional information.
Kenny Nairn, executive vice president of golf at Celebration Golf Management, said Ping donated five sets of clubs to the Fairways for Warriors program.
Nairn said Chris Gordon and William Castillo received the new clubs and will participate in The Golf Academy clinics for returning war veterans.
Fairways for Warriors is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) company focused on providing golf to wounded warriors. Visit www.fairwaysforwarriors.org for additional information.
ABD Development Company Names Dwight Adams Chief Financial Officer
PROVIDENCE, Fla. --- ABD Development Company, which is developing the Providence Golf Course Community south of Orlando near Disney and builds custom homes in the southwest Orlando region and in Palm Coast, recently appointed Dwight Adams chief financial officer.
David Kohn, president of ABD Development Company, said Adams is a graduate of University of Central Florida and has more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance.
“We are delighted Dwight Adams has joined ABD Development Company and we look forward to his contribution to our growth and development,” Kohn said.
David Kohn, president of ABD Development Company, said Adams is a graduate of University of Central Florida and has more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance.
“We are delighted Dwight Adams has joined ABD Development Company and we look forward to his contribution to our growth and development,” Kohn said.
Mattamy Homes U.S. Group Earns Gold, Silver Medals in St. Johns County Parade of Homes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- Mattamy Homes U.S. Group, which builds new single-family homes in six neighborhoods in Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra, St. Johns County and St. Augustine, earned Gold and Silver Awards during the recent Northeast Florida Home Builders Association’s St. Johns County Parade of Homes.
Kerry Soltis, Marketing Manager for Mattamy Homes in the Jacksonville region, said The Rosebury model home at Old Sebastian Point earned the Parade’s Gold Award among homes priced from $301,000 to $350,000.
Old Sebastian Point is located on Plaza Del Rio Drive near Woodlawn Rd. and Lewis Speedway Rd. west of U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.
Soltis said the Innovations Series single-family home offers three bedrooms plus a generous study with three baths, a formal dining room and family-sized gathering room in 2,117 square feet of living space plus a generous covered lanai and a three-car garage, priced from $229,990
Mattamy Homes is building new single-family homes at Old Sebastian Point starting at $197,990. There are 78 available home sites and four spec homes available to purchase. Most home sites back up to preserve or the central community pond.
Mattamy Homes earned a Silver Award for its two-story Kaila model home at Greenleaf Village at Nocatee, located off U.S. 1 just north of Race Track Rd. in Ponte Vedra.
The Innovations Series single-family home offers three bedrooms plus a generous study, two-and-a-half baths and a chef’s kitchen in 2,483 square feet of living space with a three-car garage.
Soltis said the Kaila model home – base priced at $239,990 – also features a spacious first floor master suite, a formal dining room, a family-sized gathering room with vaulted ceilings and an optional oversized covered lanai.
Mattamy is building new single-family homes at Greenleaf Village at Nocatee that range in size from 1,663 square feet of living space to 2,483 square feet affordably priced from $199,990. Mattamy is also offering additional floor plans at Austin Park at Nocatee from 2,100 to 3,200 square feet and priced from $258,990.
About Mattamy Homes
Mattamy Homes expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and has divisions in Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis. The homebuilder is the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion.
Kerry Soltis, Marketing Manager for Mattamy Homes in the Jacksonville region, said The Rosebury model home at Old Sebastian Point earned the Parade’s Gold Award among homes priced from $301,000 to $350,000.
Old Sebastian Point is located on Plaza Del Rio Drive near Woodlawn Rd. and Lewis Speedway Rd. west of U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.
Soltis said the Innovations Series single-family home offers three bedrooms plus a generous study with three baths, a formal dining room and family-sized gathering room in 2,117 square feet of living space plus a generous covered lanai and a three-car garage, priced from $229,990
Mattamy Homes is building new single-family homes at Old Sebastian Point starting at $197,990. There are 78 available home sites and four spec homes available to purchase. Most home sites back up to preserve or the central community pond.
Mattamy Homes earned a Silver Award for its two-story Kaila model home at Greenleaf Village at Nocatee, located off U.S. 1 just north of Race Track Rd. in Ponte Vedra.
The Innovations Series single-family home offers three bedrooms plus a generous study, two-and-a-half baths and a chef’s kitchen in 2,483 square feet of living space with a three-car garage.
Soltis said the Kaila model home – base priced at $239,990 – also features a spacious first floor master suite, a formal dining room, a family-sized gathering room with vaulted ceilings and an optional oversized covered lanai.
Mattamy is building new single-family homes at Greenleaf Village at Nocatee that range in size from 1,663 square feet of living space to 2,483 square feet affordably priced from $199,990. Mattamy is also offering additional floor plans at Austin Park at Nocatee from 2,100 to 3,200 square feet and priced from $258,990.
About Mattamy Homes
Mattamy Homes expanded into the U.S. in 2003 and has divisions in Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix and Minneapolis. The homebuilder is the largest and most active in Canada with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion.
Seminole County-based Technology Firm Completes GrowFL Economic Gardening Program
LONGWOOD, Fla. – PHXX, a Longwood-based platform development technology firm with international ties, recently participated in the Florida Economic Gardening Institute’s GrowFL program allowing its employees to receive assistance from local experts through numerous free services.
Founded by President and Chief Executive Officer Shane Robinett and Steven Sack Chief Operating Officer, PHXX has been a successful enterprise since 2004, as it has continued to expand and update its role in the media and technology markets, according to Robinett.
With 37 employees in Longwood, London, Dubai and Cairo, PHXX focuses primarily on the deployment of video-on-demand (VOD) and over-the-topology (OTT) solutions, as well as media portal production and management and online gaming portal services. Whether as a package or as one unique solution, the services provided by PHXX assist telecommunication companies, as well as other industries, around the globe.
“Working with GrowFL offered us the opportunity to have local, experienced business leaders help us springboard our own growth,” Robinett said. “The opportunity we received thereby enables strong Florida-based growth.”
Created in 2009 by the Florida Legislature, the GrowFL program is based at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. When selecting businesses to participate, members of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute sought companies with growth potential, according to Dr. Tom O’Neal, executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute.
“PHXX was a good candidate for the program because of its previous success and its potential for continued growth,” said Dr. O’Neal, who also is associate vice president for the University of Central Florida’s Office of Research and Commercialization.
GrowFL supported PHXX through a number of services, including access to market research and technology, strategy analysis, CEO roundtables and forums, database research and website optimization.
“Working with GrowFL was a very positive endeavor that shows that we want to grow local jobs and, at the same time, bring foreign revenue to our Central Florida home,” Robinett said.
About PHXX:
Founded in 2004 by Shane Robinett and Steven Sack, PHXX is a Florida-based platform development technology firm that focuses on advanced media delivery solutions, including VOD, OTT, media portal production and management, and online gaming portal services. The company’s initial marketing focus for its new media platform is targeted at emerging markets such as the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe. PHXX currently has clients as far away as Dubai, Saudi Arabia and London, and as close to home as Central Florida. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.PHXX.com or connect on LinkedIn or Twitter at @PHXX.
About The Florida Economic Gardening Institute / GrowFL:
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida was established in 2009. Initially funded by the Florida Legislature, the Institute has provided services via the State of Florida’s Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Pilot Program, known as GrowFL. With various partnerships throughout the state, including Orange County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, the Institute collaborates with statewide partners to support the growth of second-stage businesses through localized entrepreneurial ecosystems. Additional information is available at www.GrowFL.com.
Founded by President and Chief Executive Officer Shane Robinett and Steven Sack Chief Operating Officer, PHXX has been a successful enterprise since 2004, as it has continued to expand and update its role in the media and technology markets, according to Robinett.
With 37 employees in Longwood, London, Dubai and Cairo, PHXX focuses primarily on the deployment of video-on-demand (VOD) and over-the-topology (OTT) solutions, as well as media portal production and management and online gaming portal services. Whether as a package or as one unique solution, the services provided by PHXX assist telecommunication companies, as well as other industries, around the globe.
“Working with GrowFL offered us the opportunity to have local, experienced business leaders help us springboard our own growth,” Robinett said. “The opportunity we received thereby enables strong Florida-based growth.”
Created in 2009 by the Florida Legislature, the GrowFL program is based at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. When selecting businesses to participate, members of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute sought companies with growth potential, according to Dr. Tom O’Neal, executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute.
“PHXX was a good candidate for the program because of its previous success and its potential for continued growth,” said Dr. O’Neal, who also is associate vice president for the University of Central Florida’s Office of Research and Commercialization.
GrowFL supported PHXX through a number of services, including access to market research and technology, strategy analysis, CEO roundtables and forums, database research and website optimization.
“Working with GrowFL was a very positive endeavor that shows that we want to grow local jobs and, at the same time, bring foreign revenue to our Central Florida home,” Robinett said.
About PHXX:
Founded in 2004 by Shane Robinett and Steven Sack, PHXX is a Florida-based platform development technology firm that focuses on advanced media delivery solutions, including VOD, OTT, media portal production and management, and online gaming portal services. The company’s initial marketing focus for its new media platform is targeted at emerging markets such as the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe. PHXX currently has clients as far away as Dubai, Saudi Arabia and London, and as close to home as Central Florida. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.PHXX.com or connect on LinkedIn or Twitter at @PHXX.
About The Florida Economic Gardening Institute / GrowFL:
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida was established in 2009. Initially funded by the Florida Legislature, the Institute has provided services via the State of Florida’s Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Pilot Program, known as GrowFL. With various partnerships throughout the state, including Orange County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, the Institute collaborates with statewide partners to support the growth of second-stage businesses through localized entrepreneurial ecosystems. Additional information is available at www.GrowFL.com.
University of Central Florida’s New Daytona Beach Business Incubator Welcomes Two More Clients
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The University of Central Florida Business Incubator in Daytona Beach recently welcomed two new clients – Fusion Fitness Designs and Black Creek Financial – to its newly opened offices at the Daytona Beach International Airport.
Site Manager Doris (Connie) Bernal said Fusion Fitness Designs, an Ormond Beach designer and manufacturer of high-end exercise equipment, officially moved into their leased office space at 601 Innovation Way on Sept. 1. The five-year-old company was founded by Phaedra Lee and Cy Manula.
Black Creek Financial, a two-year-old Daytona Beach risk management and auditing company owned by Daytona Beach resident Kearn Williams, also has set up an office at the incubator. Both Williams and Lee say they now plan to hire employees to help grow their respective companies.
The two companies join Mel Hall’s I-RED LLC [Innovation Research Engineering and Development] an Edgewater alternative energy company that is developing wind-turbine technology to provide low-cost, sustainable electrical power.
The 8,000 square-foot incubator – a partnership between UCF, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council – opened its doors July 27 after a $1.4 million renovation to part of the airport’s international terminal building. Like its counterparts in Orlando, Sanford, Leesburg, Kissimmee, St. Cloud and Winter Springs, the Daytona Beach International Airport incubator is designed to help start-up companies as well as established businesses that may need assistance getting to the next level of their operations, Bernal said.
“We help established companies that have been in research and development and are ready to do their commercialization strategy,” Bernal said. “Most entrepreneurs are good with the product-development part of the business, but often need help when it comes to sales and marketing strategies, and accessing investors, consultants, future clients, etc. Such is the case with our first three clients.”
Bernal, a former manager at Daytona State College’s Small Business Development Center, said ten additional applicants from area businesses have been interviewed for space in the incubator which eventually can house up to 20 clients.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
Site Manager Doris (Connie) Bernal said Fusion Fitness Designs, an Ormond Beach designer and manufacturer of high-end exercise equipment, officially moved into their leased office space at 601 Innovation Way on Sept. 1. The five-year-old company was founded by Phaedra Lee and Cy Manula.
Black Creek Financial, a two-year-old Daytona Beach risk management and auditing company owned by Daytona Beach resident Kearn Williams, also has set up an office at the incubator. Both Williams and Lee say they now plan to hire employees to help grow their respective companies.
The two companies join Mel Hall’s I-RED LLC [Innovation Research Engineering and Development] an Edgewater alternative energy company that is developing wind-turbine technology to provide low-cost, sustainable electrical power.
The 8,000 square-foot incubator – a partnership between UCF, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council – opened its doors July 27 after a $1.4 million renovation to part of the airport’s international terminal building. Like its counterparts in Orlando, Sanford, Leesburg, Kissimmee, St. Cloud and Winter Springs, the Daytona Beach International Airport incubator is designed to help start-up companies as well as established businesses that may need assistance getting to the next level of their operations, Bernal said.
“We help established companies that have been in research and development and are ready to do their commercialization strategy,” Bernal said. “Most entrepreneurs are good with the product-development part of the business, but often need help when it comes to sales and marketing strategies, and accessing investors, consultants, future clients, etc. Such is the case with our first three clients.”
Bernal, a former manager at Daytona State College’s Small Business Development Center, said ten additional applicants from area businesses have been interviewed for space in the incubator which eventually can house up to 20 clients.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook.
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