ORLANDO, Fla. --- The University Club of Orlando will host Cocktails for a Cause, a reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28 to benefit REBUILD Globally (RG), an Orlando based 501 c (3) nonprofit organization.
RG is dedicated to helping Haitians recover from the devastating earthquake that destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure two years ago through living-wage employment and recycling initiatives.
Justin Wright, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said REBUILD globally is focusing its efforts on small business startup in Haiti that manufacture sandals.
Handcrafted recycled tire sandals made by RG artisans will be sold to benefit the RG Apprenticeship Initiative. This program focuses on training and educating vulnerable youth in Haiti and provides the financial means for these youth to attend school. In addition to an education, the apprentices attend English class, leadership training, life-skills classes and technical training for future employment.
“It is with great pleasure that RG teams up with the University Club this month in an effort to bring the Orlando community together to make a sustainable difference in the global community. It is events like Cocktails for a Cause that allow us all an opportunity to learn, share perspectives and take action to make the world a better place,” said Julie Colombino, chief executive officer of REBUILD globally.
The University Club of Orlando’s Cocktails for a Cause receptions have raised more than $100,000 for charitable and civic groups over the past year.
General admission to the event is $10, students, $5.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Dr. O’Neal welcomes participants to Florida Business Incubation Association Bi-Annual Conference
ORLANDO, Fla., --- Dr. Tom O’Neal, president of the Florida Business Incubation Association (FBIA) and founder and executive director of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, welcomed participants representing nearly 30 business incubation programs throughout Florida at the FBIA bi-annual conference held at the Innovation Hub at the University of Florida in Gainesville recently.
Dr. O’Neal told the group that business incubation is a growing trend that remains one of the most cost-effective economic development programs Florida has to offer.
Business growth was hindered by the national economic recession but thanks to efforts by local communities across Florida and business incubation specialists, incubation programs have grown in size and scope to help turn the tide with respect to small business growth and success, Dr. O’Neal told the group. Internationally-based companies will play a larger role in the future growth of incubation, he explained.
“Business and industry are globalizing and startup enterprises that focus on international markets are becoming increasing important,” Dr. O’Neal said.
The UCF Business Incubation Program currently accommodates two international based client companies and Dr. O’Neal said that within five years he expects international enterprises to comprise up to 10 percent of incubation client companies.
The FBIA Bi-Annual Conference featured presentations on crowd source funding for startup businesses, Enterprise Florida programs to support and strengthen startup enterprises, global marketing, intellectual property, business models and commercialization of public research.
About the Florida Business Incubation Association (FBIA)
Since its founding in 1998, the Florida Business Incubation Association has held bi-annual statewide meetings and been a unified voice for all the Florida incubators. FBIA plays an integral role in developing and/or identifying programs that help provide greater service to incubator clients. FBIA teams up annually with the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) to award conference scholarship opportunities to Florida incubation professionals. Please visit FBIA on www.fbiaonline.org or on Facebook on www.facebook.com/FLBIA
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Dr. O’Neal told the group that business incubation is a growing trend that remains one of the most cost-effective economic development programs Florida has to offer.
Business growth was hindered by the national economic recession but thanks to efforts by local communities across Florida and business incubation specialists, incubation programs have grown in size and scope to help turn the tide with respect to small business growth and success, Dr. O’Neal told the group. Internationally-based companies will play a larger role in the future growth of incubation, he explained.
“Business and industry are globalizing and startup enterprises that focus on international markets are becoming increasing important,” Dr. O’Neal said.
The UCF Business Incubation Program currently accommodates two international based client companies and Dr. O’Neal said that within five years he expects international enterprises to comprise up to 10 percent of incubation client companies.
The FBIA Bi-Annual Conference featured presentations on crowd source funding for startup businesses, Enterprise Florida programs to support and strengthen startup enterprises, global marketing, intellectual property, business models and commercialization of public research.
About the Florida Business Incubation Association (FBIA)
Since its founding in 1998, the Florida Business Incubation Association has held bi-annual statewide meetings and been a unified voice for all the Florida incubators. FBIA plays an integral role in developing and/or identifying programs that help provide greater service to incubator clients. FBIA teams up annually with the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) to award conference scholarship opportunities to Florida incubation professionals. Please visit FBIA on www.fbiaonline.org or on Facebook on www.facebook.com/FLBIA
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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contract to Design Ale House Restaurant in Paramus, N.J.
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, was recently awarded a contract to design an Ale House restaurant located in Paramus, N.J.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the facility totals 8,700 square feet of space.
Lonnie Peterson, chairman at Cuhaci & Peterson, said the facility totals 8,700 square feet of space.
FIRST GREEN BANK PRESIDENT SPEAKS TO U.S. GREEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MOUNT DORA, Fla. --- Kenneth LaRoe, president of First Green Bank in Mount Dora, spoke to the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce in Orlando recently.
LaRoe told the group that the U.S. banking industry faces many challenges, including environmental leadership.
“Clearly America’s banking industry is behind the times on environmental issues,” LaRoe said. “At First Green Bank, one of our missions is to help eliminate that conservation gap,” he said.
First Green Bank is ranked as one of the most environmentally “green” banks in the U.S., according to the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America.
First Green Bank opened in 2009 and has a branch in Ormond Beach in addition to Clermont. Its Mount Dora headquarters, opened late last year, is the second privately constructed building in Florida to qualify for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum certification for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
LaRoe told the group that the U.S. banking industry faces many challenges, including environmental leadership.
“Clearly America’s banking industry is behind the times on environmental issues,” LaRoe said. “At First Green Bank, one of our missions is to help eliminate that conservation gap,” he said.
First Green Bank is ranked as one of the most environmentally “green” banks in the U.S., according to the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America.
First Green Bank opened in 2009 and has a branch in Ormond Beach in addition to Clermont. Its Mount Dora headquarters, opened late last year, is the second privately constructed building in Florida to qualify for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum certification for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
NAI Realvest negotiates new office lease of 7,560 square feet at Florida Central Commerce Park in Longwood
ORLANDO, Fla. -- NAI Realvest recently completed an office lease agreement for 7,560 square feet in Florida Central Commerce Park off S.R. 434 in Longwood.
Robert Blackwell, SIOR principal at the firm and associate Sean DuPree, CCIM negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Chicago based G & G Partners, LLC.
The new tenant, The Green Savers, LLC leased Suite 400 on the second floor of the 35,120 square foot office building at 1124 Florida Central Parkway. The tenant relocated from Semoran Blvd. in Casselberry.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Robert Blackwell, SIOR principal at the firm and associate Sean DuPree, CCIM negotiated the transaction representing the landlord, Chicago based G & G Partners, LLC.
The new tenant, The Green Savers, LLC leased Suite 400 on the second floor of the 35,120 square foot office building at 1124 Florida Central Parkway. The tenant relocated from Semoran Blvd. in Casselberry.
About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.
Monday, June 11, 2012
RIDE GREEN SCOOTERS REPORTS SALES OF FUEL-EFFICIENT SCOOTERS ARE AVERAGING ONE A DAY
WINTER PARK, Fla. --- Sales of fuel-efficient scooters at Ride Green Scooters on W. Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park have averaged one a day since the start of this year according to Principal Ron Schwartz.
Schwartz said when Ride Green Scooters opened its doors in 2009 sales averaged seven scooters a month.
Schwartz said the average sale price of a scooter at Ride Green Scooters is $1,200. Scooter prices range from about $900 to $ 1,500 for 50cc’s to $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 for 150cc’s models, and from $ 3,000 to 4,000 for the three-wheel trikes.
Scooter repairs and maintenance---Ride Green Scooters services all makes and models, including ones they don’t sell---have also bolstered the company’s success, averaging up to $10,000 monthly in revenues. Their trained technicians also specialize in making scooters go faster and can tailor the modifications to a customers budget.
“Most people in the market for a scooter are interested in efficiency, safety and convenience,” Schwartz said. “But some like to ‘go fast’ and Ride Green covers it all with precision.”
Ride Green Scooters sells scooters that can travel as much as 110 miles on a gallon of gas, and electric scooters whose fuel economies are even better.
Schwartz said when Ride Green Scooters opened its doors in 2009 sales averaged seven scooters a month.
Schwartz said the average sale price of a scooter at Ride Green Scooters is $1,200. Scooter prices range from about $900 to $ 1,500 for 50cc’s to $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 for 150cc’s models, and from $ 3,000 to 4,000 for the three-wheel trikes.
Scooter repairs and maintenance---Ride Green Scooters services all makes and models, including ones they don’t sell---have also bolstered the company’s success, averaging up to $10,000 monthly in revenues. Their trained technicians also specialize in making scooters go faster and can tailor the modifications to a customers budget.
“Most people in the market for a scooter are interested in efficiency, safety and convenience,” Schwartz said. “But some like to ‘go fast’ and Ride Green covers it all with precision.”
Ride Green Scooters sells scooters that can travel as much as 110 miles on a gallon of gas, and electric scooters whose fuel economies are even better.
Winston James Development, Daytona Area Board of Realtors to host Bingo Night to benefit American Cancer Society at the Villages of Royal Palm
PORT ORANGE, Fla. --- The Daytona Beach Area Board of Realtors and Winston James Development, are sponsoring and hosting the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser Wednesday, June 27 at the Villages of Royal Palm community clubhouse on Coconut Palm Drive in Port Orange.
“Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a bingo night – from 6 to 8 p.m. – to raise money for breast cancer awareness,” said Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development which is developing the award-winning Villages of Royal Palm, community.
Schwartz said the public is invited and the cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Winston James Development will donate $200 toward the bingo night.
Refreshments and food will be provided, space is limited, and participants are asked to RSVP to Rose Roberts at 386-299-1175 or Debbie Callahan at 386-299-5281.
“Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a bingo night – from 6 to 8 p.m. – to raise money for breast cancer awareness,” said Winston Schwartz, president of Winston James Development which is developing the award-winning Villages of Royal Palm, community.
Schwartz said the public is invited and the cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Winston James Development will donate $200 toward the bingo night.
Refreshments and food will be provided, space is limited, and participants are asked to RSVP to Rose Roberts at 386-299-1175 or Debbie Callahan at 386-299-5281.
Leisure Arts League at Del Webb Stone Creek in Ocala to host Workshops to Decorate Brassieres, to benefit ACS
OCALA, Fla. – The Leisure Arts League at Del Webb Stone Creek active adult community will host workshops in June, July, August and September to decorate brassieres.
Marion Pierleoni, president of Leisure Arts League at Del Webb Stone Creek, said decorating or creating “art bras” is an increasingly popular way to raise funds and awareness about breast cancer.
“The days of burning the bra may be long gone, but the days of decorating the bra are totally in,” Pierleoni said.
“All over the U.S. people are creating fantastic new designs that are true “art bras,” she said.
For Pierleoni and her Leisure Arts League colleagues, “Creative Cups for a Cause” is just the event to capture the growing trend at Del Webb Stone Creek.
All proceeds and bras from Creative Cups for a Cause will be donated to the American Cancer Society, Pierleoni said.
Cups for a Cause Workshops will be held in the Del Webb Stone Creek Crafts Room at the community clubhouse.
Workshops are scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13; Tuesday, July 17; Thursday, Aug. 16; and Monday, Sept. 17.
To sign up for the workshops or to donate to the cause, contact Marion Pierleoni at 904-237-7756.
About Del Webb Stone Creek:
Del Webb Stone Creek features an 18-hole championship golf course on 187 acres with stately live oak trees on a rolling countryside and water features strategically placed on 14 of the holes. Stone Creek’s Reflection Bay and Elan Spa clubhouses consist of over 44,000 square feet situated on more than 29 acres including a grand ballroom, state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor spa, steam and sauna room, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, pickelball courts and bocce ball courts, event pavilion, over 25 acres of walking and biking trails,. For more information, visit delwebb.com/stonecreek or call 877-333-5932
About Del Webb:
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, award-winning Del Webb communities provide a vibrant, enriched lifestyle for those ages 55 and older, creating an unmatched experience for the next phase of life. Del Webb communities began with the original Sun City which opened outside Phoenix, Arizona in 1960 and have grown to include more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 21 states. Del Webb is the undisputed leader of active adult communities in America and draws on its 50 years of experience of providing residents an engaging life which fulfills their creative, physical, mental, and social needs. Together with Del Webb residents, the brand is redefining retirement. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com
Marion Pierleoni, president of Leisure Arts League at Del Webb Stone Creek, said decorating or creating “art bras” is an increasingly popular way to raise funds and awareness about breast cancer.
“The days of burning the bra may be long gone, but the days of decorating the bra are totally in,” Pierleoni said.
“All over the U.S. people are creating fantastic new designs that are true “art bras,” she said.
For Pierleoni and her Leisure Arts League colleagues, “Creative Cups for a Cause” is just the event to capture the growing trend at Del Webb Stone Creek.
All proceeds and bras from Creative Cups for a Cause will be donated to the American Cancer Society, Pierleoni said.
Cups for a Cause Workshops will be held in the Del Webb Stone Creek Crafts Room at the community clubhouse.
Workshops are scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13; Tuesday, July 17; Thursday, Aug. 16; and Monday, Sept. 17.
To sign up for the workshops or to donate to the cause, contact Marion Pierleoni at 904-237-7756.
About Del Webb Stone Creek:
Del Webb Stone Creek features an 18-hole championship golf course on 187 acres with stately live oak trees on a rolling countryside and water features strategically placed on 14 of the holes. Stone Creek’s Reflection Bay and Elan Spa clubhouses consist of over 44,000 square feet situated on more than 29 acres including a grand ballroom, state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor spa, steam and sauna room, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, pickelball courts and bocce ball courts, event pavilion, over 25 acres of walking and biking trails,. For more information, visit delwebb.com/stonecreek or call 877-333-5932
About Del Webb:
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, award-winning Del Webb communities provide a vibrant, enriched lifestyle for those ages 55 and older, creating an unmatched experience for the next phase of life. Del Webb communities began with the original Sun City which opened outside Phoenix, Arizona in 1960 and have grown to include more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 21 states. Del Webb is the undisputed leader of active adult communities in America and draws on its 50 years of experience of providing residents an engaging life which fulfills their creative, physical, mental, and social needs. Together with Del Webb residents, the brand is redefining retirement. For more information on Del Webb, visit www.delwebb.com
Pulte Homes Hosts More Than 130 People at Windermere Terrace Grand Opening
Windermere, Fla. --- Pulte Homes reports it hosted more than 130 people at the recent grand opening at Windermere Terrace, Pulte’s newest single family community located off Overstreet Road in Windermere.
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Pulte Homes in Central Florida, said guests enjoyed foods from local gourmet food trucks, Yum-Yum Cupcakes and the Crooked Spoon.
Strickler said guests also met new home sales consultants Kristi McCollom and CaliAnne Howell and toured the Madison – a two story, four-bedroom, 3.5-bath model home priced from $329,990.
McCollom and Howell also unveiled eight floor plans for single-family homes at Windermere Terrace on 50-foot and 60-foot home sites.
“Windermere is such a highly desirable community we expected a good turnout but 130 prospective home buyers is a clear sign that interest is high and the housing market in the Orlando region is bouncing back,” said Strickler.
Windermere Terrace features wooded conservation and pond view homes. Strickler said the eight new single family home designs offered at Windermere Terrace starting from the $220s have three to six bedrooms with two to four baths and range from 1,744 to 3,649 square feet with two and three car garages.
Amenities at Windermere Terrace include a community swimming pool and cabana, top-rated Windermere schools, and upscale shopping or dining within minutes of the community with easy access to Orlando’s downtown and international airport.
Many of the new homes at Windermere Terrace feature Pulte’s Life TestedTM new home designs that include the Pulte Planning Center, the perfect place for homework, and a Drop Zone, similar to a northern mud room with a place to leave shoes and backpacks before entering the living area. These plans also include studies, game rooms, and additional structural features to customize each home.
For more information about Windermere Terrace, visit www.Pulte.com/orlando or call 407-656-1009.
About Pulte Homes
Award-winning Pulte Homes communities are designed to deliver the best quality of life for home owners. By combining innovative life-enhancing designs, an unwavering commitment to quality and attention to detail, Pulte Homes is the nation’s premier home brand for upwardly mobile home buyers in 26 states and the District of Columbia. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, Pulte Homes has ranked tops in the annual JD Power and Associates® New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Studysm more than 75 times since 2000. For more information about Pulte Homes, visit www.pultehomes.com.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com
Sean Strickler, vice president of sales for Pulte Homes in Central Florida, said guests enjoyed foods from local gourmet food trucks, Yum-Yum Cupcakes and the Crooked Spoon.
Strickler said guests also met new home sales consultants Kristi McCollom and CaliAnne Howell and toured the Madison – a two story, four-bedroom, 3.5-bath model home priced from $329,990.
McCollom and Howell also unveiled eight floor plans for single-family homes at Windermere Terrace on 50-foot and 60-foot home sites.
“Windermere is such a highly desirable community we expected a good turnout but 130 prospective home buyers is a clear sign that interest is high and the housing market in the Orlando region is bouncing back,” said Strickler.
Windermere Terrace features wooded conservation and pond view homes. Strickler said the eight new single family home designs offered at Windermere Terrace starting from the $220s have three to six bedrooms with two to four baths and range from 1,744 to 3,649 square feet with two and three car garages.
Amenities at Windermere Terrace include a community swimming pool and cabana, top-rated Windermere schools, and upscale shopping or dining within minutes of the community with easy access to Orlando’s downtown and international airport.
Many of the new homes at Windermere Terrace feature Pulte’s Life TestedTM new home designs that include the Pulte Planning Center, the perfect place for homework, and a Drop Zone, similar to a northern mud room with a place to leave shoes and backpacks before entering the living area. These plans also include studies, game rooms, and additional structural features to customize each home.
For more information about Windermere Terrace, visit www.Pulte.com/orlando or call 407-656-1009.
About Pulte Homes
Award-winning Pulte Homes communities are designed to deliver the best quality of life for home owners. By combining innovative life-enhancing designs, an unwavering commitment to quality and attention to detail, Pulte Homes is the nation’s premier home brand for upwardly mobile home buyers in 26 states and the District of Columbia. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, Pulte Homes has ranked tops in the annual JD Power and Associates® New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Studysm more than 75 times since 2000. For more information about Pulte Homes, visit www.pultehomes.com.
About PulteGroup
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America’s largest home building companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide home buyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded home builder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top home builders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.
For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com
Advanced EMS Designs to Showcase Newly Patented Health Care Product at Trade Show
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. --- Advanced EMS Designs, Inc. in Winter Springs plans to showcase its newly patented health care product at the upcoming EMS World EXPO trade show in New Orleans.
Retired firefighter and paramedic Scott Neusch, who heads Advanced EMS Designs, said the company’s product, Board Armor, will save lives.
Board Armor is a disposable Tyvek sheath that covers backboards EMS workers use when transporting accident victims. Those backboards are often contaminated with blood and other bodily fluids, and even though they are cleaned, cracks and scratches can still harbor bacteria and other contaminants, Neusch explained.
After the patient is safely transported, the Board Armor is disposed of sanitarily.
Its use prevents body fluids from contaminating the backboard, prevents any contaminants on the backboard from infecting the patient, and reduces turnaround time so that EMTs and paramedics can get back on the road saving lives faster.
It’s a simple solution. It won’t make us millionaires anytime soon, but it will help a lot of patients and that’s what we set out to do,” said Neusch.
Neusch said his colleagues Joe McCluan, Mark Steinert, and Scott McIntyre formed Advanced EMS Designs to market Board Armor.
The firm is currently developing additional solutions for first responders
Advanced EMS Designs is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator 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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
Retired firefighter and paramedic Scott Neusch, who heads Advanced EMS Designs, said the company’s product, Board Armor, will save lives.
Board Armor is a disposable Tyvek sheath that covers backboards EMS workers use when transporting accident victims. Those backboards are often contaminated with blood and other bodily fluids, and even though they are cleaned, cracks and scratches can still harbor bacteria and other contaminants, Neusch explained.
After the patient is safely transported, the Board Armor is disposed of sanitarily.
Its use prevents body fluids from contaminating the backboard, prevents any contaminants on the backboard from infecting the patient, and reduces turnaround time so that EMTs and paramedics can get back on the road saving lives faster.
It’s a simple solution. It won’t make us millionaires anytime soon, but it will help a lot of patients and that’s what we set out to do,” said Neusch.
Neusch said his colleagues Joe McCluan, Mark Steinert, and Scott McIntyre formed Advanced EMS Designs to market Board Armor.
The firm is currently developing additional solutions for first responders
Advanced EMS Designs is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator 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 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, 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. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
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