FLORIDA THINK TANK PRAISES GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE FOR STRATEGY

25-Apr-2011 | News-Press Release

FLORIDA THINK TANK PRAISES GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE FOR STRATEGY

The FPA Think Tank at UNF claims the Governor’s strategy to consolidate economic development efforts, reduce the State bureaucracy, eliminate duplicate services and abolish burdensome regulations will strengthen the infrastructure that supports the 2.4 million small and minority businesses in the State. In a letter to the Governor and the Legislature, the Think Tank requested the cooperation of all Florida Agencies which issue public contracts with tax-payers dollars at the state, county and municipal level. The Umbrella Initiative, the Think Tank claims will strengthen the government contracting functions, including the State’s One Florida Initiative (1), save the State millions and bring needed transparency to the tracking of all contracts. The Initiative was crafted to prevent, among other things, disparities from taking place and to permit the involvement of university professors and students in the promotion and support of innovation, entrepreneurship and teaming of small businesses in the community to help create jobs.

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BACKGROUND

The Umbrella Initiative will create a ‘Florida Procurement Portal’ to guarantee small business owners access – in one place – to ALL essential procurement elements, including the actual solicitations from 1,586 State and local Agencies PLUS all the federal contracting opportunities. One will be able to access communication; registration; certification; trainings; bid searching, bid responses; contract funding (access to capital) and contracting results!

The ‘Florida Procurement Portal’ would permit local counselors, at service provider offices, to offer – in one place - critical on-line procurement support – including on-demand trainings - to existing small businesses interested in becoming involved and/or on expanding their government procurement activities.

Visit our website (2), for the details. Learn about The C.E.L. Project (3) and how it will create jobs in the inner City. Register to attend the ‘Let’s Do Business Florida’ event (4) on June 16th,to view our presentation (5) . Find out how the initiative will help Florida lead the nation in the creation of new jobs.

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(1) Description of the One Florida Initiative. - http://www.dep.state.fl.us/admin/One_FLa

(2) The Umbrella Initiative official website. - http://www.umbrellainitiative.org

(3) Short Video on The C.E.L. Project. - http://bit.ly/cExkv5

(4) The Let’s Do Business Florida event. - http://www.letsdobusinessflorida.com

(5) Description of the FPA Presentation. - http://bit.ly/g5ZqhY

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