THE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
R E S O U R C E G U I D E
A Quick Reference for New or Expanding Firms Doing business in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Published by: The Beacon Council Brickell Bayview Center 80 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite 2400 Miami, Florida 33130 305/579-1300
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTACTS
The Beacon Council City of North Miami Beach 80 SW 8th St., Suite 2400 17011 NE 19 Ave, 3rd Floor, Room 315 Miami, Florida 33130 North Miami Beach, Florida 33162 Tel: 305-579-1300 Tel: 305-947-7581 Fax: 305-375-0271 Fax: 305-957-3517 Website: www.beaconcouncil.com Website: www.citynmb.com
City of Coral Gables City of Opa-locka 405 Biltmore Way 780 Fisherman St., 4th Floor Coral Gables, FL 33134 Opa-locka, Florida 33054 Tel: 305-446-6800 Tel: 305-953-2868 Fax: 305-460-5371 Fax: 305-953-3060 Website: www.coralgables.com Website: www.opalockafl.gov
City of Doral Downtown Development Authority 8401 NW 53rd Terrace 200 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2929 Doral, FL 33166 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: 305-593-6725 Tel. 305 -579-6675 Fax: 305-593-6761 Fax: 305-371-2423 Website: www.cityofdoral.com Website: www.miamidda.com
City of Hialeah Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Hialeah-Dade Development, Inc. Bureau 501 Palm Ave 701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2700 Hialeah, Florida 33010 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: 305-883-5800 Tel: 305-539-3000 Fax: 305-884-1740 Fax: 305-539-3125 Website: www.hialeahfl.gov Website: www.miamiandbeaches.com
City of Miami Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce 444 SW 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor 1601 Biscayne Blvd, Ballroom Level Miami, Florida 33130 Miami, Florida 33132 Tel: 305- 416-1435 Tel: 305-350-7700 Fax: 305-416-2156 Fax: 305-374-6902 Website: www.miamigov.com Website: www.greatermiami.com
City of Miami Beach Miami-Dade County Office of Community 1700 Convention Center Dr, 3rd Floor and Economic Development Miami Beach, Florida 33139 701 NW 1st Court, 14th Floor Tel: 305-673-7000 Miami, Florida 33136 Fax: 305-673-7782 Tel: 786-469-2100 Website: www.miamibeachfl.gov/ Fax: 786-469-2170 Website: City of Miami Gardens www.miamidade.gov/oedit/home.asp 1515 NW 167th Street, Suite 200 Miami Gardens, FL 33169 Miami-Dade County Economic Tel: 305-622-8000 Development Coordination Fax: 305-622-8001 Stephen P. Clark Center Website: www.miamigardens-fl.gov 111 N.W. 1st Street, 22nd Floor Miami, Florida 33128 City of North Miami Tel: 305-375-1254 776 NE 125th St. Fax: 305-679-7895 North Miami, Florida 33161 Website: Tel: 305-893-6511 www.miamidade.gov/oedit/home.asp Fax: 305-899-0497 Website: www.northmiamifl.gov
2 Economic Development Council South Vision Council, Inc. Miami-Dade 2804 N.E. 8th Street 18001 Old Cutler Rd., Suite 641 Homestead, FL 33033 Palmetto Bay, Florida 33157 Tel: 305-247-7082 Tel: 305-378-9470 Fax: 305-247-9976 Fax: 305-254-0805 Website: www.visioncouncil.com Website: www.pcrc.com
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Chamber South Fax: 305-246-1100 6410 SW 80th Street Website: www.chamberinaction.com South Miami, Florida 33143 Tel: 305-661-1621 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Fax: 305-666-0508 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Ballroom Level Website: www.chambersouth.com Miami, Florida 33132 Tel: 305-350-7700 Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce Fax: 305-374-6902 2820 McFarlene Rd. Website: www.greatermiami.com Coconut Grove, Florida 33133 Tel: 305-444-7270 Greater Miami Shores Chamber of Fax: 305-444-2498 Commerce Website: www.coconutgrovechamber.com 9701 NE 2nd Ave. Miami Shores, Florida 33138 Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Tel: 305-754-5466 224 Catalonia Ave. Fax: 305-759-8872 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Website: www.miamishores.com Tel: 305-446-1657 Fax: 305-446-9900 Greater North Miami Beach Chamber of Website: www.coralgableschamber.org Commerce 1870 NE 171st Street Doral Business Council North Miami Beach, Florida 33162 2315 NW 107th Ave, Suite 1M9, Box #94 Tel: 305-944-8500 Doral, Florida 33172 Fax: 305-944-8191 Tel: 305-470-9597 Website: www.nmbchamber.com Fax: 305-591-8431 Website: www.doralbusiness.com Greater North Miami Chamber of Commerce Doral Chamber of Commerce 13100 W. Dixie Hwy. 8181 NW 36th St., Suite 21-A North Miami, Florida 33161 Miami, Florida 33166 Tel: 305-891-7811 Tel: 305-477-7600 Fax: 305-893-8522 Website: www.doralchamberofcommerce.org Website: www.northmiamichamber.com
Florida Gold Coast Chamber of Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce Commerce 88 West McIntyre Street, Suite 100 1100 Kane Concourse, Suite 210 Key Biscayne, Florida 33149 Bay Harbor Island, Florida 33154 Tel: 305-361-5207 Tel: 305-866-6020 Fax: 305-361-9411 Fax: 305-866-0635 Website: www.keybiscaynechamber.org
Greater Homestead/Florida City Chamber Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Commerce (CAMACOL) P.O. Box 901544 735 NW 22nd Ave. Homestead, FL 33090 Miami, Florida 33125 Tel: 305-247-2332 Tel: 305-642-3870 3 Fax: 305-642-0653 U.S. Department of Commerce Website: www.camacol.org Miami U.S. Export Assistance Center 5835 Blue Lagoon Dr., Suite 203 Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Miami Florida 33126 1920 Meridian Ave. Tel: 305-526-7428 Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Fax: 305-526-7434 Tel: 305-674-1300 Website: www.buyusa.gov/florida/ Fax: 305-538-4336 Website: www.miamibeachchamber.com This office provides exporters with trade leads and market research regarding the Miami Beach Latin Chamber of best potential overseas markets for their Commerce products. The trade specialists offer one-on- 510 Lincoln Road one export counseling for beginning Miami Beach, Florida 33139 exporters, as well as the more experienced Tel: 305-674-1414 traders. Trade leads identified by the U. S Fax: 305-674-9052 and Foreign Commercial Service officers of Website: www.miamibeach.org the U.S. Department of Commerce and funneled daily into an electronic bulletin Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce board known as the RTOP Trade 1951 Seventh Avenue, 3rd Floor Opportunity Program. The leads include Miami FL, 33136 opportunities for direct sales, representation, Tel: 305-751-8648 investment, licensing, joint ventures and Fax: 305-758-3839 foreign government tender. Website: www.m-dcc.org U.S. Customs Service, Miami District North Dade Regional Chamber of Airport Commerce 6601 NW 25th St. 1300 NW 167th St., Suite 1 Miami, Florida 33122 Miami, Florida 33169 P.O. Box 52-3215 Tel: 305-690-9123 Miami, Florida 33152 Fax: 305-624-3002 Tel: 305-869-2800 Website: www.thechamber.cc Fax: 305-869-2822 Website: South Florida Hispanic Chamber of http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ Commerce ports/fl/5206.xml 333 Arthur Godfrey Road, Suite 300 Miami Beach, Florida 33140 PortMiami Tel: 305-534-1903 903 South America Way, Terminal H Fax: 305-534-8365 Miami, Florida 33132 Website: www.sflhcc.com Tel: 305-536-4758 Ext: 213 Website: Women’s Chamber of Commerce of http://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/ Miami-Dade County P.O. Box 566164 The U.S. Customs Service provides Miami, FL 33256 information on the amount of duty required Tel: 305-316-2536 on imported products. Customs also clears Fax: 305-759-8468 imports and collects required tariffs. Website: www.womenschamberofcommerce.org U.S. Small Business Administration 100 S. Biscayne Blvd, 7th Floor ASSISTANCE FOR Miami, Florida 33131 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Tel: 305-536-5521 Fax: 305-536-5058 Website: www.sba.gov A large number of public and private-sector organizations are available to assist The U.S. SBA guarantees up to $1.2 million companies beginning or expanding their in loans and up to $750,000 for revolving line international business operations. of credit for qualified exporters. The agency cosponsors matchmakers and provides NATIONAL training-counseling in international trade, as
4 well as supplying marketing information Enterprise Florida, Inc. is a not-for-profit through Export Information Service. government-business partnership established to guide the development of Florida's economy. Its mission is to maintain United States Citizenship and a business friendly climate conducive to Immigration Services (USCIS), formerly increasing Florida's trade volume and the the Immigration and Naturalization creating and retention of jobs. Services (INS) 8801 NW 7th Ave. Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Miami, FL 33150 Association Tel: 1-800-375-5283 8228 NW 14th St., Suite 300 Fax: 305-530-7978 Doral, Florida 33126 Robert A. Wallis, District Director Tel: 305-499-9490 The INS provides information on immigration Fax: 305-499-9491 laws and employee regulations, as well as Website: www.fcbf.com/ enforcement and changes in visa status. Barbara Pimental, Executive Director
STATE & LOCAL The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association provides a forum for The Beacon Council discussing the barriers to importing and International Economic Development exporting, with updates and seminars 80 SW 8 St, Suite 2400 concerning international shipping and Miami, Florida 33130 transportation. Tel: 305-579-1300 Fax: 305-375-7580 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Website: www.beaconcouncil.com 1601 Biscayne Blvd, Ballroom Level Miami, Florida 33132 The International Economic Development Tel: 305-350-7700 Department promotes Miami-Dade County to Fax: 305-374-6902 key industries in Europe, Asia, Latin America Website: www.greatermiami.com and Caribbean Region. These international Barry E. Johnson, President & CEO efforts, as well as domestic and urban initiatives, are supported by the Marketing & The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Communications, Member Investor Services develops and promotes strong relations with and Research & Strategic Planning the international community; the International Departments. Economic Development Department assists businesses in developing export-import CAMACOL guidelines and marketing. (Latin Chamber of Commerce of the United States Miami-Dade County Office of 735 NW 22nd Ave. Economic Development and Miami, Florida 33125 International Trade Tel: 305-642-3870 Stephen P. Clark Center Fax: 305-642-0653 111 NW 1st Street, Suite 2560 Website: www.camacol.org Miami, Florida 33128 Tel: 305-375-1254 The chamber's programs include business Fax: 305-679-7895 assistance, trade missions, business Website: relationships throughout Latin America and www.miamidade.gov/business/international- the Caribbean, and in-house employment trade.asp bureau and international trade information. Dimitrios "Jimmy" Nares, Assistant Director
Enterprise Florida, Inc. World Trade Center, Miami 201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 610 1007 North America Way, Suite 500 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Miami, Florida 33132 Tel: 305-808-3660 Tel: 305-871-7910 Fax: 305-808-3586 Fax: 305-871-7904 Manuel Mencia, Senior Vice President Website: www.worldtrade.org Website: www.eflorida.com/ Charlotte Gallogly, President
5 The World Trade Center promotes two-way Lita Haeger, President & CEO trade through education, trade missions, discussion lunches and specialized Argentine-Florida Chamber of Commerce seminars. The center serves as a 1000 NW 57th. Court, Suite 120 community source of reference and Miami, FL 33126 information in international business. Tel: 305-357-8047 Fax: 305-371-1656 FREE TRADE ZONES Web site: www.argentinaflorida.org/ E-mail: [email protected] Miami Free Zone Edgardo de Fortuna, President 2305 NW 107th Ave., Suite 107 Miami, Florida 33172 Barbados-USA Chamber of Commerce Tel: 305-591-4300 2121 ponce de Leon Blvd. 1300 Fax: 305-591-1808 Coral Gables FL, 33134 Website: www.miamifreezone.com Fax: 305-455-7975 Tel: 305-442-1994 Arcelio Gerardo, Director of Operations Website: The Miami Free Zone offers users the www.barbadoschamberofcommerce.com/ benefits of import, storage, and mixing and Dwayne Williams, President assembly of merchandise with domestic goods, while avoiding customs duties for re- Brazilian-American Chamber of exports and delaying duties on imports. Commerce Florida P.O. Box 310038 Vision Council, Inc. Miami, FL 33231 2804 N.E. 8th Street Tel: 305-579-9030 Homestead, FL 33033 Fax: 305-579-9756 Tel: 305-247-7082 Website: www.brazilchamber.org/ Fax: 305-247-9976 Website: www.visioncouncil.com British American Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 490796 Key Biscayne, FL 33149 Tel: 305-781-5177 A public-private entity, Vision Council is a Fax: 305-361-1769 non-profit membership organization made up Web site: www.baccsouthflorida.org of local governmental, institutional, and Neil Stebbing, President business entities. Vision Council offers assistance to companies considering new or CAMACOL (Latin American Chamber of expanded operations in South Miami-Dade in Commerce of USA) the following areas: Business and 735 NW 22nd Ave. professional contacts, Site selection, Miami, Florida 33125 permitting, and licensing, Access to Tel: 305-642-3870 Financing, Demographics and market Fax: 305-642-0653 research, Business incentive programs, William Alexander, President Business support programs, Workforce procurement, Business plan development, Colombian-American Chamber of Business forums and workshops Commerce Miami Free Trade Zone 2305 NW 107 Ave., Suite 1M14 Miami, FL 331372 Tel: 305-446-2542 BI-NATIONAL CHAMBERS OF Web Site: www.colombiachamber.com COMMERCE IN MIAMI-DADE Francisco Borrero, President
ABICC Congolese-American Chamber of Association of Bi-National Chambers of Commerce Commerce in Florida 1800 N Bayshore Dr. 1800 #3308 260 Crandon Blvd., Miami, FL 33132 Tel: 305-271-5890 Suite, 32 PMB 136 Web site: www.congamerica.org/ Key Biscayne, Florida 33149 Dr. Nkamany Kabamba, President Tel: 305-365-7247
Website: www.abicc.org 6 Costa Rica U.S. Chamber of Commerce 7930 SW 20th Street Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce Miami, FL 33155 1510 NE 162nd Street Tel: 305-266-4849 North Miami Beach, FL 33162 Fax: 305-266-7707 Tel: 305-733-9066 Gerardo Borbon, President Website: www.haccof.com/ Website: www.crusacc.com/ Raoul Siclait, Chairman
Dominican International Chamber of International Chamber of Mercosur in the Commerce (DICC) of Florida US 104 SW 9th Street, Ground Floor 1132 Kane Concourse, 2nd Floor Miami, Florida 33130 Miami, FL 33154 Tel: 305-643-5535 Tel: 855-500-6372 Fax: 305-644-0819 Website: Website: www.mercosurnorthamerica.net/index.html www.mediaevolution.com.do/dicc/default.htm Xavier Capdevielle, President Yunis Segura, President Italian-American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands American Business Chamber One Biscayne Tower of Miami 2 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1880 701 Brickell Ave, Suite 500 Miami, FL 33131 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: 305-577-9868 Tel: 305-741-3134 Fax: 305-577-3956 Website: Web Site: www.iacc-miami.com/ http://dutchchambermiami.com/oldindex.php/ Giampiero Di Persia, President Frank Behrens, President The India-U.S. Chamber of Commerce Florida-China Association, Inc. & SE US 3801 NE 207th Street, Suite 1102 Japan Association Aventura, FL 33180 P.O. Box 226647 Tel: 305-931-8257 Coral Gables, FL 33222 Fax: 305-937-4909 Tel: 786-235-8289 Web Site: www.indousasfl.com FAX: (786) 235-8290 Madhu Mehta, President Web site: www.fl-china-assoc.org Dave Woodward, Executive Director Jamaica USA Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (JAUSACC) Florida China Chamber of Commerce 4770 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1050 7200 NW 19th Street, Suite 302 Miami, Florida 33137 Miami, FL 33126 Tel: 305-573-3235 Tel: 786-845-0781 Fax: 305-576-7888 Fax: 786-845-0782 Website: www.jamaicausachamber.org Anly Liu, President Marie R. Gill, President Website: www.floridachina.org/ Korean-American Chamber of Commerce French American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Miami 168 SE 1st Street, Suite 1102 7840 NW 56 Street Miami, FL 33131 Miami, Florida 33166 Tel: 305-374-5000 Tel: 305-592-6675 Fax: 305-358-8203 Fax: 305-592-3665 Web Site: www.faccmiami.com Kim Jong Sun, President Jacques Brion, President
German-American Business Chamber of Nicaraguan American Chamber of Florida, Inc Commerce South East Chapter P.O. Box 31-0835 100 N. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2100 Miami, FL 33231 Miami, Florida 33132 Tel: 305-776-3206 Tel: 305-371-4282 Fax: 305-592-3665 Fax: 305-371-6145 Website: www.naccflorida.com Web Site: www.gabc.us Mario Sacasa, President Michael Claus, President 7 The Norwegian Shipping Club & Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce FOREIGN TRADE OFFICES P.O.Box 10098 Miami, FL 33101 Brazil Tel: 954-850-0474 Brazilian Trade Bureau Beate Jakobsen, President 80 SW 8th Street, 26th Floor Miami, Florida 33130-3004 Pakistan-American Chamber of Tel: 305-285-6200 Commerce of Florida and the Americas Fax: 305-285-6232 Inc. Christiano Rabelo, Deputy Consul General 7519 SW 95th Place Miami, FL 33173 Canada Tel: 850-491-3900 Consulate General of Canada Ahmed Kabani, President 200 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1600 Miami, Florida 33131 Polish American Chamber of Commerce Tel: 305-579-1600 of Florida & the Americas Fax: 305-374-6774 8141 SW 170 Terrace Mark-Andre Hawkes, Senior Trade Miami, FL 33157 Commissioner Tel: 305-908-8492 Fax: 305-908-8491 Chile Website: www.polishamericanchamber.com/ Prochile Chilean Trade Bureau Mr. Adrian Paeska, President 800 Brickell Ave, Suite 900 Miami, Florida 33131 Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Tel: 305-374-0697 South Florida Fax: 305-374-4270 3550 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 306 Gustavo Rodriguez, Trade Commissioner Miami, FL 33137 Tel: 305-571-8006 China Fax: 305-571-8007 China Latin America Trade Center Web Site: www.puertoricanchamber.com 2710 NW 24th Street Luis De Rosa, President Miami, FL 33142 Raymond Torres, Chairman Tel: 305-636-0902 Fax: 305-636-0910 Swedish-American Chamber of Joe Chi, President Commerce, Florida 260 Crandon Blvd., Suite 32PMB192 Colombia Key Biscayne, FL 33149 Colombian Trade Government Tel: 305-767-1662 Bureau Pro Export Fax: 305-675-0244 601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 801 Web Site: www.sacc-florida.com/ Miami, FL 33131 Jonas Haeger, President Tel: 305-374-3144 Fax: 305-372-936 U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce Luis German Restrepo, Director 1441 Brickell Ave., Suite 1400 Miami, FL 33131 COPCA – Consortium for Commercial Tel: 305-374-7401 Promotion of Catalonia (Now ACC10) Website: www.usmcoc.org/ 2655 Le Jeune Rd., Suite 810 Al Zapata, President Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Tel: 305-442-4018 Venezuelan-American Chamber of Fax: 305-442-1676 Commerce of Florida Concepcion Muñoz, Executive Director 1600 Ponce de Leon Blvd.10th floor, Suite 1033 Dominican Republic Coral Gables FL 33134 Dominican Republic Government Tourist Tel: 786 350-1190 Office Fax: 786-350-1191 848 Brickell Ave., Suite 747 Web Site: www.venezuelanchamber.org Miami, Florida 33131 Jose Gregorio Tobar, President Tel: 305-444-4592 8 Fax: 305-358-4185 Tel: 305-347-2437 Wendy Justo, Executive Director Fax: 305-381-6027 Erik Aponte, Trade Commissioner Ecuador Ecuador Trade Center Spain 117 NW 42nd Ave, Suite CU4 Trade Commission of Spain Miami, Florida 33126 2655 Le Jeune Rd, Suite 1114 Tel: 305-539-0224 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Fax: 305-539-0009 Tel: 305-446-4387 Fernando Navia, Commercial Trade Officer Fax: 305-446-2602 Mario Buisan, Trade Commissioner Germany Consulate General of Germany Taiwan 100 N. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2200 Taiwan Trade Center Miami, Florida 33132 5301 Blue Lagoon DR Tel: 305-358-0290 Miami, FL 33126 Fax: 305-358-0307 Tel: 305-266-9191 Jürgen Borsch, Consul General Fax: 305-266-8787 Leonor Lin, Director Guatemala Guatemala Trade Office Thailand 1101 Brickell Ave, Suite 1003-S Thai Trade Center Miami, Florida 33133 6100 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 100 Tel: 305-373-0322 Miami, FL 33126 Fax: 305-373-0244 Tel: 786-388-7888 Dunia Miranda, Commercial Attache Fax: 305-379-5677 Kanya Amorntheerakul, Director Italy Italian Trade Commission 4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 590 CONSULAR CORPS OF MIAMI Coral Gables, FL 33146 (As of September 14, 2009) Tel: 305-461-3896 Fax: 786-497-8900 Fabrizio Giustarini, Trade Commissioner Antigua and Barbuda Korea Ingraham Building Korean Trade Center 25 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 300 2S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3770 Miami, Florida 33131 Miami, FL 33131 Websites: www.ab.gov.ag Tel: 305-374-4648 Byungok Song, Director Argentina 1101 Brickell Ave, Suite 900 Malaysia Miami, FL 33131 Malaysian External Trade Development Tel: 305-373-1889 703 Waterford Way, Suite 150 Fax: 305-373-1598 Miami, FL 33126 Website: Tel: 305-267-8779 www.consuladoargentinoenmiami.com Fax: 305-267-8784 Gustavo Martinez Pandiani, DCGl
Mexico Bahamas PROMEXICO Ingraham Building 1399 SW 1st Avenue, 3rd Floor 25 SE 2nd Ave., Suite 600 Miami, FL 33130 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: 305-415-9360 Tel: 305-373-6295 Fax: 305-415-9361 Fax: 305-373-6312 Moises Peraza, Trade Commissioner Rhoda M. Jackson, Consul General
Peru Barbados Consulate of Peru 2121 Ponce De Leon 444 Brickell Ave, Suite M-135 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: 786-515-1201 Fax: 305-445-7975 9 Website: www.foreign.gov.bb Lorena Sanchez, Consul General (link to the Consulate through this site) Collin S. Mayers, Consul General Dominican Republic 1038 Brickell Avenue Belgium Miami, Florida 33131 100 North Biscayne Blvd, Suite 500 Tel: 305-358-3220 Miami, FL 33132 Fax: 305-358-2318 Tel: 305-377-1368 Website: www.consulate- Fax: 786-206-3062 miami.com/dominican-republic.html Manuel Molina, Honorary Consul Manuel Felipe Almanzar, Consul General
Belize Ecuador 1805 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 510 117 NW 42nd Ave., Suites CU4 & CU5 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Miami, FL 33126 Tel: 305-755-0276 Tel: 305-539-8214 Fax: 305-755-0277 Fax: 305-539-8313 Janine Sylvester-Vega, Honorary Consul Website: http://www.ecuador.us Eduardo Riveadeneira Baquerizo, Consul Bolivia General 700 S. Royal Poinciana Blvd., Suite 505 Miami Springs, FL 33166 El Salvador Tel: 305-358-6303 2600 Douglas Center, Suite 104 Fax: 305-358-6305 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Natalia Campero Romero, Consul General Tel: 305-774-0840 Fax: 305-774-0850 Brazil Email: [email protected] 80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2600 Maria Teresa de Pacheco de Gonzalez, Miami, Florida 33130 Consul General Tel: 305-285-6200 Fax: 305-285-6229 Finland Helio Vitor Ramos Filho, Consul General 50 NE 29th Street Miami, FL 33137 Canada Tel: 305-984-5310 200 S Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1600 Fax: 305-444-9057 Miami, Florida 33131 Susan P. Kelley, Honorary Consul Tel: 305-579-1600 Fax: 305-579-1631 France Website: www.miami.gc.ca 1395 Brickell Ave., Suite 1050 Louise L. Leger, Consul General Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: 305-403-4150 Chile Fax: 305-403-4151 800 Brickell Ave, Suite 1200 Website: www.consulfrance-miami.org Tel: 305-373-8623 / 8624 Gael De Maisonneuve, Consul General Fax: 305-379-6613 Juan Luis Nilo, Consul General Germany Website: http://chileabroad.gov.cl/miami/en/ 100 N Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2200 Miami, Florida 33132 Colombia Tel: 305-358-0290 280 Aragon Avenue Fax: 305-358-0307 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Website: Tel: 305-446-6060 http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/0 Fax: 305-441-9537 3__Consulates/Miami/00/__Home.html Website: www.consuladodecolombia.com Jürgen Borsch, Consul General Marta Jaramillo, Consul General Grenada Costa Rica 17918 NW 66th Court Circle 2730 SW 3rd Ave. Suite 401 Miami Lakes, FL 33015 Miami, FL 33129 Tel: 786-942-0275 Tel: 305-423-3951/ 3952/ 3953 Fax: 305-826-9433 Fax: 786-522-0119 Richard A. Nixon, Honorary Consul General Website: www.costarica.com/embassy 10 Guatemala 80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3200 1101 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1003-S Miami, FL 33130 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: 305-530-9090 Tel: 305-679-9945/ 9946/ 9947 Fax: 305-530-9002 Fax: 305-679-9983 Eiichi Kawahara, Consul General Gabriela Maria Aparicio, Consul General Korea (Republic of Korea) Guyana SunTrust International Center 795 NW 72nd Street 1 SE 3rd Avenue, 25th Floor Miami, FL 33150 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: 786-235-0431 Tel: 305-982-5573 Fax: 305-693-9313 Fax: 305-374-5095 Ramzan Roshanali, Honorary Consul Burton A. Landy, Honorary Consul General
Haiti Lebanon 259 SW 13th Street 1320 S. Dixie Hwy, Suite 241 Miami, FL 33130 Coral Gables, FL 33146 Tel: 305-859-2003 Tel: 305-665-3004 Fax: 305-854-7441 Fax: 305-666-8905 Francois Guillaume II, Consul General Website: http://www.lebanonembassyus.org Ali Karanouh, Consul General Honduras 7171 Coral Way, Suite 311 Malta Miami, FL 33155 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1800 Tel: 305-269-3930/ 9322/ 9345 Miami, FL 33131 Fax: 305-269-9445 Tel: 305-347-5290 Lizette Hyawit, Consul General Fax: 305-877-3695 Patrick C. Barthet, Honorary Consul Hungary 1550 Madruga Ave., Suite 201 Mexico Coral Gables, FL 33146 1399 S.W. 1st Avenue, 2nd Floor Tel: 305-448-2131 Miami, Florida 33130 Fax: 305-448-3184 Tel: 786-268-4900 George de Pozsgay, Hon. Consul General Fax: 786-268-4895 Juan M. Gutierrez Tinoco, Consul General Israel 100 N. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1800 Monaco Miami, FL 33132 2000 Ponce De Leon Blvd., #600 Tel: 305-925-9400 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Fax: 305-925-9451 Tel: 305-421-6360 Website: www.consulate- Fax: 786-513-3241 miami.com/israel.html Michele Kessler, Honorary Consul Chaim Shacham, Consul General Moldova Italy 25 Se 2nd Ave Ste. 808 4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 590 Miami, Florida 33131 Coral Gables, Florida 33146 Tel: 305-459-1551 Tel: 305-374-6322 Fax: 305-459-1551 Fax: 305-374-7945 Website: www.ghermanlaw.com.com Website: Sergiu Gherman, Consul www.consmiami.esteri.it/Consolato_Miami/ Adalfo Barattolo, Consul General The Netherlands Jamaica 701 Brickell Avenue, 5th Floor 25 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 609 Miami, Florida 33131 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: 786-866-0482 Tel: 305-374-8431 Fax: 786-866-0498 Fax: 305-577-4970 Website: miami.the-netherlands.org/ Sandra A. Grant Griffiths, Consul General Simone Filippini, Consul General
Japan Nicaragua 11 1332 West Flagler St. Tel: 305-371-4286 Miami, Florida 33125 Fax: 305-371-4288 Tel: 305-265-1415 Michael S. Hacker, Honorary Counsel Fax: 305-265-1780 Luis A. Martinez Noguera, Consul General Togo 4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 700 Norway Coral Gables, Florida 33146 806 S. Douglas Rd., Suite 580 Tel: 305-371-4286 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Fax: (305) 371-4288 Tel: 305-358-4386 Michael S. Hacker, Honorary Consul Fax: 305-374-4369 Website: www.norway.org Singapore Trond S. Jensen, Honorary Consul General 2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Suite 800 Miami, FL 33131 Panama Tel: 305-858-4225 5775 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 200 Fax: 305-858-2334 Coral Gables, Florida 33126 Steven J. Green, Honorary Consul General Tel: 786-238-8964 Fax: 305-447-4142 Slovenia Tomas Guerra, Consul General 1501 Calais Drive Miami Beach, FL 33141 Paraguay Tel: 305-628-6522 25 SE 2 Ave., Suite 705 Fax: 305-628-6682 Miami, Florida 33131 Gregory S. Chan, Honorary Consul Tel: 305-374-9090 Fax: 305-374-5522 Spain Sofia Lopez-Garelli, Consul General 2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 201 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Peru Tel: 305-446-5511 444 Brickell Avenue, Suite M-135 Fax: 305-446-0585 Miami, Florida 33131 Maria Cristina Barrios, Consul General Tel: 786-347-2420 Fax: 305-373-5388 Suriname Email: [email protected] 6303 Blue Lagoon Dr. Suite 352 Website: www.consulado-peru.com Miami, Florida 33126 Cesar E. bustamante, Consul General Tel: 305-265-4655 Fax: 305-265-4599 Poland Website: www.scgmia.com 1440 79th Street Causeway, Suite 117 Rita Schavet, Consul General Miami, Florida 33141 Tel: 305-866-0077 Switzerland Fax: 305-865-5150 825 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 1450 Blanka Rosenstiel, Honorary Consul Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: 305-377-6700 Saint Kitts and Nevis Fax: 305-377-9936 6855 Red Road Urs Lindenmann, Honorary Consul Coral Gables, Florida 33143 Tel: 786-662-7722 Thailand Fax: 786-662-7723 121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1500 Brian E. Keeley, Honorary Consul General Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Tel: 305-445-7577 Saint Lucia Fax: 305-974-1287 2 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 850 George M. Corrigan, Hon. Consul General Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Tel: 305-586-3076 Trinidad and Tobago Fax: 561-795-3945 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 800 Kent Hippolyte, Consul General Miami, Florida 33131-3047 Tel: 305-374-2199 Senegal Fax: 305-374-3199 4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 700 Anil Ramnanan, Consul General Coral Gables, Florida 33146 12 Tunisia 1077 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite B 1800 SE 1st Ave, Ste 403 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Miami, Florida 33129 Tel: 305-443-7453/ 7253 Tel: 305-858-5456 Fax: 305-443-7802 Fax: 305-858-5909 E-mail: [email protected] Deborah Balliette-Jacobson, Honorary Alvaro Daniel Gallardo, Consul General Consul Venezuela United Kingdom 1101 Brickell Avenue, Suite 300 1001 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 2800 Miami, Florida 33131 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: 305-577-4214 Tel: 305-374-1522 Fax: 305-372-5167 Fax: 305-374-8196 Website: www.consulate- Kevin McGurgan, Consul General miami.com/venezuela.html Antonio José Hernández-Borgo, Consul Uruguay General, Dean of the Consular Corps.
FINANCE
PUBLIC/NON-PROFIT FINANCING Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) th The following organizations provide financial 80 SW 8 St, Suite 2801 products for high-risk and newer businesses Miami, Florida 33130 or businesses in designated areas. Tel: 305-579-0070 Fax: 305-579-0225 BAC Funding Corp. Website: www.mdcida.org 6600 NW 27th Ave. Miami, Florida 33147 Through the issuance of Tax Exempt Tel: 305-693-3550 Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, the Fax: 305-693-7450 Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Website: www.bacfundingcorp.com Authority provides below-market interest rate financing for fixed asset projects. For BAC Funding Corporation and Affiliates qualified borrowers, loans ranging from $2 (“BAC”) extends commercial credit to million to $10 million for terms up to 20 African-American owned businesses in the years can be made available at interest form of asset-based revolving credit lines rates approximating 75% of the prevailing and joint venture agreements. BAC’s New York prime rate. Eligible projects can creative approach to financial solutions has include manufacturing, assembly, printing enabled the organization to become a and food processing, and others in which premier lender in the South Florida market, raw material is converted or combined with successfully and profitably addressing other raw material to produce a finished or historically unmet financing needs. semi-finished product. Eligible costs can include the purchase of land, construction of Florida Business Development new buildings and purchase and installation Corporation of new equipment. The purchase and 7270 N.W. 12th Street, PH #1 rehabilitation of an existing facility may also Miami, Florida 33126 qualify. Since authorizing its first industrial Phone: 305-597-5225 development revenue bond issue, the Fax: 305-597-4036 authority has issued in excess of $814 Website: www.fbdc.net million in bonds for local projects.
The FBDC is the Certified Development Miami-Dade County Department of Small Business Development Corporation (CDC) authorized by the SBA to st th provide 504 financing for real estate 111 NW 1 Street, 19 Floor purposes. The FBDC provides fixed-asset Miami, Florida 33128 financing (primarily for real estate Tel: 305-375-3111 acquisition) to qualified businesses in Fax: 305-375-3160 conjunction with participating banks. Website: www.miamidade.gov/sba
13 The Department of Business Development Fax: 305-536-5058 is the Miami-Dade County agency Website: www.sba.gov/fl/south responsible for coordinating and implementing minority business programs. Since its founding on July 30, 1953, the U.S. In order to provide Miami-Dade County’s Small Business Administration has delivered certified firms with professional assistance in millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, developing a sound and feasible financial counseling sessions and other forms of statement or tax return, and/or business assistance to small businesses. SBA plan, the county has established the provides assistances primarily through its Accounting Services Program and the four programmatic functions: Entrepreneurial Business Plan Reimbursement Program. Development (Education, Information, Technical Assistance & Training), Access to Miami-Dade County Department of Capital (Business Financing), Government Housing and Community Development Contracting (Federal Procurement), Office of Housing and Community Advocacy (Voice for Small Business) Development Overtown Transit Village North st th 701 NW 1 CT, 14 Floor INTERNATIONAL FINANCING Miami, Florida 33136 Phone: 786-469-2216 PROGRAMS Website: Http://www.miamidade.gov/housing/commun Export-Import Bank of U.S. ity-development.asp SE Regional Office 5835 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 203 The Office of Housing and Community Miami, Florida 33126 Development assists businesses seeking Tel: 305-526-7436 financial assistance, including loans, for Fax: 305-526-7435 start-ups and expansions. The area-specific Website: www.exim.gov programs are designed to assist in the commercial redevelopment of properties The Export-Import Bank of the United States located in Miami Dade County’s State is an independent U.S. Government agency Enterprise Zone, Federal Enterprise that helps finance the overseas sale of U.S. Community-Empowerment Zone, goods and services. It provides working Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas capital loan guarantees and credit insurance (NRSAs), Eligible Block Groups and to qualified exporters. Designated Targeted Urban Areas. MICRO LOANS SBDC in Miami-Dade – Florida Small Business Development Center Two not-for-profit organizations have funds 11000 University Pkwy, Bldg. 38 for micro-enterprise lending program Pensacola, FL 32514-5750 throughout Miami-Dade County. Loans Phone: 850.473.7800 or 1.866.737.7232 ranging from $500 to $35,000 are available Fax: 850.473.7813 for start-up or small-scale business. Website: www.floridasbdc.org ACCION, USA 2828 Coral Way, Suite 204 The Florida Small Business Development Coral Gables, FL 33145 Center Network (FSBDCN) delivers, through Tel: 305-548-3360 certified professionals, consulting, training Fax: 305-548-3348 and information to help businesses succeed Website: www.accionusa.org and create positive impact for the Florida economy, while providing value for our stakeholders. Partners for Self Employment, Inc. 3000 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 215A Miami, Florida 33137 Tel: 305-438-1407 x215 Fax: 305-438-1411 U.S. Small Business Administration Website: 100 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1005 www.partnersforselfemployment.com Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: 305-536-5521 14 SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of Florida International University assistance to small businesses. SBA College of Law Clinical Program, provides assistances primarily through its Community Department Clinic four programmatic functions: Entrepreneurial 11200 S.W. 8th Street Development (Education, Information, William Lehman Aviation Center, 3rd Floor Technical Assistance & Training), Access to Miami, Florida 33199 Capital (Business Financing), Government Tel: 305-348-7541 Contracting (Federal Procurement), Fax: 305-348-4108 Advocacy (Voice for Small Business) Website: http://law.fiu.edu/ ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL, FIU provides small businesses with legal MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED assistance on business licensing and BUSINESSES counseling on compliance with State, local and Federal laws. Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida (HBIF) Entrepreneurial Institute HBIF Main Office - South Florida, Miami Florida Memorial University Miami Free Zone, Doral William Lehman Aviation Center, 3rd Floor nd 2315 NW 107th Avenue, Office #1M17 15800 NW 42 Avenue (Mail Box #15) Opa-locka, Florida 33054 Miami, FL 33172 Tel: 305- 626-3155 Tel: (786) 329-5830 Fax: 305-626-3127 Website: http://www.hbifflorida.org/ Website: www.fmuniv.edu HBIF is the leading Hispanic economic Funded by Miami-Dade County, this development, nonprofit organization in program provides small business training Florida that specializes in providing bilingual and technical assistance to minority assistance to Hispanic entrepreneurs aiming business owners and operators. to establish or expand their business in Florida. Services: Small business Johnson & Wales Business Center consulting, Business seminars, 815 NE 125th St. Entrepreneurial grants, Access to loans. North Miami, Florida 33161 Tel: 305-892-7054 Women’s Business Development Center Website: www.jwu.edu WBDC/FL Affiliate of WBENC 13155 SW 134 St., Suite 205 Students offer free income tax services and Miami, Florida 33186 business advice. By appointment only. Tel: (305) 971-9446 Fax: (305) 971-7061 Service Corps of Retired Executives Website: www.womensbusiness.info (SCORE) 111 NW 1st Street #1941 The WBDC is the Florida Affiliate of the Miami, FL 33128 Women’s Business Enterprise National Tel: 786-425-9119 Council (WBENC). They provide women Website: www.scoremiami.org business enterprises with opportunities to increase their share of the vendor/supplier SCORE offers one-on-one counseling and market both in the private and public workshops on start-ups, marketing, financial sectors. management, and personnel to all types of enterprises. Minority Business Enterprise Center 970 SW 1st Street, Suite 405 & 406 U.S. Small Business Administration Miami, FL 33130 100 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1005 Tel: 786-316-0888 Miami, Florida 33131 Fax: 786-316-0090 Tel: 305-536-5521 Website: Fax: 305-536-5058 http://www.miamigov.com/accessmiamijobs/ Website: www.sba.gov/fl/south business_general.html
Since its founding on July 30, 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration has delivered 15 Funded by the U.S. Department of be eligible to participate in county contracts Commerce, MBDA, and hosted by the City through the Minority and Disadvantaged of Miami and the South Florida Regional Business Enterprise programs, provides Planning Council, the main purpose of the technical assistance, and implements the MBEC is to ensure that minority county’s Accounting Services and Business entrepreneurs receive quality management Reimbursement programs. and technical assistance so that they may successfully participate in the free enterprise Tools for Change economy of the U.S. as well as in the NANA (Neighbors and Neighbors international marketplace. MBEC offers a Association) and Tools for Change variety of services, including business 180 NW 62nd Street counseling, loan packaging, business Miami, Florida 33150 planning, construction management Tel: 305-756-0605 services, and international trade assistance. Fax: 305-756-6008 Website: http://www.nanafl.org/ Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education http://www.tfcmiami.org/home Center, North Campus Miami-Dade Community College Tools for Change was created to make the 6300 NW 7th Avenue economic development system more Miami, Florida 33150 effective in delivering jobs and services to Tel: 305-237-1900 residents, workers and business owners in Fax: 305-237-1903 Miami-Dade County’s urban areas. Core Website: www.mdc.edu/north/eec services include technical assistance in business start-up and formation. The The Entrepreneurial Education Center organization also manages and implements provides education and training to small and the Mom & Pop Small Business Grant minority entrepreneurs in small business program which provides commissioner- management. The center also has a Small district focused financial assistance to Business Development Center to provide qualified for-profit small businesses that are one-on-one counseling to clients, and a approved for funding. Finally, the business library is also available. organization manages a micro-loan program to provide up to $10,000 financing for small Southern Florida Minority Supplier businesses located in Miami-Dade County. Development Council 9499 NE 2nd Ave, Suite 201 LABOR Miami, Florida 33138 Tel: 305-762-6151 PUBLIC LABOR RECRUITMENT Fax: 305-762-6158 The Florida Department of Labor’s Job Website: http://sfmsdc.org/ Services of Florida assists businesses with their recruiting efforts by working directly SFMSDC fosters the development of with employers to determine labor needs, business relationships between member identify available workforce, and to recruit corporations, universities, financial persons with the needed skills. institutions and minority-owned business. Programs are designed to introduce minority Training and Employment Council One-Stop suppliers to corporate members and to Centers in Miami-Dade County where direct secure purchase orders and contracts for assistance may be obtained: minorities. Carol City Miami-Dade County Department of Small 4690 NW 183rd St Business Development st th Carol City, Florida 33055 111 NW 1 Street, 19 Floor Tel: 305-620-8012 Miami, Florida 33128 Fax: 305-620-9813 Tel: 305-375-3111 Fax: 305-375-3160 Hialeah Downtown Website: www.miamidade.gov/sba 240 E 1st Avenue, Suite 208 Hialeah, Florida 33010 This department is responsible for Tel: 305-883-6925 coordinating and implementing minority Fax: 305-883-6910 business enterprise activities. The department certifies minority businesses to 16 Hialeah Gardens Tel: 305-871-2820 2851 W 68th St., Suite 14 Fax: 305-871-5643 Hialeah, Florida 33016 Website: www.serflorida.org Tel: 305-826-4011 Fax: 305 826-8022 SER-Jobs for Progress is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enabling Homestead individuals and families to become self- 140 NE 8th Street sufficient through education, workforce Homestead, Florida 33030 development and employment. Tel: 305-242-5373 Fax: 305-242-2438 LABOR TRAINING
Little Havana th Greater Miami offers several training 701 SW 27 Avenue assistance programs to employers. The Miami, Florida 33135 Jobs and Education Partnership (JEP) offers Tel: 305-643-3300 on-the-job training for private industry. Fax: 305-643-7240 Miami-Dade County Public Schools, local educational institutions like Florida Miami Beach th nd International University and Miami-Dade 833 6 Street, 2 Floor Community College offer a wide range of Miami Beach, Florida 33139 vocational and occupational training Tel: 305-532-5350 certificate programs. Fax: 305-532-9307 Workforce Florida North Miami Beach th 1580 Waldo Palmer Lane, Suite 1 633 NE 167 Street, Suite 200 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 North Miami Beach, Florida 33162 Tel: 850-921-1119 Tel: 305-654-7175 Fax: 850-921-1101 Fax: 305-654-7188 Website: www.workforceflorida.com
Northside A catalyst for creating and nurturing world- 7900 NW 27th Avenue, Suite 200 class talent, Workforce Florida is the Miami, Florida 33147 Tel: 305-693-2060 statewide, business-led workforce policy Fax: 305-693-2071 board. Charged with overseeing the state’s workforce system, Workforce Florida develops strategies to help Floridians enter Perrine th and advance in the workforce while 9555 SW 175 Terrace Miami, Florida 33157 supporting economic development priorities Tel: 305-252-4440 and strengthening the state’s business Fax: 305-278-1066 climate. Our No. 1 priority is getting Floridians back to work while supporting the West Dade retention and advancement of those who 8485 Bird Road are employed. The Quick Response Miami, FL 33155 Training Program is available to private Tel: 305-228-2300 businesses locating new facilities in Florida, Fax: 305-228-2321 existing expanding Florida business or retaining current Florida employees. The PRIVATE/NON PROFIT LABOR average training stipend ranges between RECRUITMENT $500-600 per trainee. Applications are approved or denied within 10 working days
of receipt of completed application. Miami-Dade County has more than 85 professional personnel agencies specializing Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus in all facets of personnel recruitment. Office of Community Education nd 300 NE 2 Avenue, Room 1158 Florida SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc. Miami, Florida 33132 P.O. Box 661597 Tel: 305-237-3120 Miami Springs, FL 33266 Fax: 305-237-7458 5600 NW 36 Street Suite 561 Website:www.mdc.edu/wolfson/Academic/c Miami, Florida ommunityeducation 17 P.O. Box 025504 The Center for Business and Industry offers Miami, Florida 33102 businesses on-site training programs in Tel: 305-876-7000 management, supervision, computers, Fax: 305-876-7398 foreign trade, banking and finance, Website: www.miami-airport.com marketing and sales, office technology and a wide range of other business-related Miami International Airport offers more cargo programs. flights than any other airport in the world, is ranked fourth in the U.S. in total cargo South Florida Workforce volume, and is first in international cargo 7300 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 500 volume. Miami, Florida 33126 Tel: 305-594-7615 Miami-Dade County Department of Fax: 305-470-5529 Building Website: www.southfloridaworkforce.com 11805 SW 26th Street (Coral Way) Miami, Florida 33175 South Florida Workforce programs strive to Tel: 786-315-2000 develop a highly competitive workforce Website: www.miamidade.gov/building response to the needs of local industries and employers. Call for information about This department provides building permit the free service. processing and enforces regulations governing buildings and unsafe structures. The Beacon Council 80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2400 Miami-Dade County Office of Housing Miami, Florida 33130 and Community Development Tel: 305-579-1300 701 NW 1st Court, 14th Floor Fax: 305-375-0271 Miami, Florida 33136 Website: www.beaconcouncil.com Tel: 786-469-2100 Fax: 786-469-2170 The Beacon Council has local, state and Website: federal data on labor skills, number of www.miamidade.gov/housing/community- workers, wages, and other labor related data development.asp for new and expanding businesses. Close working relationships with local, The Office of Housing and Community county and state government are required Development coordinates and provides when starting or expanding a business. To financial and management assistance to obtain building permits, environmental programs in a variety of categories regulations, fire inspections or occupational including: housing, historic preservation, licenses, various departments of pubic services and capital improvements. government must be contracted. In addition, All projects are funded with Community many businesses benefit from a number of Development Block Grant Funds. incentive programs administer by Miami- Dade County’s Department of Business Miami-Dade County Department of Development. The Enterprise Zone Fire Rescue program, for example, can provide financial 9300 NW 41st Street tax incentives to firms expanding in targeted Miami, Florida 33178 geographic areas in Miami-Dade County. Tel: 786-331-5000 Working with local communities and Fax: 786-331-5002 governments, the State of Florida is also Website: www.miamidade.gov/mdfr positioned to assist new and expanding firms with information and incentives through The Fire Department reviews plans for fire various state programs. code compliance, construction inspections for both new and existing structures, and Government Services issues Certificates of Occupancy.
Miami-Dade County Aviation Department Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management Miami International Airport st Address: 701 NW 1 Court 4200 NW 21st St. Miami, Florida 33136 Miami, Florida 33122 Tel: 305-372-6789 Mailing Address: Fax: 305-372-6760 18 Website: www.miamidade.gov/derm The Public Works Department reviews plans for construction of public works or public DERM permits, monitors and regulates all utilities, issues permits and inspections facilities with respect to the protection of construction public rights-of-way and private ambient air quality and water distribution, property in the unincorporated areas of and enforces other environmental Miami-Dade County. regulations under the purview of Miami- Dade County. Miami-Dade County Department of Small Business Development Miami-Dade County Department of 111 NW 1st Street, 19th Floor Planning and Zoning Miami, Florida 33128 111 NW 1st, 11th Floor Tel: 305-375-3111 Miami, Florida 33128 Fax: 305-375-3160 Tel: 305-375-2800 Website: www.miamidade.gov/sba Fax: 305-375-5862 Website: www.miamidade.gov/planzone The Department of Business Development (DBD) is the Miami-Dade County agency This department prepares and maintains the responsible for coordinating and Comprehensive Development Master Plan, implementing the county’s minority business prepares population projections, administers programs. Minority and disadvantaged zoning regulations for unincorporated Miami- business enterprises certified by DBD are Dade County, and other related duties. eligible to participate in county contracts for the purchasing of goods and services and Miami-Dade County Seaport Department professional services. DBD also provides Port Miami technical assistance and professional 1015 North America Way, Suite 210 assistance in developing a financial Miami, Florida 33132 statement or tax return and/or a business Tel: (305) 371-7678 plan, and bonding assistance. Website: www.miamidade.gov/portofmiami Miami-Dade County Tax Collector The Port of Miami is the gateway and the 140 W. Flagler Street, Suite 1407 transshipment hub of the Americas. It is a Miami, Florida 33130 container and general cargo facility, with roll Tel: 305-270-4916 on/roll off berths and more sailings to Fax: 305-375-1142 Central and South America and the Website: www.miamidade.gov/taxcollector Caribbean than any other port in the world. This office issues, renews, and transfers Miami-Dade County occupational licenses for companies located Public Housing Agency in unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade 701 NW 1st Court, 16th Floor County. Businesses located in a Miami, Florida 33136 municipality need to obtain a municipal Tel: 786-469-4100 occupational license as well. Specific Website: www.miamidade.gov/housing information is available from each municipality. Miami-Dade Housing Agency serves as the county’s redevelopment agency, maintaining Miami-Dade County an inventory of properties acquired through Transit Agency the Community Development Block Grant Overtown Transit Village program. These properties are provided to 701 NW 1st Court, Suite 1700 community development corporations and Miami, Florida 33136 other non-profit entities for the development Tel: 786-469-5675 of affordable housing and neighborhood Fax: 786-469-5580 revitalization efforts. Website: www.miamidade.gov/transit
Miami-Dade County Department of The Miami-Dade Transit Agency is Public Works responsible for operating a four-tiered 111 NW 1st St, 16th Floor transportation system that links a 21-mile Miami, Florida 33128 elevated rail system, a downtown people Tel: 305-375-2690 mover, countywide bus service and special Website: www.miamidade.gov/pubworks transportation for the elderly and handicapped. 19 brokers, agents and owners. Throughout Division of Corporations the site selection process, The Beacon Florida Department of State Council works closely with architects, real P.O. Box 6327 estate brokers, interior designers, and Tallahassee, Florida 32314 developers. After a decision has been made Tel: 850-245-6052 and finalized, The Beacon Council will Fax: 850-245-6013 provide assistance through the permitting Website: www.sunbiz.org and licensing process. Through its Roseann Varnadore, Section Administrator Expansion and Retention Department, The Beacon Council assists companies in a Articles of Incorporation must be prepared, number of ways, on a no-charge basis. executed and filed for all corporations doing business in the State of Florida. The division Professional Organizations of Corporations provides appropriate forms, as well as a variety of information regarding Builder’s Association of South Florida Corporate and Uniform Commercial Code 1175 NE 125th Street, Suite 404 filings. North Miami, FL 33161 Tel: 305-556-6300 Enterprise Florida, Inc. Fax: 305-556-6304 800 N. Magnolia Ave., Suite 1100 Website: www.basfonline.org Orlando, Florida 32803 Tel: 407-956-5600 Commercial Industrial Association of Fax: 407-956-5599 South Florida (CIASF) Website: www.eflorida.com 11098 Marin St, Miami - Int'l Trade & Business Development Coral Gables, FL 33156 201 Alhambra Circle Tel: 305-662-6115 Suite 610 Fax: 305-667-7116 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Website: www.CIASF.com Phone: (305) 808-3660 Fax: (305) 808-3586 The CIASF provides networking opportunities for persons interested in Enterprise Florida, Inc. is a not-for-profit industrial real estate. It is also involved in government business partnership working with government authorities to established to guide the development of improve the regulatory climate for real Florida’s economy. Its mission is to estate. maintain a business friendly climate conductive to the creation and retention of Latin Builders Association, Inc. jobs As an organization, Enterprise Florida 7955 NW 12th St. suite 415 serves as a cohesive force to build a state- Doral, Florida 33126 of-the-art economic development Tel: 305-446-5989 organization infrastructure for Florida; Fax: 305-446-0901 improve Florida as a competitive business Website: http://www.lbaorg.com/ platform against world standards; and design and implement competitive business The Latin Builders Association represents creation, expansion, retention, and attraction the interests of the construction industry in programs. Miami-Dade County and in Tallahassee.
Local Assistance in Miami-Dade County Realtors Association of Greater Miami & The Beaches The Beacon Council th 700 S. Royal Poinciana Blvd., Suite 400 80 SW 8 Street, Suite 2400 Miami, Florida 33166 Miami, Florida 33130 Tel: 305-468-7000 Tel: 305-579-1300 Fax: 305-468-7030 Fax: 305-579-0271 Website: www.miamire.com Website: www.beaconcouncil.com
One of the most important factors in business expansion is the identification of suitable sites. The Beacon Council assists firms in finding appropriate sites and facilities, working in cooperation with 20