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 1 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.