Miami, FL - City Resources, Biz Networking for Women
Contacts - Movers & Shakers - Networking Contact or join these groups before your stay to mazimize your access to powerful networks.
Greater Miami Shores Chamber of Commerce
United Way of Miami-Dade Women's Leadership
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Largest Industries
Miami's economy is principally based on tourism.the year. In 2003, 10.4 million overnight visitors came to Greater Miami, infusing the local economy with $9.9 billion in direct expenses, such as hotel rooms, restaurants, shopping, transportation, and attractions, and another $5.5 in indirect expenditures in such areas as real estate, medicine, and retail.
Trade is increasingly vital to the economy. Nearly $50 billion in total merchandise trade came through the Miami Customs District in 2002. In 2003 approximately 1,200 multinational corporations were established in the region.
International banking is another growing segment of the economy. With total deposits of $74.3 billion in 2003, about 100 commercial banks, thrift institutions, foreign bank agencies, and Edge Act banks are located in downtown Miami, representing the largest concentration of domestic and international banks on the East Coast south of New York.
Newspapers
Traditional
Coral Gables Gazette | Coral Gables News Tribune | Miami Diario Las Americas | Miami Today | Miami Sun Post | Miami New Times
Alternatives
City Guides
Business Resources
Elance - Outsourced freelancers for any type of work
Fedex-Kinkos - for any type of doc production, shipping
American Exress - for flight reservations, hotels, automatic flight insurance
Leisure
