Orlando, 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 Orlando Chamber of Commerce
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Largest Industries
A large part of the Orlando area economy is involved in the tourist industry. Over 48 million visitors came to the Orlando region in 2004. The convention industry is also critical to the region's economy.
The aviation and aerospace industry has had a foothold in the Orlando area for decades. With a number of international and regional airports and thriving high technology expertise, the area has given rise to companies providing aircraft and ground support services. The metro area has the country's largest concentration of modeling, simulation and training (MS&T) businesses, research centers, and educational facilities. The MS&T sector, which has its roots in military services, provides applications in such diverse fields as homeland security, emergency services, entertainment, information and medical technologies, optics and photonics, and transportation.
Another strong segment of the high technology industry is software. This field, another off-shoot of military applications, focuses on financial services but includes other areas like utilities, billing, higher education, multimedia, animation, and military training. More than 1,000 software companies are based in Metro Orlando, generating nearly $1 billion in annual revenue.
Magazines
Business
City Guides
City of Orlando | City Search-Orlando | Digital City-Orlando
TV
WFTV (ABC) | WKMG (CBS) | WESH (NBC) | WMFE (PBS) | WRBW (UPN) | WKCF (WB)
Radio
WDBO | WMFE (NPR) | WFLA
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
