Resources

The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is the primary resource for entrepreneurship education and student-led startup support at UCF. However, there are other great resources on campus that can help students understand problems, create solutions, and develop startup proposals.

Adding a Resource

Please email us at cel@ucf.edu if you would like to suggest a resource we should add to our list.

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BizMiner

BizMiner

BizMiner provides analytical industry content to thousands of banking, accounting, valuation, CRE professionals and consultants; and over 200,000 business students in almost 100 universities.

Library Reference Desk

Library Reference Desk

Great tool for students that are constantly looking for market, and  industry research, as well as, patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Sarah Norris: Copywright ONLY:  Sarah is the Scholarly Communication Librarian for the University Libraries. In this role, she...

I-Corps

I-Corps

The I-Corps Site’s purpose is to foster innovation among faculty and students, promote regional coordination and linkages in the innovation ecosystem, as well as develop a National Innovation Network.

Business Incubation

Business Incubation

To help nurture companies during their most fragile stage, business incubators provide a support process that accelerates the successful development of startup and fledgling companies by providing entrepreneurs with an array of targeted resources and...

Community Resources

 

Central Florida is a vibrant, highly-regarded startup community with many resources to help support local startups and small businesses. Several of these are supported by UCF as part of our outreach and economic development efforts, and others are well-regarded local ventures with an interest in supporting innovative venture proposals. We encourage you to visit their websites to learn more about free resources and other opportunities available to local entrepreneurs and startups.
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Orlando Tech Hub

Orlando Tech Hub

A new tool that will help unify the Orlando region’s tech community resources, leaders, employees, students, businesses, events, news and more. The Orlando Tech Hub is a centralized digital platform where all our region’s innovation and technology enthusiasts can...

Cenfluence

Cenfluence

Cenfluence is an initiative spearheaded by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council that focuses on forging internationally recognized and globally competitive industry clusters in energy and environmental sciences; gaming/entertainment/esports; learning sciences and...

BizLink Orange

BizLink Orange

BizLink Orange is managed by the National Entrepreneur Center, which features “how-to” resource guides, personal action plans, a region-wide business calendar and a powerful resource navigator for a growing network of nonprofit partners who offer a wide variety of...

The 5th Floor

The 5th Floor

The 5th Floor offers a motivating and progressive environment that encourages young talent, supports them in the development of their visions and goals and helps them to succeed. This is where you get in touch with companies that are working on the solutions of the...

Melrose Center

Melrose Center

Central Florida is a center of creativity and technology. Libraries are centers for learning. The Orange County Library System believes that we can use our experience as providers of informal learning and technology education to provide  services for community...

Rally

Rally

Rally is an international hub for social entrepreneurs to access the required knowledge, resources, and people to transform their early-stage work into sustainable ventures that create positive social change.

VentureScaleUp

VentureScaleUp

We are a scaleup accelerator that provides high-growth entrepreneurs access to role models that have built startups that have scaled. Connect to our network of experienced mentors, advisors, investors, and educators to take your startup to the next level.

Black Orlando Tech

Black Orlando Tech

The BOT Tech Skills Cohort program is an accelerated applied training program that allows participants to gain introductory to advanced level skills and certification within a particular area in technology.

Starter Studio

Starter Studio

StarterStudio supports Central Florida tech startup founders with the robust and comprehensive educational programming, coaching, funding, and other resources they need to build successful companies locally.

Prospera

Prospera

Prospera is an economic development, nonprofit organization specialized in providing bilingual assistance to Hispanic entrepreneurs trying to establish or expand their business. ...

NAWBO

NAWBO

NAWBO is the only dues-based organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs across all industries; with chapters across the country.

SCORE

SCORE

Our Resilience Hub offers training, resources, and remote mentoring to help your small business adapt and succeed.

The Pride Chamber

The Pride Chamber

The Pride Chamber stands in unqualified solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and actions that protest systemic racism, discrimination, police brutality, and the tragic murder of George Floyd and so many others.

Hispanic Chamber Orlando

Hispanic Chamber Orlando

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando (HCCMO) is the largest business-related organization representing the Hispanic community in Central Florida.  Since 1993, HCCMO has represented the interest of Hispanic small business owners and professional.

Online Resources

 

Our staff and coaches encourage students to be resourceful by using free resources available on campus, in our community, and online. This page features some of the resources we recommend to our LaunchPad clients to address their startup challenges. Use the “Categories” sorting feature at the top of the page to focus your search on the resources you need to reach your next milestone and gain momentum.

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