2015. On the other side of The Corridor, the
University of South Florida’s USF CONNECT in
partnership with TampaBayWaVe also received
a $500,000 grant from the Department to
increase entrepreneurship in the region.
UCF and USF were among 26 recipients
nationwide. In the north end of The Corridor,
the University of Florida received $8 million in
federal funding for construction of Phase II of
the Florida Innovation Hub, which will include
an Entrepreneurial Woman’s Center. In its irst
three years, Phase I of the Innovation Hub
assisted 60 companies, resulting in 760 jobs
and $50 million in private investment.
To further assist local entrepreneurs, the
International Business Innovation Association
(InBIA), the world’s leading organization
advancing business and entrepreneurship,
announced in 2014 it would relocate its
headquarters to Orlando, from Athens, Ohio, to
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