Empowering Your Business to Thrive
Our local workforce ecosystem is one of its greatest assets, and your business plays a key role in its continued growth. Whether you're looking to recruit and hire top talent, invest in training and retention strategies, or connect with local economic and community partners, this hub brings together the essential resources to support your success. Explore tools and programs tailored to help your business grow, strengthen your workforce, and stay connected to the broader business community. Together, we can build a stronger, more resilient community.
Employ Florida is a free statewide job portal connecting job seekers with employment opportunities and helping businesses find qualified candidates. Access job listings, résumé tools, training programs, and labor market information all in one place.
CareerSource Capital Region provides businesses with workforce solutions, including recruitment assistance, employee training programs, and access to hiring incentives—all designed to help you build and retain a strong, skilled workforce.
Experiential learning is hands-on, real-world learning that connects classroom knowledge to practical experience. For businesses, it’s a powerful way to engage future talent through internships, job shadowing, mentorship, and project-based learning. By offering these opportunities, companies can build stronger talent pipelines, shape workforce readiness, and contribute to the long-term success of both students and the local economy.
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce facilitates the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Talent Pipeline Management (TPM), a demand-driven, employer-led approach to closing the skills gap that builds talent supply chains aligned to dynamic business needs. TPM strategies enable us to better understand how businesses, education, and other partners can work together to solve regional workforce issues.
North Florida Worlds of Work, or WOW for fun, is an immersive, hands-on career expo experience for 9th graders in Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, and Taylor Counties.
Florida businesses have access to a variety of workforce training grants designed to help upskill employees and meet evolving industry demands. Whether you're hiring new staff or strengthening your current team, these grants can offset training costs and boost your bottom line.
Programs through FloridaCommerce and CareerSource Florida offer flexible funding options like the Quick Response Training (QRT) and Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) grants. These resources support customized training tailored to your business needs.
Florida Ready to Work is a career readiness program that helps businesses train, assess, and certify essential workplace skills. Employers can use it to strengthen their hiring process, upskill current employees, and improve retention by building confidence and competence on the job.
Skills-based hiring focuses on what candidates can do, not just where they’ve been. By prioritizing proven skills over degrees or job titles, businesses can tap into a broader, more diverse talent pool. It’s a smart strategy for filling roles faster, reducing turnover, and uncovering hidden potential in your workforce.
CareerSource helps businesses recruit, train, and retain talent by providing no-cost employment services and workforce development solutions tailored to local business needs.
Job posting and recruitment assistance
Training grants and wage reimbursement programs
Labor market data to guide hiring decisions
Access to talent pipelines for high-demand industries
The Office of Economic Vitality is the hub for economic development in Tallahassee-Leon County, supporting business retention, expansion, and innovation. OEV connects entrepreneurs and companies with the tools, data, and resources needed to grow and thrive in the Capital Region.
Access to local economic data and industry insights
Business retention and expansion services
Support navigating incentives and permitting processes
Connection to capital, workforce programs, and community partners
Certified Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) programs
This institute partners with employers to deliver customized training solutions, leadership development, and professional certifications that strengthen business performance and workforce capability.
Tailored training to meet specific workforce needs
Leadership development and team performance programs
Upskilling solutions for current employees
Support with workforce planning and productivity
Housed at Florida State University, the Jim Moran Institute offers no-cost executive education programs that empower small business owners and nonprofit leaders to think strategically and lead effectively.
Free small business and nonprofit leadership training
Long-term strategic planning and business model refinement
Peer-to-peer learning with fellow business owners
Guidance from experienced faculty and industry professionals
The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at FAMU provides expert business consulting, market research, and access to funding opportunities. Services are designed to help entrepreneurs launch, grow, and thrive.
One-on-one business consulting at no cost
Help with loan packaging, grants, and access to capital
Assistance with business plans, licensing, and strategy
Support for startups and established businesses alike
Domi is a startup incubator and coworking space that supports entrepreneurs through community, mentorship, and business development programs. It’s a hub for innovation, offering resources to help launch and grow scalable businesses.
Access to startup accelerator and incubator programs
Mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs and investors
Collaborative coworking space with networking opportunities
Workshops and events focused on business strategy and growth
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce is a leading business organization dedicated to fostering economic growth, talent development, and community prosperity in Florida’s capital region. With a mission to lead and promote the success of business, the Chamber serves as a strategic partner for businesses of all sizes, advocating for a pro-job climate and delivering over 450 community elevation activities and business exposure programs annually. Areas of focus include business advocacy; economic competitiveness and business climate; talent, workforce, and education; and community and prosperity.
The Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce (BBMC) is a regional organization serving Leon, Gadsden, Franklin, Jefferson, and Wakulla counties in Florida. It acts as a gateway to opportunity for business growth and development, focusing on advocacy, training, and economic opportunity for minority-owned businesses. Signature programs include the Capital Readiness Program and Camp Treppie.
The Capital City Chamber of Commerce serves as a pivotal resource for business development, community outreach, partnerships, and advocacy, particularly focusing on supporting underserved small businesses. The CCC is dedicated to promoting wealth, equity, and inclusion by assisting businesses in areas such as education through programs and events, as well as capacity building featuring programs like Bank On Tallahassee, Smart Steps, and the Revolving Loan Fund.
