Companies may be eligible for incentives and other programs if they are considering Florida to:

• Establish a small business
• Hire new employees
• Expand existing Florida operations
• Relocate operations to Florida

Economic development and workforce initiatives are in place to assist companies and organizations with financing, grants, incentives, tax refunds and workforce training and salary reimbursements through on-the-job training. The document below provides an overview of incentives available. Contact Space Florida to discuss how your business may qualify:

 Florida Business Incentives Fact Sheet

Additional Workforce Training Incentive Programs from Brevard Workforce:

• National Emergency Grant On-The-Job Training – Businesses from Brevard to Tampa can now take advantage of a Department of Labor National Emergency Grant awarded to Brevard Workforce. The grant, in part, underwrites salaries for businesses that hire Space Coast residents laid off as a result of changes to NASA's Space Program, extending to workers inside and outside of aerospace. The program was designed to help businesses by targeting most of the grant funding at the On-The-Job-Training (OJT) program.

Businesses will be reimbursed up to one half of the new hire’s salary for up to three (3) months. This could be worth up to $9,600.00 per employee.

If you think your business may be interested in hiring a candidate through the OJT program, please complete our National Emergency Grant On-The-Job Training Inquiries form. Brevard Workforce will review the applications and contact you in the August/September 2010 timeframe.

• Employed Worker Training (EWT) – Brevard Workforce Business Services team assists local companies in finding ways to subsidize needed training for their employees by means of the Employed Worker Training (EWT) program. Through the coordination of this customized training effort, Brevard Workforce is helping local businesses tackle skill inequities in the labor force.

If your business is interested in learning more about the Brevard Workforce Employed Worker Training program, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .