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Follow on Google News | Pasco County Manufacturer to Receive Assistance from State's GrowFL Economic Gardening ProgramSmartScience Laboratories Inc., - a developer, manufacturer and marketer of over-the-counter drug products - recently was selected to participate in the state-funded GrowFL program, part of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute.
“After qualifying and receiving the Economic Gardening Loan Fund, we have been participating in the CEO roundtables and in a number of additional GrowFL research functions,” Weitz said. Created in 2009 by the Florida Legislature, the GrowFL program is based at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. When selecting businesses to participate, members of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute look for companies that have significant growth potential, according to Dr. Tom O’Neal, executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute. “SmartScience is ideal for the program as it has the potential for continued growth,” said Dr. O’Neal, who also is associate vice president for the University of Central Florida’s Office of Research and Commercialization. O’Neal said GrowFL will support SmartScience through a number of free services, including access to market research and technology, strategy analysis, CEO roundtables and forums, database research and website optimization. Weitz said his company currently has 12 employees, but is expected to be able to expand with the assistance provided by GrowFL. “All of these items are helping us to continue growing our company and taking it to the next level,” he said. About Smart Science Laboratories: About the Florida Economic Gardening Institute: The Florida Economic Gardening Institute was created by the 2009 Florida Legislature as the Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Program to stimulate investment in Florida’s economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state. Qualified companies must be engaged in the following sectors to receive no-cost technical assistance: Manufacturing; End
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