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Volusia Innovation Hub opens; Launchpad Volusia cohort to start later this month
Summary
Volusia County Economic Development reported the grand opening of the Volusia Innovation Hub and said a new Launchpad Volusia program cohort will begin later this month with roughly 21–22 of 25 slots filled. Team Volusia also summarized recent trade-show outreach.
Volusia County Economic Development reported the grand opening of the Volusia Innovation Hub and said the Launchpad Volusia entrepreneurship program will start later this month with most slots filled. "One big thing to report is that, was it Monday? Yeah. Monday, we had the grand opening of the Volusia Innovation Hub," a county economic development representative said at the meeting.
The county described Launchpad Volusia as a broader program for entrepreneurs and startups; the speaker said the first cohort will launch on the 26th of the month and that "we have about 21, 22 slots out of 25." The speaker said the grand-opening event drew elected officials, business-service organizations and local startups, and that organizers considered the attendee mix to be representative of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Team Volusia staff gave a separate outreach update, listing recent attendance at industry conferences. "We went to ICSC ... in Orlando," a Team Volusia representative said, and the county sent staff to the America's Food and Beverage Show in Miami Beach to pursue food and beverage manufacturing leads. The Team Volusia speaker said the appearances generated business leads and provided exposure for local manufacturers including Kermit's Key Lime Pie.
Why this matters: county and regional economic-development programming and trade-show outreach aim to attract and grow businesses that create local jobs and taxable investment. The Launchpad cohort size and near-full enrollment signal early demand for the Hub's services.
Details and next steps: the county said it expects the Launchpad to begin with the cohort noted above and that more information about program composition and future cohorts will be available from Volusia County Economic Development and Team Volusia.
