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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1935 |
| International Trade Consortium - Increased Trade - Miami-Dade County |
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| Requester: |
Manny J. Gonzalez |
Organization: |
International Trade Consortium of Miami-Dade County |
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| Project Title: |
International Trade Consortium - Increased Trade - Miami-Dade County |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 3:10:12 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To increase trade and create jobs |
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| Recipient: |
International Trade Consortium of Miami-Dade County |
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Contact: |
Dimitrios J. Nares |
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111 NW 1st Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 375-4686 |
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Miami 33128 |
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Contact email: |
NARES@miamidade.gov |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The ITC seeks to expand the services of its newly created International Trade Facilitation Center (Incubator Office) to increase trade and create jobs. With the requested allocation of $300,000, the ITC will develop a marketing and a business recruitment campaign; hire a professional trade consultant to conduct trade research for the Incubator Office; hire a full-time support staff to support the Incubator Office's business clients; perform an economic impact study of the financial impact that international business incubators have on Miami-Dade County and Florida and conduct additional trade-related conferences and workshops. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Provide training and managerial support to companies that show potential for growth. Anticipated that 10 of these companies will partake in this program in 06-07, and will graduate 18-24 months later. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$300,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$425,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$125,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$300,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
National Business Incubation Association Report |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/15/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
