
New businesses planning to be established in the West Orange County Area will find this guide helpful. Contacts, which most businesses must make, are shown below.
FICTITIOUS NAMES
Occupational License Department
(407) 836-5650
www.sunbiz.org
ZONING

Oakland
(407) 656-1117
www.town.oakland.fl.us
Ocoee
(407) 905-3111
www.ci.ocoee.fl.us
Windermere
(407) 876-2563
www.town.windermere.fl.us
Winter Garden
(407) 656-4111
www.cwgdn.com
Orange County
(407) 836-5525
www.orangecountyfl.net
Orlando
(407) 246-2277
www.ci.orlando.fl.us
TAXES
State: Obtain a State Sales
Tax Number from the Florida Department of Revenue
(407) 903-7350
www.dor.myflorida.com/dor
Federal: Internal Revenue Service
(800) 829-1040
www.irs.gov
CORPORATION
Secretary of State’s Office, Division of Corporations
(850) 488-9000
www.sunbiz.org
County Administrative Offices, Office of the County Comptroller Recording Department
(407) 836-5115
www.occompt.com
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS
U.S. Small Business Administration
(800) U-ASK-SBA
www.sba.gov
SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business
(407) 420-4844
www.score.org
Orange County Administrative Office (Service/Information)
(407) 836-5550
Small Business Development Center University of Central Florida
(407) 420-4850
www.bus.ucf.edu/sbdc
Florida Small Business Development Center
(800) 644-SBDC
www.floridasbdc.com
Minority Business Development
(904) 443-1900
www.sba.gov
(407) 836-7317
www.orangecountyfl.net
Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center
(407) 420-4883
www.disneyec.com
Workforce Central Florida
(407)531-1222
www.workforcecentralflorida.com
INTANGIBLE PERSONAL
Taxpayer Assistance
Property Tax
Florida Department of Revenue
www.state.fl.us/dor
TANGIBLE PERSONAL
Orange County Property Appraiser Property Tax
(407) 836-5044
www.ocpafl.org
The following organizations provide business information to Florida businesses and individuals with questions about state and regional economic development and planning.
Enterprise Florida
(407) 956-5600
www.eflorida.com
MetroOrlando Economic Development Commission
(407) 422-7159
www.orlandoedc.com
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
(407) 623-1075
www.ecfrpc.org