

New businesses planning to be established in the West Orange County Area will find this checklist a helpful guide. 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:
Florida Department of Revenue (407) 903-7350
www.dor.myflorida.com/dor.propertymyflorida.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/Info)
(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
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