Rapid growth is occurringacross Central Florida - theUCF Business IncubationProgram (UCFBIP) is havinga tremendous impact on theregion, helping more than 140emerging companies since itsfounding in 1999, creatingmorethan$200million(*basedon 2009 study) in local annualrevenue and generating morethan 1,600 new jobs with anaveragesalaryof$59,000. In early June, officialsannounced a partnershipbetween Volusia County andthe UCFBIP to open a newincubation site at the Daytona Beach International AirportComplex,settoopenbytheendof2010.

Construction for the newUCF Business Incubator inKissimmee started on June24, where officials from UCF,the City of Kissimmee andOsceola County hosted agroundbreaking ceremony. Theincubator is located at the CityCentre Kissimmee building, at111EastMonumentAvenue. The new site will open inapproximately two months,with 8,000 square feet of thefourth floor in the City CentreBuilding, according to GordonHogan, director of operationsfor the UCFBIP. “The UCFBusiness Incubator-Kissimmee

Legislation Supports Small Business Incubators

Quarterly Newsletter of the UCF Business Incubation Program

Volume 4 Issue 6 Summer 2010

CongresswomanSuzanneKosmas(FL-24)introducedlegislationtosupportsmallbusinessincubatorssotheycanfosterinnovationandreducecostsforearly-stagebusinesses.TheEarly-StageBusinessInvestmentandIncubation(ESBII)Act(HR5411)willcreateanationalincubatorgrantprogramadministeredbytheEconomicDevelopmentAgency(EDA)toprovidegrantsforincubatorsthatsupportthedevelopmentofearly-stagesmallbusinessesintargeted,high-growthindustries. “Icannotexpresshowimportantthisbillisintermsofenablinggrowthandexpansionofthecompaniesthatincubatorsserve,”saidDr.TomO’Neal,UniversityofCentralFloridaAssociateVicePresident

andIncubationProgramExecutiveDirector.“Icanthinkofnothingthatwillbetterstimulatethekindofsustainablejobgrowththiscountryneedsthanfillingthecapitalgapforourmostpromisinginnovativecompanies.” TheEarly-StageGrantProgramestablishedbythislegislationwillprovidegrantsforincubatorsthatsupportthe

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UCF Business Incubation Program Expands

IN THIS EDITION

In-depth Incubator Client Updates and News.

Left: Sabalcore Computing founders Kevin and John Van Workum.

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Officials from Osceola County, Kissimmee and UCF prepare for the development of a new UCF incubator in Kissimmee. (Back row from left) Mark Durbin, Kissimmee city manager, Kissimmee Mayor Jim Swan, Mike Steigerwald, deputy city manager, Kissimmee Mayor Pro-Tem Cheryl L. Grieb, Don Fisher, Osceola County manager and M.J. Solieau, UCF’s vice president for research & commercialization. (Front row from left), Tom O’Neal, founder/executive director, UCFBIP, Brandon Arrington, vice chair Osceola county commission, Art Otero, Kissimmee city commissioner, Gordon Hogan, director of operations, UCFBIP and Michael Harford, Osceola County commissioner.

Rep. Suzanne Kosmas addresses attendees at the NBIA Conference with news of her proposed legislation.

Welcome to the Summer issue of The Accelerator….the quarterly newsletter of UCF’s Business Incubation Program. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep our clients, partners, sponsors, volunteers and staff informed about the activities of the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP). Sincethelastissueofthenewsletter,theUCFBIP has rapidly grown – generating atremendousimpactontheregion.WebrokegroundtoopenanincubatorinKissimmeeonJune24,heldgrandopeningceremoniesforincubators inbothLeesburgandSt.Cloud,hired a new site manager in Kissimmee,expanded two incubators in Sanford andOrlando, and just recently agreed to createa ninth incubator in Volusia county at theInternationalAirport. It is certainly evident by the interest,

support and visibility ofthe program, that thereis a need to stimulatethe economy and createjobs by creating andstrengthening newbusinesses throughbusiness incubation

programs. Additionally, we gained internationalexposure by hosting the National BusinessIncubation Association’s (NBIA) annualinternational conference on businessincubation in Orlando with over 500attendees from over 40 countries. Readmoreaboutthisexcitingopportunity! Asalways,wewishtothankourpartners,whosefinancialandotherinvestmentsupportenablesourefforts.Thankstothefollowing:The Florida High Tech Corridor Council,Cities of Kissimmee, Leesburg, Orlando,St, Cloud, Sanford, Winter Springs, and

CountiesofLake,Orange,Osceola,Seminoleand others. These partners continue toprovidevaluablesupportsuchastime,effort,investment and resources needed to foster,strengthenandcultivateentrepreneurshipinavolatileeconomy. UCF continues its commitment toserve as a community partner in economicdevelopment through the UCFBIP andother entrepreneurial activities that supportbusiness. I encourage you to read moreabout our ribbon cutting celebrations,expansionefforts,excitingupcomingevents,and the latest updates and achievements ofour current clients and graduate companiesatwww.incubator.ucf.edu.

Tom O’Neal, Ph.D.AssociateVicePresidentOfficeofResearch&CommercializationExecutiveDirectorUCFBusinessIncubationProgram

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developmentofearly-stagesmallbusinessesintargeted,high-growthindustries.The$250millionprogramwillbeadministeredbytheEconomicDevelopmentAgencyandwillsupplyincubatorswithaccesstoamaximumof$5milliontousewithinnolongerthanafive-yearperiod. CongresswomanKosmas,aformersmallbusinessowner,isfocusedonsupportingsmallbusinessessotheycancontinuecreatingjobsandinvestinginourcommunities.Shehasintroducedorsponsorednumerousbillstoprovidetaxrelieftosmallbusinesses,tocuttaxesforentrepreneurs,andtohelpsmallbusinessesaffordhealthinsurance. OtherelementsofKosmas’planwouldeliminatecapitalgainstaxonsmallbusinessinvestments,provideacapitalgainstaxwaivertospurlong-terminvestmentinresidentialandcommercialproperties,andexpandtaxcreditopportunitiesforprivateinvestmentinareasofhighunemployment.

“SmallbusinessincubatorprogramsinCentralFloridaandacrossthecountryhaveaproventrackrecordofhelpingnewbusinessesdevelop,”saidCongresswoman

Kosmas.“Thislegislationwillensurethatentrepreneursandemergingbusinessesareabletoaccessthetoolstheyneedtoinnovate,grow,andcreatejobsthroughoutourcommunities.” TheEarly-StageGrantProgramestablishedbythislegislationwillprovidegrantsforincubatorsthatsupportthedevelopmentofearly-stagesmallbusinessesintargeted,high-growthindustries.ThebillissupportedbytheNationalBusinessIncubationAssociationandtheNationalAssociationofSeedandVentureFunds.Tolearnmoreaboutthislegislation,contactCongresswomanSuzanneKosmas’officeat407-208-1106orvisitwww.kosmas.house.gov

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UCFBIPCALENDAR OF EVENTS

Excellence in Entrepreneurship Certificate CourseStart Date:July20,2010End Date: August12,2010,Time:6-9p.m.Location: DisneyEntrepreneurCenter315E.RobinsonStreet,Suite100,OrlandoFL,32801Registration: PleasevisittheUCFBIPwebsiteatwww.incubator.ucf.edu.Amaxof16companiesmayparticipate.

Disney Entrepreneur Center5th Annual Entrepreneur FairDateisAugust26,2010Location:SheratonOrlandoDowntown(formerlyOrlandoDowntownMarriott)Details:ContactJulieMatthewsat407-428-4848orvisitwww.disneyec.com

Rep. Suzanne Kosmas

MESSAGE FROM TOM

Maria Grulich Toumazos is the keycontact when it comes to work and play

in Osceola Countygovernment. Sheis the senior leveladministrator foreconomic development,as well as for tourismmarketing anddevelopment. She alsooversees the operation

andmaintenanceofadiversegroupofeventand sporting venues in the county, andthe communities of Kissimmee, St. Cloud,Poinciana,Harmony,andCelebration. Toumazos has been an EconomicDevelopmentveteranfornearlytwodecades.Herresponsibilitiesincludeassistingbusinessprospectswithpropertysearches,incentives,and fast track permitting. Since beginningher duties with Osceola County in 2000as the first-ever Economic DevelopmentDepartment Director, she has beeninstrumental in creating and/or assistingin the relocation of several businesses thatresultedinmorethan4,000newjobsforthecommunity. Business incubation programsare great catalysts to create these jobs andstartnewcompanies. Research has shown that 87 percentof those companies who graduate from anincubation program are still in businessfiveyearsaftergraduating. “In these tougheconomictimes,itisessentialtogrowourowncompanies.TheUCFbusinessincubatorsinKissimmeeandSt.Cloudarenotonlyagreatresourceforourentrepreneurs,butalsogreattools to add to our economic developmenttoolbox,”saidToumazos. A graduate of the University of SouthFlorida,Toumazos is the recipient of manyawards and honors, such as the AmericanBusiness Women’s Association BusinessWoman of the Year. She was appointed in2007 by Florida Governor Charlie Crist toserve on the Valencia Community CollegeBoardofTrustees.FormerFloridaGovernorJebBushappointedher in2004totheEastCentralFloridaRegionalPlanningCouncil.She is also the state representative to theSouthern Economic Development Council

aswellasservingasSecretaryfortheOsceolaCounty Industrial Development Authority.Additionally,sheservesontheadvisoryboardsofthefollowing:FloridaExtensionServices;theKissimmeeChamberofCommerce,andtheUCFBusinessIncubationProgram.

Jeff Triplett has servedin leadership roles inSanford and SeminoleCounty for more thana decade and has spentover15yearsasabanker.Triplett is currently theSeniorVice President ofUnitedLegacyBankand

alsoservesastheChairmanoftheDowntownSanfordCommunityRedevelopmentAgency(CRA) and the Seminole County PortAuthority. Triplett played an integral part inbringingafirstclassUCFbusinessincubatorto the City of Sanford’s downtown district.After only a fewmonthsof opening, itwasapparent that additional space was neededduetotheoverwhelmingdemand.Triplett,along with Bob Tunis, Executive Directorof the Downtown Sanford’s CRA, pushedto open additional incubator space afteronly three months of operation and whichwas unanimously approved for funding.“I believe that this project was one of themost successful in the organization, notto mention that it has brought five newbusinesses, and counting, to a district thathas seen many vacancies over the last fewyears,”Triplettstated,“Definitelyawin-winforallthoseinvolved.” Jeff Triplett’s leadership resumeincludes acting as vice-chairman for theSanford Airport Authority and being amember of the Seminole County CharterReview Commission. He has also served asthe president of the Sanford Chamber ofCommerceandontheboardofdirectorsoftheSanfordRotary,SanfordMainStreet,theSeminole County Small Business Advisory

Board and the Sanford River Rats baseballteam.HeisagraduateofMissouriSouthernStateUniversity.

Robert “Bob” Tunis isthe Sanford city officialwho orchestrated therecent creation of theUCFBusinessIncubator- Sanford. He servesas the EconomicDevelopment Directorfor the City of Sanford,

Florida, as well as Executive Director ofthe Sanford Community RedevelopmentAgency (CRA),whichprovides the fundingfor the incubator. Tunis has over 20 yearsof economic development experience at thefederal,state,andlocalgovernmentlevels. TheUCFBusiness Incubator - Sanfordresulted from an initial meeting betweenBob, Tom O’Neal, Executive Director ofthe UCF Business Incubation Program andEd Schons, UCF’s Director of EconomicDevelopment, inDecember2008.Planningfor the incubator started immediatelywith the Sanford CRA agreeing to coveroperational costs for the facility. The UCFBusiness Incubator - Sanford, located inthe historic Welaka Building in downtownSanford,wasupandrunninginrecordtime,opening its doors officially on September10, 2009. Within three months the facilitywasfullyoccupiedwitheightcompanies.InJanuaryofthisyear,theSanfordCRABoardvoted to expand the facility by 50%, tofurtheritspresentsizeof6,000squarefeet. Before arriving in Florida, Tunis wasExecutive Director of the Lincoln CountyEconomicDevelopmentCouncilinMontana.Duringthe1990’s,heworkedfortheAlberta,Canada government as the EuropeanTradeandInvestmentDirector.Priortothat,Tunisspent12yearsasaCanadianForeignServiceOfficer in Germany, Thailand, Trinidad,andJamaica.Hehasdualcitizenship in theUnitedStatesandCanada.Tunisreceivedhisbachelor’sdegreefromMcGillUniversityinMontreal.

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Maria Grulich Toumazos - Osceola County

UCF Incubation Program Advisory Board – Spotlight

Jeff Triplett - United Legacy Bank, Sanford Community Redevelopment Agency and Seminole County Port Authority

Robert Tunis - City of Sanford and Sanford Community Redevelopment Agency

The UCF Business Incubation Program has established a strong Advisory Board to coordinate the efforts of both the University and the community in providing tools and resources that enhance the prospects for the commercial success of developing companies. The Board serves as a liaison between the Incubator, the University, and the Central Florida community. Visit www.incubator.ucf.edu for the full board list.

will offer a wide range of support servicesto help promising enterprises acceleratetheir growth and generate new jobs in theKissimmeearea,”Hoganexplained. The UCF Business Incubator-Sanford recentlyhostedlocalbusinessleadersandcityandcountyofficialsduringanopenhousetoshowcaseitsnewlyexpandedfacilitiesat110W.FirstStreetinSanford.RafaelCaamano,with the UCFBIP, said the facilities havegrownfrom3,800squarefeetofofficespaceto5,700squarefeetandiscurrentlyhousingfive client companies with room for severalmoreinthefuture. On April 28, the UCFBIP hosted aformaldedicationandgrandopeningforitsnew site in St. Cloud. Nearly 200 peopleattendedtheribboncuttingceremonyevent,whichwasheldatthenew14,000squarefootfacility,locatedat3201BudingerAvenue. Already, four incubation clientcompanies have been accepted to the newfacility. METSI,TeamEnergy, Inc.,GoingGreen Savings, Inc. and IndieFest arescheduled to move in during the month ofJuly.Eventually,theSt.Cloudincubatorcanaccommodateupto20clientcompanies. James M. Bowie was hired as the sitemanager of the UCF Business Incubator -St.Cloud.“TheUCFOfficeofResearch&Commercialization has laid the foundation

forbusinessdevelopmentwith the new businessincubator,” said Bowie.“Thiswasmadepossibleby the financial &leadership commitmentby both the City ofSt. Cloud and OsceolaCounty. The incubator,

which has four client companies moving inthissummer,willflourishasthewordspreadsofthisfirst-classfacilityandtheplacetobetogrowabusiness.” Bowiehasover20yearsofexperienceinbusiness development and is a “Certified”IncubatorDirectorbytheNationalBusinessIncubator Association (NBIA). He haspreviously worked in business developmentat AT&T, Orkin and four entrepreneurstart-ups. He also served as director of theColumbus State University TechnologyIncubator in Columbus, GA from 2006

through 2009. Bowie earned his BBA andMBADegreesatTexasChristianUniversity,a school that U.S. News & World ReportreportedashavingoneofthehighestrankingBusinessSchoolEntrepreneurshipCenters “BusinessincubationisayoungindustryandJimBowieisoneofthemostexperiencedincubatoradministratorswehaverecruited,”Hogan said. “We expect him to play a bigrole in the growth of the UCF BusinessIncubation Program in St. Cloud,” headded. InFebruary,anopenhousewasheldforthe UCF Business Incubator – Leesburg,which houses both the Small BusinessDevelopment Center (SBDC) as well asthe UCF Business Incubation Program.This incubator is a partnership betweenUCF, Lake County Government, the Cityof Leesburg and the Florida High TechCorridor Council. The SBDC at UCF hasassisted entrepreneurs in creating 1,827jobs, win awards worth $31.4 million, andincrease sales by $31.7 million in the pastyear as well as providing services to eightdifferentcounties. The Leesburg incubator providestools, training and infrastructure to start-up companies. Five client companies havealready joined the UCFBIP in Leesburgand the facility currently can accommodateseven client companies. The companiesinclude Green Solar Solutions, LLC, Mr.Handyman, Hometown Health TV, LLC,EvergreenConstructionManagement,LLC,and a virtual UCF company called TheImaginationShop.

“Ourjobistohelpgrowlocalbusinessestocreatemorelocalemploymentandimprovethe localeconomy,”saidJamesSpencer, sitemanager of the UCF Business Incubator-Leesburg. Spencer is a Certified Business Analyst(CBA) and the area manager for theLake County office of the Small BusinessDevelopment Center at UCF. With over17yearsexperienceasahigh-techexecutivein engineering and business, he excels atguiding and mentoring new and smallbusinesses,havinghadsuccessinraisingfirstroundventurecapital.Spencerisagraduateof Brown University with a Bachelor ofScienceinElectricalEngineering. Early this year, the UCFBIP hostedan open house at the recently expandedOrlando site where opening remarks weregiven by Dr. Tom O’Neal, associate vicepresident, UCF Office of Research &Commercialization and executive directorof the UCF Business Incubation ProgramandTony Ortiz, commissioner for the Cityof Orlando, District 2. Initially, the UCFBusiness Incubator – Orlando was 2,400square feet, but after the expansion it grewby4,000squarefeet.Thesiteisnowfull. With eight facilities across CentralFlorida, the UCFBIP is a collaboration ineconomic development between UCF, thecities of Kissimmee, Leesburg, Orlando,Sanford, Winter Springs, as well as thecountiesofLake,Orange,Osceola,Seminoleand Volusia, along with the Florida HighTech Corridor Council. Visit www.incubator.ucf.edu for a full list of UCFBIPsitesanddetailsaboutprograminformationandservices.

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UCF Business Incubation Program Expands

James M. Bowie

(From L to R) Mickey Hopper, St. Cloud City Council; Donna Hart, Mayor of St. Cloud; Gordon Hogan, UCFBIP; Chad Pert, Snow Construction; Fred Hawkins, Jr., Osceola County Commission Chair; Dr. Tom O’Neal, UCFBIP; Maria Grulich, Osceola County and Randy Berridge, Florida High Tech Corridor Council, dedicate the new UCF Business Incubator - St. Cloud facility.

Research Park•StatPath•H2ITSolutions•Plasmonics•NovaComm Orlando•GreenPathEnergySolutions•GroundFlights•TheVakShack•UniKeyTechnologies

Winter Springs•Greensleeves,LLC•iMediaReach™

Sanford•CAMAlogy

St. Cloud•GoingGreenSavings,Inc.•IndieFest•METSI•TeamEnergy,Inc.

NEW CLIENTS

OnMay16th,theNational Business Incubation Association (NBIA) kickedoff itsannualInternationalConferenceonBusiness Incubation in Orlando, Florida.More than 500 people from over 40countriesattendedtheevent.BecauseitwastheNBIA’s25thanniversary,theconferenceprovided an opportunity to recognize theorganization’s accomplishments over theyears. Thethree-dayeventprovidedattendeeswith the opportunity to attend in-depthworkshopson international issues, variousfunding sources, strategies for helpingclients, the nuts and bolts of incubatormanagement, the future of the industry,and much more. Professionals working inthe industry from around the world came

togethertodiscussincubation,learn,shareideasandnetworkwithcolleagues. Highlights of the conference includeda tour of the Disney Entrepreneur Centerand incubation sites from the Universityof Central Florida Business IncubationProgram,aswellaskeynoteaddressesfromboth Jerry Ross, executive director of theDisney Entrepreneur Center, and AlanLadwig, deputy associate administratorforpublicoutreachintheOfficeofPublicAffairsatNASAheadquarters.Additionally,the event featured a panel of globalincubation leaders discussing challengesand opportunities facing the industry andconcludedwiththehighlightoftheannualawardsluncheon. The conference was sponsored byFlorida High Tech Corridor Council andwasco-hostedbytheUniversityofCentralFlorida Business Incubation Program(UCFBIP). The NBIA is the world’sleading organization advancing businessincubation and entrepreneurship. Each

year,itprovidesthousandsofprofessionalswithinformation,education,advocacyandnetworking resources to bring excellenceto the process of assisting early-stagecompanies. An elected, voting board ofdirectors representing the world’s leadingincubators governs the association. Logontowww.nbia.orgformoreinformation.

Florida Economic Gardening Institute (FEGI) Accelerates Growth of Second-Stage Companies

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While incubation programs andinnovation centers facilitate growth andsuccess for new and small businesses, theFlorida Economic Gardening Institute(FEGI) aims to provide “second stage”companies,thosebusinessesthathavepassedtheentrepreneurialstage,withthetoolsandassistance to accelerate their growth andincreaseemploymentthroughoutFlorida.

FEGI was established late last year atUCFreceiving its funding fromtheFloridaLegislature. By the end of June, over 100companieshadalreadyenrolledinGrowFL,FEGI’s Technical Assistance Program.Companies working with the GrowFLprogram have created 327 new jobs since

Novemberof2009. About5,000companiesinFloridameetthe qualifications to enter the program.Those who qualify must be engaged inmanufacturing, finance and insuranceservices, wholesale trade, informationindustries, professional, scientific, andtechnical services, management services, oradministrativeandsupportservices. “Manyofthecompaniesthatqualifyarepastgraduatesofincubatorprogramsaroundthe state,” says O’Neal. “Providing accessto these tools and resources is a continuedbenefitforanyincubatorprogram.” With more than 24 years of experienceincorporatemanagement,Fran KorosechasbeenappointedthedirectorofclientservicesfortheFEGI. “Fran Korosec is a seasoned executivewith a unique combination of businessdevelopment/sales, program management,and technical expertise. We expect him toplayamajor role in thegrowthandsuccessof the Economic Gardening Institute,” said

Dr. O’Neal, executivedirector of the FloridaEconomic GardeningInstitute. Korosec haspreviouslyheldexecutivepositions at Bell &Howell, LockheedMartin, and IBM. He

earned his undergraduate degree fromClarksonUniversityandreceivedhismaster’sdegreefromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkatBinghamton.

The Florida Economic Gardening Institute is a joint venture of the University of Central Florida, the Florida Development Council, Enterprise Florida, Workforce Florida, Florida High Tech Corridor Council and others working to identify and cultivate hundreds of growth companies. FEGI encourages companies to research and apply for the program at www.GrowFL.com.

Fran Korosec

NBIA Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Jerry Ross, executive director of the Disney Entrepreneur Center kicks off the NBIA International Conference with a luncheon keynote on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship

Mr. Handyman Sponsors ‘Healthy Home’ Segment

AsaclientoftheUCFBusinessIncubator-Leesburg,MarcRobertz-Schwartz,presidentandexecutiveproducerofHometown Health TV, LLC,hasmanyopportunitiestoestablishconnectionswithmanyotherbusinessprofes-sionals, who can contribute to his monthlybroadcasts. A casual conversation with Den-nis McGee, President of Mr. Handyman of Leesburg andafellowclientoftheincubator,about his recent EPA certification for lead-basedpaintsafetyledtoapartnershipbetweenbothoftheircompanies. “We are verypleased at the synergy cre-ated between Hometown Health TV andMr. Handyman. Marc and Dennis are bothmodel entrepreneurs each with a passion forexcellence and customer service,” said JamesSpencer, the site manager for the incubator.“Itispersonallyandprofessionallyrewardingto know that within our incubator, two cli-entcompaniesarenotonlygrowingtheirownbusinessessuccessfully,buthavealsofoundawaytocollaborateandhelpeachother.” Every month, HHTV produces a videothateducates,informs,andentertainsviewersonavarietyofhealth-relatedissues.Thevideosfeatureseverallocalphysiciansandhealthcareprofessionalsthatsharethedifferentwaysone

canimprovetheirhealth.AsthenewsponsorandhostofHometownHealthTV’s“HealthyHome”segment,Mr.HandymanofLeesburgwillbesharingtipsandadvicetoeducatetheiraudienceondifferentwaystokeepasafeandhealthyhome.Powertoolsafetyandwaystodecreasetheamountofallergensinthehomearejustacoupleofthetopicsthatwillbedis-cussedduringthesegment. “‘HealthyHome’hasbeenan importantpart of the Hometown Health TV commit-menttoeducatingourviewers. Dennisnowbringsahighdegreeofexperienceandexper-tisetothesegmentwithashareddesiretoedu-cate,informandprotectmembersofourlocalviewingcommunity,”saidRobertz-Schwartz. Mr. Handyman is a national franchisethat offers its customers premium repair,maintenance and improvement services fortheir homes or businesses. The company’s

“handymen”providequalifiedlabortohandleseveral exterior and interior tasks, includingmaintenance, repairs, and small remodelingprojects where the owner can choose theirown materials. All of Mr. Handyman tech-niciansaremanagedasdirect employees andarescreenedwithdetailedbackgroundchecks.Thetechnicians’levelofqualityandreliabilityallowstheMr.Handymanfranchisetodiffer-entiateitselffromothercompanies. In 2003, the American Medical Asso-ciation releaseda study thatdetermined thatthe average American sits in a waiting roomfor about 20 minutes. HHTV was foundedwiththegoaloftakingadvantageofthose20minutes in thewaiting roomand transform-ingapatient’swaitingtimeintoamuchmorevaluable and dynamic experience. In 2009,HHTV won the International AVA AwardandtheGold2009MarcomAward for theirfeature “Cancer and a Life-Changing Week-end.” The videos are broadcast at 11am onSaturday mornings and Sundays at noon inLakeCountyandTheVillages.HHTVisalsofeatured on Heartbeat Radio for Women –1410AMinLeesburg–duringthe“Apple-A-Day”WellnessReportweekdays. FormoreinformationonHometownHealthTVandaccesstothevideoprogram,visitwww.HometownHealthTV.comore-mailMarcRobertz-SchwartzatMarc@HometownHealthTV.com. ContactMr.Handymanatwww.mrhandyman.comorcall352-435-4568.

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Incubator Client ProfilesUCFBI - Leesburg

Preparing Others for Lifelong Success

PowerfulEducation Technologies devel-opsandmarketsworkbooksandtechnology-basedtoolsusedbyteachers,parentsandstu-dents to enhance characterdevelopment andlife skills formation in the K-12 educationalenvironments. Extensive research validates

that character buildingand life skills develop-ment greatly enhancestudents’ behavior, aca-demic performance, de-cision making and life-longsuccess. Powerful Educa-tion Technologies began

from president & CEO, Dr. Lesia Crump-ton-Young’s desire to strengthen students’life skills. She recognized that there was no

company or product currently available thattaughtlifeskillsinasystematicway.Afterob-servingbehavioralproblemsatschoolsinhercommunity, Dr. Crumpton-Young realizedshewantedtoteachstudentsnotonlytheba-sicacademicskillslikeMathandEnglish,butalso life skills likecharacter,decision-makingandconfidence. AccordingtoDr.Crumpton-Youngitap-peared that very often, behavioral problems

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Incubator Client Profileswere caused because a child did not learnthe correct fundamentals on how to interactandcommunicatewithhis/herpeers.Sheno-ticedalotofstudentssimplydidnothavetheknowledge,skills,attitudeandtoolsnecessarytobecomesuccessful. PowerfulEducationTechnologiesaddress-es thisneedbygiving students thenecessarytoolsforsuccess.The“You’veGotthePower!”WorkbookSerieswascreatedtoimprovestu-dentperformance,modifybehavior, improvedecision-making, and enhance preparationfor lifelong success. The company also has aPowerLearningCommunity,whichallowstheconnectionwithothergroupmembersinvari-ous programs or courses and affords the op-portunitytoaskquestions,orjoindiscussiongroupsforlearningsupport. Giventhesuccessofhermentoringstrate-giesandworkshops,Dr.Crumpton-Younghas

beenworkingwithorganizationsthatwanttocreate mentoring programs. The programsand services which PowerfulEducationTech-nologies has developed can reduce teen vio-lence,teenagepregnancy,schooldropoutsandsuicides, said Dr. Crumpton-Young, who isalsoahumanfactorsengineeringprofessoratUCF. Additionally, Dr. Crumpton-Young pro-videsworkshopsacrossthecountry,wheresheteachesfacultywhattheycandotobesuccess-fulintheircareers.Shehasdevelopedprinci-plesthatincludehowtobalanceafamilyandcareer,howtoteachsuccessfully intheclass-room, and how to achieve personal dreamsand aspirations. “I think a good mentor issomeonewhoknowshowtolistenandreallyunderstandwhatthatpersonisgrapplingwith

before they start trying to give advice,” shesaid. Dr.Crumpton-Youngwasrecentlyaward-edthePresidentialAwardofExcellenceinSci-ence,Mathematics,andEngineeringfromtheWhite House and National Science Founda-tion. She serves as a professor of IndustrialEngineering at UCF and is a role model tomany,because she is thefirstAfrican-Ameri-canfemaletoearnaPh.D.inEngineeringatTexasA&MUniversity. Powerful Education Technologies is aclient of the UCF Business Incubator - Re-searchPark, and isverygrateful for thehelpreceived in growing the company. Being apart of UCFBIP has helped tremendously,by creating many networking opportuni-tieswithkey communityofficials,whichhasled to new client relationships. For moreinformation, call 407-823-8388 or visitwww.powerfuleducation.com.

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Leesburg’s First Green House

Withthepriceofnaturalgasandelectricityskyrocketing in recent years,more andmoreresidentsandprofessionalsinFloridaareturn-ingtoclean,renewableenergysources.Green Solar Solutionscanhelpwithjustthat.GreenSolar Solutions focuses on the growing needforinnovation,identificationandapplicationofcleantechnologiescapableofleveragingre-newableenergysources. Founder and President, Robert “Bobby”P. Rhodes is a licensed building contractorandinnovatorintermsofbringingrenewableenergy solutions to the Central Florida area.Rhodes plans to help create the first Green

HouseinLakeCounty,andwiththat,GreenSolarSolutionswillbeabletoprovideindivid-ualizedenergysavingsolutionsforevenmoreoftheirclients.Harnessingthesun’spowerisa solid investment,one thatwill continue topayoffyearafteryear,potentiallysavingthou-sands of dollars and creating a cleaner, saferworldtodayandforgenerationstocome. OneofGreenSolarSolutions’mostpop-ular innovations is Photovoltaic technology,which utilizes rooftop and ground-mountedpanels to provide power. Enough kilowattscanbegeneratedtodrasticallyreduce,andof-tentimeseliminate,localutilitybills. Rhodes has earned certifications from,and/orisamemberof,manyrespectedgreenorganizationssuchasCertifiedGreenProfes-sional,FloridaGreenBuildingCoalition,andthe Central Florida Chapter of the UnitedStates Green Building Council. His businessalsorecentlyhadanarticlepublishedinLakeMagazine, “Going Green Saves ConsumersSomeGreen.” Green Solar Solutions is also partneringwithEncapSystems,Inc.,afullservice,Flor-

idaStatecertified,minorityowned,manufac-turer andConstructionCompany, and a cli-entcompanyoftheUCFIncubator-Sanford.Encap Systems has become an establishedleaderinthefieldsofmanufacturingandde-signingofabatementcoatingsthatcanbeusedon the exterior and interior surfaces fornewand existing buildings, commercial and resi-dential construction, and most recently, formarine environment. The product’s variouspropertiesincludeadhesiontosubstrates,im-pactresistance,compressivestrengths, tensilestrengthsandbridgingabilities. Green Solar Solutions utilizes the mostefficient and durable green building ma-terials on the market today, and is only thethird home to be certified by the FloridaGreen Building Coalition in Lake County.Whatever needs exist for the home or busi-ness, Green Solar Solutions has the qual-ity products and exceptional service to helpsave money and protect the planet. Visitwww.greensolarsolutions.com for moreinformation.

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Incubator Client Profiles

Creating Award Winning Software SystemsCompendium Software Systems, LLCwasstarted as a software consulting andweb ap-plicationdevelopmentfirminOctober2009.AftercompletingtheExcel-lence in Entrepreneurship classinFebruary2010, they joined

theUCFBusinessIncubationProgram.Com-pendiumiscurrentlyworkingtocommercial-ize its award-winning driver improvementtechnologywhichmonitorsdrivingbehaviors,and helps organizations realize cost-savingsandriskreductionopportunities.

Compendium’smainobjective is tohelpcreate safer, smarter and more fuel-efficientdrivers. Compendium software helps fleetowners save money, track and reduce CO2emissions,andcreatesaferroadsforallofus.This is achieved using technology that mea-suresdriverbehaviorbycollectingreal-worlddrivingdataforanalysis.Thedataisthenusedtocreateaccurateandeasy-to-understandre-

ports to identifyareas inwhich therecanbegains inefficiencyandreductions inrisk. Compendium’swebsite,FuelClin-ic.com, is a proof-of-concept website

thathashelpedover3,400peopleman-agetheirfueleconomy,learnbetterdriv-

inghabits,andsavemoney.Lastsummer,thewebsite was entered in the IntelligentTrans-portation Society of America’s “CongestionChallenge”,andtook2ndplacefromafieldof119differentstart-ups. WhenaskedhowbeingpartoftheUCFBusiness Incubation Program has benefitedCompendium, company founder and presi-dent Michael Bragg commented, “The UCFBusiness Incubation Program has providedcritical advisory resources, access to researchcapabilities, market research help, affordable

officespace,andaccesstopeopleandorgani-zationsIwouldnothavehadaccesstoonmyown.” Headdedthat,“Itisa‘commitmenttoen-trepreneurship’thathelpskeepthecompaniesitworkswithmotivated,encouraged,guided,and supported in what is a very tough eco-nomiclandscapeforstartups.Withmyfellowbusinessownersattheincubatorthereisalsoa‘communityofentrepreneurs’thatlearnfromoneanother,helpeachotherfindopportuni-ties,andprovideaneededpeergroupwhocan‘relate’withoneother–evenifourbusinessesaremuchdifferentinfield,size,orscope.” Compendium is currently completingseveralstrategicagreementswithbest-in-classprovidersofhardware,training,fuel-purchasemanagement,andfleetriskmitigation.Atthesame time the company is completingR&Defforts for its basic commercialized versionof the driver-behavior reporting software, ithas reached an agreement with the City ofSanford to test the software on anumberofthe city’s fleet vehicles. For more informa-tion visit www.compendiumusa.com or call407-545-2200.

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A Customer FocusedHigh PerformanceComputing Service

Sabalcore Computing Inc.isacompanythat provides High Performance Computing(HPC)services toawiderangeofcustomersin many industries, including Oil and Gas,Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Aerospace,andFinance.Theirprimaryserviceisprovid-ing online access to large computational re-sourcestotheircustomers.Additionally,theyalsoprovidesoftwaresupportandtechnologyintegrationtohelpcustomersmoreeasilyusetheirHPCinfrastructure. Sabalcore Computing was founded inFebruary of 2000 by Kevin Van Workum

and his brother, John. Kevin’s backgroundin Computational Physics and AlgorithmDesign, coupled with John’s experience inComputerSimulationandTrainingprovidedthemwiththeexpertiseneededtocreatesucha business. They founded the company be-causeatthetimetheysawanincreasingneedforHPCresourcesacrossmultipleindustries.Traditionally,acompanywouldhavetopur-chaseandmanagethese largescalecomputersystems,whichcanbeveryexpensiveanddif-ficult. Also, many companies did not realizethevaluablereturnonthisinvestmentbecausethey rarelyhavepredictablecapacity require-ments. Using an On-Demand service rather

thanowningtheirownHPCresourcesallowsSabalcore’scustomerstoreducecostsbypay-ingonly forwhat theyneedandeliminatingthe overhead associated with maintaining alargecomputersystem. InNovemberof2009,thecompanycom-pletelyre-branded.SabalcoreComputingwasformallyknownasTsunamicTechnology.Thecompany claims that their new name andbrandmoreclearlyconveytheirprimaryser-viceandpositionasoneoftheleadingprovid-ers of On-Demand HPC services. SabalcoreComputingiswheredatabecomesdiscovery.Theyhavealsorecentlybegunprovidingcom-mercialsoftware-as-a-service,makingiteasierfor software vendors to showcase theirprod-uctsandforcustomerstousetheirsoftwareonSabalcore’ssystems.

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Last year, Sabalcore won a governmentcontract to provide high performancecomputingservicestotheNavalAirWar-fareCenterWeaponsDivisionGeophysicsBranchatChinaLake.ThiscustomerusesSabalcore’s services to provide real-timeandaccurateweatherforecastingfortheirweaponstestingrange.Sabalcorewastheonly company capable of providing theservices theyneededwithin the requiredtimeframe. Currently, Sabalcore’s main focus isonbringinginmorecustomersandadd-ingvaluetotheirservices.Theyaredoingthis by providing new technologies and

working with commercial software ven-dorsandopensourcedeveloperstoattractmoreclientsbyprovidingawidearrayofpreinstalled, easy to use software pack-ages. According to Kevin Van Workum,“BeingpartoftheUCFBIPhasbeentre-mendously beneficial to Sabalcore Com-puting because of the business contactswehavemade and the great educationalresourcesprovided.Althoughweareex-perts inourfieldofbusiness,wearenotbusinessexperts.But the folksat the in-cubatorarethebusinessexpertsandhaveguidedusalongasuccessfulpath.” For more information, visithttp://www.sabalcore.com or call1-877-492-8027.

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Taking Businesses to the Next Level

Advancingbusinesses’brandsthroughin-novative marketing is David Brim’s goal forhisnewcompany,hencethecompanyname,Brand Advance, LLC. Brand Advance wascreated inSeptember2009 andhas been es-tablished as a full service web-design, devel-opment and marketing company based inOrlando. The company has the perfect mixoftalenteddesignersanddevelopersaswellasmarketingprofessionalstohelpyougrowyourbusiness.BrandAdvance’saccountexecutives,creative and development teams, and proj-ect managers are personable, knowledgeable,skilled, and work as one in order to ensurethateveryclient’sneedsarenotonlymeet,butexceedtheirbusinessobjectives. Brimexplains that the company evolved

from the initial idea thatthere needed to be alaunching pad for busi-nesses and start-up ven-tures to grow. BrandAdvanceworkswithbusi-nesses, large and small,to refine their marketing

message,developtheircorporateidentity,andincreasetheirbrandawarenessthroughsocialmedia,SEO,andweb-designservices. Recently,BrimturnedtotheUCFBusi-nessIncubationProgramforsupportinBrandAdvance’sownadvancement.TheUCFBusi-nessIncubationProgram(UCFBIP)haspro-videda fertile environment for the companyto grow and prosper, featuring an extensivenetworkofprofessionalserviceprovidersthatare very helpful and reasonably priced. “Wearenowabletohaveprofessionalofficespaceatanaffordablerateequippedwithconferencerooms, office equipment, and a leaseflexibleenough to meet our expansion needs”, saidBrim. Headded,“I’mvery thankful tobeapartoftheUCFBusinessIncubationProgramand would recommend it to any new busi-ness.”

Brim, CEO and founder of Brand Ad-vance,isanoteworthybusinessconsultantandmarketingstrategist.Thisyoungentrepreneuris also the co-founder and board director ofGroupTable,acollaborative software tailoredfor studentgroupprojectsandstudygroups.Overthecourseofhiscareer,BrimhasworkedwithbrandssuchasSears,ArmaniExchange,SeaWorldandmore.HegraduatedfromUCFwithadegree inMarketingandwasalso thewinneroftheUCFJoustBusinessPlanCom-petitionfortwoconsecutiveyearsin2007and2008. Recently,Brimwasselectedtobetheso-cialmediaandSEOconsultant forGrowFL,the Florida Economic Gardening Institute’s(FEGI’s)Technical Assistance Program. TheFEGI is a joint venture of UCF, the FloridaDevelopment Council, Enterprise Florida,Workforce Florida, Florida High Tech Cor-ridorCouncilandothersworkingtoidentifyandcultivatehundredsofgrowthcompanies.Visit www.GrowFL.com for more programdetails. For more information, visitwww.brandadvance.net or contact DavidBrimatdavid@brandadvance.net.

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Kevin and John Van Workum

David Brim

Incubator Client Profiles

Youth & Wisdom Com-bine for 800% Growth

in Nine Months Withtoday’seconomicstatusandmarketcompetition,businessconsultationandonlinebusinessmarketingaretwoservicesacompanyneedsinordertogrowandbecomesuccessfulandInBusiness, Inc.providesitsclientswithbothservicesunderoneroof. InBusiness was developed from twounique companieswho found a great degreeof synergy between offering complimentaryservices together. In 2009, InBusiness pur-chased OrlandoSearchEngineMarketing.cominordertoprovideanavenueforgrowthforitsclients.Theideawasbuiltontheconceptsof giving a business a strong foundation forsuccessandtopreparethemfortheinevitablegrowth stage that occurs when a torrent ofnew business occurs from the laser-accuratetargeted marketing that the OrlandoSearch-EngineMarketing.com was able to provide.InBusinessisseparatedintotwodistinctdivi-sionsthatworktogethertocreateacompletebusinessgrowthsolution:BusinessConsultingandInternetMarketing. InBusiness, Inc. is a client of the UCFBusiness Incubator – Orlando, which has

proventobeessentialtothegrowthandsuc-cessofthecompany. “The incubation program at UCF hasbeen instrumental in achieving an 800%growthinourfirstninemonthsofbusiness,”said David Wolf, vice president of InternetMarketing Strategy. “The connections, lowoverhead, andadvice that isprovidedby theprogramhasmadeitmucheasiertofocusonthefactorsthatarekeytosuccess.Wewouldn’tbeanywhereclosetowherewearenowifwehadnotjoinedtheprogram.” RodVargas,CEOof InBusiness, Inc., isa successful entrepreneur and Business Con-sultant,whoworkedasCEOandPresidentofone of the fastest growing companies in theU.S.accordingtoInc.Magazine.Forthelast12years,hehashelpedbothemergingandinoperation companies achievehigher levels ofbusiness productivity and income. ThroughInBusiness, Inc., Vargas continues to be en-gagedinthedevelopmentandsuccessofmanycompaniesbyprovidingbusinessoptionsandsolutions. He currently serves as the Chairof theDisneyEntrepreneurCenterAdvisoryBoard, a Board Member of the Small Busi-

ness Development Center Advisory Board,Business Advisory Committee Member ofValenciaCommunityCollege,andisamem-beroftheTechnicalAssistanceCommitteeatthe Hispanic Business Initiative Fund. Forhisachievementsandsupporttothebusinesscommunity,VargaswasnamedtheU.S.SBASmallBusinessPersonoftheYearfortheStateofFloridain2007. Wolfpossessesoverfouryearsofcontin-ued education, research, and application inall fields of Internetmarketing.His past cli-entsincludeNurseTogether.com,FiltaGroup,SouthernInsurance,TwoBecomesOneDat-ing, The Consumer Advocacy Group, ThePractice of Fox Expert DUI Attorney RoberMalove, and many more. After two years ofaffiliate marketing selling products for othercompanies, Wolf founded OrlandoSearch-EngineMarketing.com in 2008 and quicklyraisedthewebsitetothetopofthesearchre-sults for Internet marketing in the Orlandoarea. www.OrlandoSearchEngineMarketing.com has since been acquired by InBusiness,Inc.alongwiththemarketingexpertiseofitsfounder.Wolfpossessestheuniqueabilitytocombine technical aspects of Internet mar-keting and soundbusinessfinanceprincipalswiththecreativityoftopadvertisingandmar-ketingagencies. Formore information,visithttp://inbis.usorcall321-281-8353.

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Transitioning From Soft-ware Consulting Firm to

Product-Driven Business

Forover20years,MarkGardinier’sex-pertise has been in real-time safety criticalembedded software development. His com-pany,Advanced Technologies, Inc. (ATI),isa small corporation that develops embeddedmilitarysoftwareapplications.TheyspecializeindevelopingAdaobjectorientedsystemsus-ingOpenSourcetoolsets.

ATIengineersareresponsibleforthede-signandimplementationofsystemsusedformissile guidance, redundancy software for

flight control, the middle-ware of a satellite com-

munications system,the run-time executionof a weapons trackingdevice, and black box

interface software formissileguidance. Inaddi-

tion,theyoccasionallyperformgovernmentresearchprojects.ATIcaneitherworksidebysidewithitsclients’engineersattheirsiteorindependentlyateachfacility.

InMay2009,AdvancedTechnologieswasacceptedintotheUCFBIPandisreceivingas-sistancetransitioningfromasoftwareconsult-ing firm into a product-driven organization.ATI is strong inengineeringand is receivingmuch-needed guidance in growing the com-panyandsupportingtheSignalControlPro-gramEnvironment(SCOPE),whichtheyareunderSBIRPhaseIIcontracttodelivertotheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation. ATI has been a client of the UCFBI –Winter Springs for a little less than a year

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The National Association for Com-munity College Entrepreneurship (NACCE),iscomingtoOrlandoonOctober10,2010tohostits8thAnnualConferencethemed“Entre-preneurship:TheCommunityCollegeRole inEconomicVitality” at theLoewsRoyalPacificResortatUniversalOrlando. Innovative community college faculty, ad-ministrators and CEOs of business supportorganizations, interested in infusing entrepre-neurshipthroughouttheircampuseswillgathertogethertolearnhowtheircommunitycollegecanmakeanimpactintheirregion’seconomicfuture. Takeadvantageofthisopportunitytomeetwithlocaleducation/economicpartnersatstatecollegesandseewhat’shappeningelsewhere intwo-year entrepreneurship education. Oppor-tunitiesareavailable forone-dayand full con-ferenceregistrations.FordetailsontheNACCEConferenceortoregister,visitwww.nacce2010.com. NACCE is an international network con-sistingofmorethan300publicandnon-profitcommunity,technical,vocationalandstatecol-leges in 47 states and several other countries,withmanyleadingmembersinCentralFlorida.Since2003,itsmembershavebeensharingbest

practices,ideasandformulasforsuccessfulpro-gramsandfundraising. AccordingtoTrishTruitt,NACCESpecialProjectsManager,“Webelieveentrepreneurshipeducationhasmanydifferentlevelsandpoten-tialpathways.Ourmembercollegesunderstandthekeyfactoritplaysinlocaleconomicdevel-opmentandbelieveinworkingwiththeirlocalcommunitypartnerstofulfillcommongoals.” For more information, contactTrishTru-itt, Special Projects Manager, truitt@nacce.com,413.306.3131x302orviathewebsiteatwww.NACCE.com.

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and plans to remain a part of the programthroughout product development and intothemarketingandsupportphase.Thegoalistograduatefromtheincubatorhavingacom-pletesupportstructureinplace. AccordingtoGardinier,workingwiththeincubator has been a rewarding experience.He states, “The incubator has provided ATIwith low cost professional office space, valu-ablemonthlybusinesshealthreviews,andfreebusiness classes. The incubator has assistedusinpresentingourworkataventurecapitalconferenceandhasgivenusvaluableindustryconnections.We plan to expand and stay intheCentralFloridaarea.”

Gardinier,founderandco-ownerofATI,hasover27yearsofexperienceindevelopingsoftware systems and tools for the military,aerospace industry,andNASA. For thepasteight years, he has been concentrating onshipboardmissiledefensesystemsandmissiletrajectorymanagementasaconsultanttoRay-theonIntegratedDefenseSystems.GardinierhasbeenasuccessfulprojectleadandsoftwaredeveloperonflightcontrolsystemsforBoeing,navigationsystemsforHoneywell,communi-cation systems for Raytheon, software toolsfor NASA, submarine tracking systems fortheBritishMinistryofDefense,autopilotsforSweden,transactionprocessorsandoperatingsystems forHoneywellBull,andmanyothermilitaryandcommercialprojects.Hewasthelead software engineer and the principle in-

vestigatoronATI’sSBIRPhaseISignalStateTransitionSoftwareeffort.Gardinier’sareasofexpertiseincludesafetycriticalsystems,UML,distributedsystems,multi-processorrealtimesoftware, control systems, and CORBA net-works. GardiniergraduatedfromtheFloridaIn-stitute ofTechnology in Melbourne, FloridawithaBachelorsofScienceinComputerSci-ence. HehascontinuedhisstudiesinCom-puterScienceatArizonaStateUniversityandmorerecently,attheUniversityofCaliforniainSanDiego. Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactMarkGardinierat407-588-7199,858-401-3535ore-mailcontact@advancedtechcorp.comormark@advancedtechcorp.com.

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NACCE Hosts Annual Conference in Orlando In October

NACCE, Executive Director, Heather VanSickle John G. Pappajohn receiving Lifetime Achievement in Entrepreneurship Award

Student Essay Contest Winner: Chevan Jessamine

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Technology Assurance Labs is a full-service lab for technology verification andinteroperability testing headquartered in Re-

search Park, Orlando,Florida. The foundershave over 30 years ex-perienceinthetelecom-munications industry,havingworkedforgiantsAT&T Bell Laborato-ries, IBM, NORTEL,

EPIK Communications, and several othernotable companies before starting Technol-ogyAssuranceLabs.FoundedinMarch2003,Technology Assurance Labs was created toprovideconsulting,design,andtestingonnet-workingtechnologyforcompaniesthatdonothave or cannot afford a testing lab or ChiefTechnology Officer (CTO). In co-founder,

KenStauffer’swords,“Networksarenotstatic,they grow over time and we help companiesthinkstrategicallyaboutnewtechnologiesandhow to use them and incorporate them intotheirbusinesssolutions.” TechnologyAssuranceLabsalreadyhasaratherlargelistofcustomersincludinggovern-ment and non-government business and hashadmanybusiness successes including archi-tecting,designing,andtestinganew10GfiberopticIP/EthernettollnetworkfortheFloridaTurnpikeEnterprise. Theirmostrecentsuccessisarailindustrysolution that they developed for CSX whichwillbeannouncedsoon.ItisarailcarRadioFrequency Identification tag reader solutionused in rail yards. Until now, rail companieswereabletoreadRFIDtagscarsonlyontheopentrack,butnotinrailyards.

TechnologyAssuranceLabsisagraduateclientcompany of the UCFBIP. According to Mr.Stauffer, “Being a part of the UCF BusinessIncubationProgramallowedustogetstartedatalowercostandprovideduswiththeabilitytoscaleupovertime,duetotheresourcesandtheflexibility the incubatorprovided. We’veknownCarolAnnDykesandGordonHogansincewestartedin2003andtheyhaveprovid-ed us with encouragement, support, and in-sight throughout theyears—can’t sayenoughgoodcommentsaboutthem.” For more information visit www.talabs.comorcall407-382-5992.

**TRIBUTE - Doug Peeples, a Co-Founder of Technology Assurance Labs, passed this May. He was well known by the UCFBIP staff and will be greatly missed.

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