GrowFL Announces 13th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honorees Outstanding leadership, culture and growth make these second-stage businesses stand-out Orlando, Florida (October 5, 2023) — GrowFL is pleased to announce the 50 companies selected as 13th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honorees. The awards program – now in its thirteenth year – honors impressive second-stage companies from throughout the state for developing valuable products and services, creating quality [...]

GrowFL Announces 13th Annual Florida Companies to Watch Finalists Companies now in the running to be selected as an Honoree for this year’s awardGrowFL is proud to announce the finalists for the 13th Annual Florida Companies to Watch Awards, a prestigious recognition program celebrating high-performing second-stage companies that demonstrate innovative business strategies and excellent potential for future growth. The 13th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch is brought to you [...]

GrowFL Announces 12th Annual Florida Companies to Watch Honorees  Outstanding leadership, culture and growth make these second-stage businesses stand-out Orlando, Florida (October 11, 2022) — GrowFL is pleased to announce the 50 companies selected as 12th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honorees. The awards program - now in its twelfth year - honors impressive second-stage companies from throughout the state for developing valuable products and services, creating quality jobs, enriching [...]

Finalists Announced for the 12th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Companies now in the running to be selected as an Honoree for this year’s award GrowFL is pleased to announce the second-stage growth companies that are now in the running to be named GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honorees. The finalists were selected from more than 400 nominations from throughout Florida and represent a diverse group of growing companies [...]

Applications are Open for the 12th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Awards Second-Stage Businesses Compete to Earn Prestigious Honor(ORLANDO, FL) – Applications are now open for the 12th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch® awards program. Each year, GrowFL recognizes the top fifty second-stage companies headquartered in Florida for innovation, community involvement, leadership, and growth. GrowFL is Florida’s only organization that focuses exclusively on second-stage growth companies, providing CEOs the [...]

GrowFL Now Offering American Academy of Entrepreneur's (AAE) Program GrowFL launches the application process to identify the next cohort to be selected for the American Academy of Entrepreneurs, a mentoring program created by the Edward Lowe Foundation to accelerate second-stage business success.  America is built on the backs of entrepreneurs. If successful entrepreneurs band together to work collectively, they will make a powerful investment in the future of America. Edward [...]

In 2018, after working through a strategic plan for the future of GrowFL, Jennifer Barrows and David Carrier could not have imagined what would happen between then and now. But although the path has not always been straight, mostly because of COVID-19, the results have been very positive, Barrows said. “Over the course of the last two years, we had to pivot and adjust,” Barrows said. “The pandemic actually provided [...]

By Dr. Tom O'NealFounder, GrowFLUnleashing a spirit of entrepreneurship can happen anywhere, but it does not typically happen by accident. It requires a specific environment where innovation, collaboration, cooperation, and regionally based support systems are aligned to create the cooperation that makes an economic impact. That is where GrowFL comes in. GrowFL supplies an environment for CEOs to connect and learn from each other while supporting the continued growth of [...]

Florida becomes the third state in the nation to participate in a mentoring programGrowFL is pleased to announce its first group of entrepreneurial leaders inducted into the American Academy of Entrepreneurs (AAE). In September 2020, GrowFL launched the AAE program making Florida only the third state to offer this mentorship program for second-stage businesses.Hosted by GrowFL, and supported by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, and Stankowski Advanced Strategies, in [...]