Meredith Pelton

Florida First Partners is a joint venture between MILCOM Venture Partners and the Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Enterprise Florida Inc. (EFI) is a public-private partnership serving as Florida's primary organization devoted to statewide economic development. EFI's mission is to diversify Florida's economy and create better paying jobs for its citizens by supporting, attracting and helping to create globally competitive businesses in innovative, high-growth industries. EFI accomplishes this mission by focusing on a wide range of industry sectors, including clean energy, life sciences, information technology, aviation/aerospace, homeland security/defense, financial/professional services and manufacturing. In collaboration with a statewide network of regional and local economic development organizations, EFI helps to improve Florida's business climate, ensuring the state's global competitiveness. Enterprise Florida is committed to assisting companies confidentially with their expansion and location plans. They provide site selection services, demographic information, incentive information, trade leads and much more. They also coordinate introductions to their network of economic development partners located throughout the state.

IBM Global Financing provides Information Technology financing solutions. The firm serves commercial clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 firms. It also assists companies in getting rid of obsolete systems by disposing, recycling, and reselling. The company is headquartered in Armonk, NY.