Our How-To Podcast on Expanding to Miami
Must Do’s
- Receive CIC Miami’s monthly newsletter featuring public events, free business resources and more
- Attend the weekly, free Thursday Venture Café Miami gathering to network, learn about the Miami ecosystem, attend classes, mentoring sessions and more
- Tour CIC Miami to connect with businesses and talent
- Bookmark ReFresh Miami’s Event Calendar
- Read “The 7 Deadly Sins of US Market Entry”
- Sign up for the New Tropic, a daily newsletter on Miami happenings
- Join ReFresh Miami’s Slack Channel to learn about jobs, events and more
- Access ReFresh Miami’s directory of startups by industry
- Find job openings on numerous sites
- Grab breakfast with like-minded individuals
- Be part of an intimate dinner with active entrepreneur leaders
- Submit your organization to the StartUp.Miami map
- Attend the latest tech events
- Download Miami Neighborhood Guides
Softlanding Incentives & Assistance
International Expansion Incentives & Soft Landing @ CIC
- CIC Miami offers an immersive experience to international organizations intending to explore and potentially establish a presence in the Miami and US markets.
- Access to advice/mentoring through weekly office hours with vetted experts, investors & service providers across all fields such as legal, accounting, human resources, investment seeking and preparation, marketing & branding.
- Curated program support for government-hosted and private sector accelerators.
Miami-Dade Beacon Council
Miami-Dade’s official economic development forum assists national and international companies with market research, recruitment, permitting and regulatory assistance, corporate relocation services, tax incentives, workforce training incentives and more.
Enterprise Florida
Enterprise Florida is the Official Economic Development Organization for the State of Florida, assisting companies with export counseling, trade mission organization, site selection services, demographic information, incentive information and more.
The Best Time to Come to Miami for Business
Calendar in English
Green = Conference
Legend:
Green = Conference
Yellow = Information
Red = Holiday
JANUARY (Active month as of January 6) |
| 01 – New Year, holiday highly observed |
| Activities are set in motion for the year |
| Martin Luther King (observed holiday, not mandatory, activities generally remain normal) |
| Florida Venture Forum (In Fort Lauderdale) |
FEBRUARY (High activity month) |
| Future of Travel |
| President’s Day (observed holiday, not mandatory, activities generally remain normal) |
MARCH (High activity month) |
| Applications are opened for WIN LAB MIAMI, Babson College’s incubator for women |
APRIL (High activity month) |
| Easter, low activity holiday |
| Emerge Americas, Innovation Event |
MAY (High activity month) |
| Memorial Day (observed holiday) |
JUNE (High activity month and end of the school year) |
| Future of Real Estate |
JULY (Month with average activity, start of summer vacation) |
| Adjusted work schedules due to school vacation |
| 04 – Independence Day (heavily observed holiday) |
| Applications open to 500 Startups Miami |
AUGUST (Summer holidays for school and university students) |
| The whole country does not come to a complete stop, activities continue at a slow pace. |
SEPTEMBER (Higher probability of hurricanes in Miami) |
| Labor Day observed holiday, not mandatory, activities generally remain normal) |
OCTOBER (Very high activity month) |
| Finnosummit by Finnovista, FinTech conference |
| Columbus Day, observed holiday, not mandatory, activities generally remain normal |
| BioFlorida, Life Sciences conference |
| Unbound, Innovation event |
NOVEMBER (The first two weeks very high activity) |
| Veterans Day, observed holiday, activities generally remain normal |
| Future of Logistics |
| Thursday and Friday of the 3rd week – Thanksgiving, probably the most important holiday in the USA, most people travel to be with their families |
DECEMBER (High activity the first two weeks) |
| The mentality is to close off the end of the year and plan for the new year |
| Art Basel, city revolves around art and design, high traffic |
| ITPalooza |
| 25 – Christmas is highly observed and the following week is very slow. |
Calendario en Español
Verde = Conferencia
Leyenda:
Verde = Conferencia
Amarillo = Información
Rojo = Festivo
ENERO (Mes activo desde el 6 de Enero) |
| 01 – Dia de Año Nuevo |
| 06 – Se activan las actividades nuevamente |
| Martin Luther King Day (feriado observado, no obligatorio, en general las actividades se mantienen normales) |
| Florida Venture Forum, en Fort Lauderdale |
FEBRERO (Mes de actividad alta) |
| Future of Travel |
| President’s Day (feriado observado, no obligatorio, en general las actividades se mantienen normales) |
MARZO (Mes de actividad alta) |
| Se abren postulaciones para WIN LAB Miami, incubadora mujeres de Babson College |
ABRIL (Mes de actividad alta) |
| Pascua de resurrección, no tan observado como en otros países |
| Emerge Americas, Conferencia de tecnología e Innovación |
MAYO (Mes de actividad alta) |
| Memorial Day (feriado observado, no obligatorio, generalmente se toma como fin de semana largo) |
JUNIO (Mes de actividad alta y fin del año escolar) |
| Future of Real Estate |
JULIO (Mes de actividad media y el comienzo del verano) |
| Los padres tienen que llegar más temprano porque los niños están en vacaciones. Algunos trabajan desde sus casas, es complicado participar en eventos en horarios fuera de oficina. |
| 04 – Independence Day (solo se celebra durante ese día pero puede ser una semana lenta) |
| Se abren postulaciones a 500 Startups Miami |
AGOSTO (Vacaciones de verano para escolares y universitarios) |
| No se paraliza todo el país, las actividades continúan en un ritmo lento. |
SEPTIEMBRE (Mayor probabilidad de huracanes en Miami) |
| Labor Day (feriado observado, no obligatorio, en general las actividades se mantienen normales) |
OCTUBRE (Mes de actividad muy alta) |
| Finnosummit by Finnovista |
| Día de Colón (feriado observado, no obligatorio, en general las actividades se mantienen normales) |
| BioFlorida, Life Sciences |
| Unbound, Evento de Innovación |
NOVIEMBRE (Actividad muy alta las dos primeras semanas) |
| Veteran’s Day, (feriado observado, no obligatorio, en general las actividades se mantienen normales) |
| Future of Logistics |
| Jueves y Viernes de la tercera semana – Thanksgiving, seguramente la festividad más importante de USA |
DICIEMBRE (Actividad alta las dos primeras semanas) |
| La mentalidad está en cerrar y planificar el nuevo año |
| Art Basel, ciudad giran en torno al arte y diseño, alto tráfico |
| ITPalooza |
| 25 – Navidad, feriado observado y la semana que viene es una semana muy lenta. |