Business Development Board
310 Evernia St.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 
Main: 561.835.1008
Fax: 561.835.1160

Business Assistance

As PALM BEACH COUNTY's economic development organization, it is our mission to attract and assist non-retail business relocations and expansions.  The Business Development Board is dedicated to the creation of high-wage, value-added jobs in Palm Beach County.  To that end, the BDB plays an active role in facilitating relocation and expansion of specific industries, through permitting assistance, incentive funding assistance, provision of community demographic data and site selection assistance.

The Business Development Board is a one-stop resource for the essential information and assistance services your company requires to make a well-informed decision about business relocation or expansion in Palm Beach County. All services are offered free of charge.  For more detailed information on Palm Beach County as a business location, or to arrange a site tour specific to your company's needs, make a confidential inquiry here or call the Business Development Board, Andrew Duffell at 561-835-1008.

New to the area? Contact Andrew Duffell aduffell@bdb.org or if you are currently located in the county contact Becky Magaw at bmagaw@bdb.org

Relocation and Expansion Services Provided

• Site descriptions on available industrial buildings, sites and office space are available from our state-of-the-art computerized tracking system of available commercial and industrial properties in Palm Beach County.
• Site tours personally conducted by our Business Recruitment and Expansion Staff.
• Access to financial incentives offered by the county and state.
• Utility, communication and transportation services and rates.
• Information on zoning, permitting and governmental processes.
• Demographics and labor market information.Access to training programs.
• Introductions to state and local leaders in business and government.
• Technical presentations tailored to your company’s specific location requirements.
• Review of available housing and housing costs.Presentations on cost of living, transportation, housing, recreation and the arts.
• Introductions to banks, law firms, employment agencies, accounting firms and all other appropriate suppliers:

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Your Company may qualify for certain incentives depending on the wage scale and number of jobs created.  Local and State government provide various types of assistance to new and expanding businesses that create employment. The level of assistance depends on the number of jobs created and the wage/benefits provided.

LOCAL INCENTIVES

• Employed Worker Training
• Job Growth Incentive Fund
• Ad Valorem Tax Exemption
• Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
• Attraction Incentive Grant Program
• Development Regions Incentive
• Grant Program
• Economic Development Set-Aside Program
• Film & Television Incentive Grant Program
• Foreign Trade Zone #135

STATE INCENTIVES

• Florida's Key State Incentives (pdf)
• QTI Information Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund Program (pdf)
• QRT Information Quick Response Training Program (pdf)
• Economic Development Transportation Fund Road Fund (pdf)
• Incumbent Worker Training Program Information (pdf)
• QDC Information Qualified Defense Contractor Tax Refund Program (pdf)
• HIPI Information High Impact Business Performance Incentive Grant (pdf)
• CITC Information Capital Investment Tax Credit (pdf)
• Semiconductor, Defense and Space Sales Tax Exemption (SDST) Information (pdf)
• Enterprise Zone Information Matrix (pdf)
• Palm Beach County Zone Coordinators
• Zone Maps
• Private Activity Bonds Information (pdf)
• Pooled Private Activity Bonds Information (pdf)

Business Taxes and Exemptions

• General Information on Florida Business Taxes (pdf)
• Tax Exemptions - Aviation (pdf)
• Tax Exemptions Within the Space Industry (pdf)
• Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Machinery and Equipment (pdf)
• Sales Tax Exemption on Electricity and Steam (pdf)

Urban Incentives

• Urban Enterprise Zone Overview (pdf)
• Enterprise Zone Matrix for Urban Incentives (pdf)
• Special Considerations for Urban Areas (pdf)
• Urban Job Tax Credit Program Information (pdf)

• Brownfield Redevelopment Bonus Refund Information Effective July 1, 2002 (pdf)
• Palm Beach County Contact 
• Palm Beach County Brownfield Map

Permitting

• Permit Streamlining Initiatives
• Florida's On-line Permitting One-Stop Center (permitting issues)

Reference Data

• 2005 Average Annual County Wages (pdf)

Research Services

• Demographics, business statistics and other vital support information necessary to companies in the process of making a business relocation decision.
• Labor availability, wages, taxes, quality of life (housing costs, education, culture, recreation, area amenities)
• State and county economic analysis of key business factors.
• List of Palm Beach County’s Top Employers.Information on local buyers and suppliers.
• Detailed information on Palm Beach County’s infrastructure.

Workforce Procurement/Training
The Business Development Board works very closely with the Palm Beach County School District, local universities, technical schools, Workforce Alliance, Junior Achievement, Palm Beach Community College and the Human Resource Association to link an employer to the appropriate source of workforce supply.