The National Entrepreneur Center (NEC) today welcomed the Asian American Chamber of Commerce as its newest “Resource Partner”. During a celebratory event to mark its 10th anniversary, the NEC lauded its many partners’ accomplishments over the last decade in launching new businesses, providing business services and guidance, and helping over 100,000 new and established entrepreneurs and small businesses throughout Central Florida.

The Asian American Chamber will become the newest tenant at the NEC, located at the western concourse of the Orlando Fashion Square Mall. The Chamber expects to open its newest office by the end of July, 2013. Chamber President Coco Johnston stated, “We look forward to closer collaboration with the dozen and more other chambers, academic, government and business-promotion organizations at the NEC. This is truly a one-stop business center. I know our members and partners will reap tremendous benefits by our move into the NEC.”

Opening remarks and statements were delivered by Jerry Ross, Director of the NEC, as well as Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, UCF President John Hitt and other dignitaries. The NEC is located at 3201 E. Colonial Drive, Suite A-20, Orlando, FL 32803 at Orlando’s Fashion Square Mall. The AACC will announce a Reception and Open House at a later date. Click here to visit the NEC website.


Business tenants and “Resource Partners” at the NEC include (banners, L to R): The African-American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida; the British-American Chamber of Commerce; the Central Florida Disability Chamber of Commerce; the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund; the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando; and NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners).

Additional “Resource Partners” include (L to R): National Black MBA Association; Florida Small Business Development Center at UCF; SCORE; the University of Central Florida; the U.S. Department of Commerce; and the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida.