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Strategic Plan

In late 2021, the CEP Board of Directors approved a new five-year strategic action plan: Forward Momentum. This plan is a follow up to the extremely successful Moving Forward and Moving Forward: Phase II plans which saw the CEP meet and exceed a series of significant benchmarks. While the plan has goals and objectives for each program area, the three big goals for Forward Momentum include:

  1. Impact the Announced Creation of 5000 New Jobs and $1 billion in capital investment

  2. A commitment for passenger air service at Ocala International

  3. Additional neighborhood and specialty incubators

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Areas of Focus

Business Retention—Retaining existing businesses, expanding employment and increasing investment in capital and workforce by these businesses and promoting existing businesses as the area’s number one recruitment tool and source of lead generation and product improvement.

Business Attraction—Aggressively marketing our area’s assets directly to decision-makers and key influencers in five targeted sectors: logistics, advanced manufacturing in food and beverage, advanced manufacturing in aerospace, back office operations in finance and logistics, and equine.

Business Creation—Expanding entrepreneurial opportunities beyond the successful Power Plant Business Incubator to assist all existing and prospective entrepreneurs.

Business Advocacy—As an organization of business, promoting business, and representing the needs of business, advocating to local, state and federal officials on behalf of local businesses is a natural and necessary role.

Business Services—Ensuring that the needs of our partners, in particular small business are met through three initiatives: structured networking events and forums, talent and workforce development, and educational and training opportunities.

Accountability

The CEP Board and Staff are committed to transparency and accountability. Each month we will be updating our performance matrix demonstrating how each area is progressing in meeting their annual goals.

2024 Performance Matrix-YTD

5-Year Plan Video