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Invest Today for a Brighter Tomorrow in Sarasota
We are delighted that you are considering making an investment in Sarasota County through your support of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County (EDC).
Investment in the EDC ensures your active engagement in creating a vibrant business community where companies grow, create new jobs, increase the local tax base, and expand the local economy which is vital to the community’s long-term economic health and advances economic mobility for all residents.
Erik Zimmer
Versatile operations executive with 20+ years’ success growing sales, delivering mission, and refining operations for Fortune 500 corporations, fast-growing regional businesses, government units, and not-for-profit organizations.
- (941) 309-1200 ext. 101
Chair Advisors
Chair Advisors
Chair Advisors are Sarasota County’s leading business executives and thought leaders. They provide strategic leadership and counsel to the Board of Directors through active involvement in the community’s economic development efforts.
- $7,000 Sponsorship Credit to Use at EDC Events
- Host Chair Advisor and Investor Engagements
- Twice Yearly Economic Briefings with EDC Leadership Team
- Participation in Business Recruitment Programming
- Participation in the EDC Board Workshops
- Highlight Video of Company Growth and EDC Engagement
- VIP Seating at Signature Events
- Host an Industry Specific Roundtable
- Invitation to Chair Advisor Event
- First Opportunity to Sponsor Signature Events
- Logo in EDC’s SRQ Airport Video Ad
- Logo and Link on Chair Advisor Banner
- Logo in Monthly Newsletter and Exclusive Investor Newsletter
- Logo on Outgoing Staff Email Correspondence
- Preferred Seating at EDC Signatur Events
- Yearly One-on-One’s with EDC’s Leadership Team
- Social Media Business Profile Posts to Following of 10,000+
- Exclusive Investor Newsletter
- Invitation to Investor-Only Events
- Company Name & Link on Investor Directory
- Advanced Opportunity to Sponsor and Attend EDC Events
- $3,000 Sponsorship Credit to Use at EDC Events
- Host an Industry Specific Roundtable
- Invitation to Chair Advisor Event
- First Opportunity to Sponsor Signature Events
- Logo in EDC’s SRQ Airport Video Ad
- Logo and Link on Chair Advisor Banner
- Logo in Monthly Newsletter and Exclusive Investor Newsletter
- Logo on Outgoing Staff Email Correspondence
- Preferred Seating at EDC Signatur Events
- Yearly One-on-One’s with EDC’s Leadership Team
- Social Media Business Profile Posts to Following of 10,000+
- Exclusive Investor Newsletter
- Invitation to Investor-Only Events
- Company Name & Link on Investor Directory
- Advanced Opportunity to Sponsor and Attend EDC Events
- $2,000 Sponsorship Credit to Use at EDC Events
- Invitation to Chair Advisor Event
- First Opportunity to Sponsor Signature Events
- Logo in EDC’s SRQ Airport Video Ad
- Logo and Link on Chair Advisor Banner
- Logo in Monthly Newsletter and Exclusive Investor Newsletter
- Logo on Outgoing Staff Email Correspondence
- Preferred Seating at EDC Signatur Events
- Yearly One-on-One’s with EDC’s Leadership Team
- Social Media Business Profile Posts to Following of 10,000+
- Exclusive Investor Newsletter
- Invitation to Investor-Only Events
- Company Name & Link on Investor Directory
- Advanced Opportunity to Sponsor and Attend EDC Events
Additional Investor Levels
- Preferred Seating at EDC Signatur Events
- Yearly One-on-One’s with EDC’s Leadership Team
- Social Media Business Profile Posts to Following of 10,000+
- Exclusive Investor Newsletter
- Invitation to Investor-Only Events
- Company Name & Link on Investor Directory
- Advanced Opportunity to Sponsor and Attend EDC Events
- Social Media Business Profile Posts to Following of 10,000+
- Exclusive Investor Newsletter
- Invitation to Investor-Only Events
- Company Name & Link on Investor Directory
- Advanced Opportunity to Sponsor and Attend EDC Events
Why to Invest in the EDC
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