The arts are no different
from any other industry - the arts are a business and successful organizations
are those that develop the right business skills. Non-profit cultural
organizations or for-profit small businesses such as an art gallery,
can benefit by the resources listed below.
The Division of Cultural Affairs is not a regulatory
agency, nor does it provide licenses for most arts related, for-profit
businesses. Art galleries, recording studios, etc. are not regulated.
Talent agencies are licensed through the Department
of Business and Professional Regulation.
Business Resources
for
Non- and For-Profit Organizations
Florida Department of State
Starting a
Business in Florida
This site provides updated links to web resources
related to business startups.
Division
of Corporations
For-profit and non-profit organizations need to legally
incorporate in the State of Florida.
Florida
Government Information Locator Service - Business Information
A virtual card catalog of government information
available on the Internet and beyond. Although the
focus of the Locator is information from and about
Florida State government, it also includes links to local and federal
government resources as well.
Florida
Business Record Keeping and Retention Bureau
These guidelines have been developed to help businesses
determine what records to keep and for what length of time.
Florida Department of Revenue
Doing Business
in Florida
State of Florida tax information.
Other Florida Business Resources
Arts
and Business Council of Miami
Creates
working partnerships between the corporate and cultural communities
in South Florida.
ArtServe
(Fort
Lauderdale)
Dedicated
to serving and strengthening the diverse and vibrant South Florida arts
and cultural community by providing resources, training and state-of-the-art
facilities.
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
Collects data and conducts research on economic, demographic,
and business trends in Florida and provides information to public and
private decision makers in Florida and throughout the nation.
Enterprise Florida
A public/private partnership created to increase economic
opportunities for all Floridians through the creation and retention
of quality jobs and the active support of strong and growing businesses
by focusing
on attracting, retaining and growing Florida businesses.
Florida
Association of Counties
Locate your county's website to obtain information on
county business licenses, if required.
Florida League of Cities
Access “City Links” to obtain business license
information from your city’s website.
Florida
Small Business Development Center Network
Provides
entrepreneurs with the one-on-one counseling, management training and
information through a network of college and university based centers
that link the resources of the federal, state and local governments,
as well as the private sector.
Florida
Trend Magazine
On-line
resource for Florida's small businesses.
Office of Economic
and Demographic Research
Conducts research for the Florida Legislature principally
concerned with forecasting economic and social trends. EDR publishes
all of the official economic, demographic, revenue, and agency workload
forecasts that are developed.
State
of Florida.com
A
privately managed website that provides information for Florida businesses
and those considering Florida as a business location.
Tampa
Bay Business Committee for the Arts
Encourages
business to invest in the arts, and assists its members in maximizing
their financial and in-kind resources allocated to the arts in the Tampa
Bay area.
Volunteer
Lawyers for the Arts/Western Florida
(St.
Petersburg)
Provides
free legal services to nonprofit arts organizations and artists who
can't afford it.
Workforce
Florida
An online gateway to workforce information and resources.
Other Arts & Business
Resources
Arts
& Business Council, Inc.
Committed
to stimulating partnerships between the arts and business that benefit
both sectors and the communities they serve.
Artsmarketing.org
An
online component of the National Arts Marketing Project which provides
marketing resources to arts managers and artists. Features include targeted
essays, links to marketing sites and publications, an interactive forum,
and information about National Arts Marketing Workshops across the country.
Business
Committee for the Arts
Brings business and the arts together
to provide businesses of all sizes with the services and resources necessary
to develop and advance partnerships with the arts that benefit business,
the arts and the community.
Stay Exempt
Tax Basics for 501(c)(3)s
Online training that provides the tools and knowledge to help you keep your organization’s exempt status intact.
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Non-profit
– An organization established for exclusively charitable
purpose, in which any profits earned by the organization do not
benefit any private shareholder or individual. The organization
must be a corporation, community chest, fund, or foundation. The
Internal
Revenue Service provides a more detailed definition of requirements
and exemptions of non-profit organizations.
For-profit
– Businesses created for the sole purpose of generating
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