Bringing together the leaders who build Central Florida with the French-speaking world.
Why French Executive Network exists
The idea came from something several French-speaking business owners between Orlando and the Space Coast had noticed independently: Florida’s French-speaking groups are scattered, and it is almost entirely social.
Clubs, dinners, welcome associations, family groups, all of that exists, all of it is useful, and none of it answers the question a founder actually has. Where to find a French-speaking developer in Orlando. Who has already contracted with a simulation prime. How a Quebecer structures a US subsidiary. Which lawyer to talk to before signing a commercial lease.
Miami is covered. The French-American chamber of commerce has been there since 1983, accelerators are plentiful, the French community is long-established and large. A French founder landing in Miami finds someone to talk to within the first week.
A hundred and fifty miles north, they find no one.
Our mission
Connecting the founders of one region
A network that introduces the right people, a free directory, and guides written by people who have been through it.
- Bring together the leaders connected to the French-speaking world, along the Tampa–Orlando–Space Coast corridor
- Publish a free business directory, claimed by the businesses themselves
- Write the practical guides nobody publishes in French about this region
- Open the network to the whole French-speaking world: Quebec, Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, Africa
- Introduce the French-speaking accountants, lawyers and tax advisers of the network
What membership opens
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The right people to talk to
French-speaking accountants, business lawyers, tax advisers and bankers from the network. We introduce you by name, so you are not left hunting through a directory.
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People who have already done it
A founder who set up their C-Corp last year will tell you in twenty minutes what no guide can write: what cost too much, what took three months longer, what they would do differently.
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The corridor, not Miami
The network covers Tampa, Orlando and the Space Coast. That is where your customers, your hires and your prime contractors are, and it is the region nobody else serves.
The limit, said once
French Executive Network introduces professionals; it does not stand in for any of them and files nothing on your behalf. Choosing a lawyer or an accountant remains your decision, and their professional liability remains theirs.
Where we stand
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April 2026
The association is incorporated
French Executive Network Florida is registered in Florida as a non-profit association.
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August 2026
The site opens
The bilingual practical guides, the corridor map, the register of organizations, and sourced figures on the Francophonie in Florida.
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Autumn 2026 , upcoming
First gatherings
The corridor meetups start in Orlando, then alternate toward Tampa and the Space Coast.
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Winter 2026 , upcoming
The directory opens
Free listing and claiming by holders, together with member accounts.
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2027 , upcoming
Board and memberships
Board formation, publication of the bylaws and activity report, online memberships open.
Governance, board being formed, we are recruiting
We are looking for five to seven directors. The profile: a French-speaking business owner, founder or executive based between Tampa and the Space Coast, in one of the network’s six sectors. The commitment: one board meeting a quarter, a presence at the gatherings, and one area you agree to own, a sector, the region, partnerships, finances, or communications.
The bylaws, the composition of the board and the activity report will be published on this page as they come to exist. Nothing will be announced before.
Contact us
An introduction, an application to the board, a proposal for a gathering, or simply to say hello: contact@fenflorida.com.