- Business directory French-speaking businesses in Central Florida. The basic listing is free, claimable and correctable by its holder. Opens in phase 2
- Nonprofit ecosystem French-speaking organizations in the region and beyond: chambers, business networks, schools, cultural circles, welcome associations. 12 organizations
- List my business What to provide, what we verify, how long it takes. And why it will stay free. Free
Where we fit
French Executive Network covers what nobody covers: the founders of the corridor. Where another body already serves a need, a chamber, a school, a cultural association, we point to it by name.
That is what makes these two registers useful: they say who does what, including when it is not us. The resources page goes further and names the right agencies too.
The network’s sectors
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Tech & artificial intelligence
Software, data, applied AI, simulation. The most accessible sector for an arriving founder, little capital, few licenses, and the one where local competition is fiercest.
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Cybersecurity & defense
Systems security, defense subcontracting, military simulation. Orlando concentrates a significant share of the simulation industry; market access requires clearances that take a long time to prepare.
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Biotech, pharma & health
Clinical research, medical devices, life sciences. A long-cycle, heavily regulated sector where market entry is prepared years ahead and university partnerships matter as much as capital.
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Aerospace & aviation
From the Space Coast to Sanford: launch, subcontracting, maintenance, training. The region’s most international ecosystem, and the one where several French groups already operate.
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Engineering & industry
Design offices, manufacturing, automation, industrial logistics. The I-4 corridor is its backbone, and demand for qualified engineers outstrips local supply.
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Finance, tax & business services
Consulting, accounting, legal, insurance, recruitment. The sector that serves all the others, and the first a French-speaking entrepreneur needs on arrival, in their own language.
And the region they cover
These six sectors do not float free: they spread across thirteen cities, coast to coast, along the I-4 highway corridor. The region map shows where each one concentrates, city by city.