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Professional & Business Services

In Orlando, we help businesses thrive, setting the stage for success both locally and globally. With a workforce shaped by a strong culture of customer service excellence—rooted in the region’s hospitality industry—professional services companies gain access to top talent across diverse business sectors, creating unparalleled opportunities for growth.

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    No. 1 in the Country for Job Growth

    Among 30 Largest Regions
    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023-2024

  • 1,000+ People Per Week Added to the Population

    U.S. Census Bureau

  • 25.5% of Orlando’s population speaks Spanish

    U.S. Census Bureau, ACS, 2023

Shared service facilities help companies streamline operations, reduce duplication, and lower business costs. Local companies provide a variety of shared services—including finance, human resources, IT, legal, and logistics—for both internal and external operations across a range of global-scale industries.

Siemens

Siemens focuses on industrial automation, distributed energy resources, rail transport, and health technology, and is the largest industrial manufacturing company…

Company: Siemens

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Description: Siemens is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, distributed energy resources, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe,and holds the position of global market leader in industrial automation and industrial software.

Signature Flight Support

This worldwide network of FBOs supports services for business and private aviation, including refueling, hangarage, maintenance, repair and overhaul, headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Company: Signature Flight Support

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Description: This worldwide network of FBOs supports services for business and private aviation, including refueling, hangarage, maintenance, repair and overhaul, headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. is a leading global technology company that provides wireless, broadband, and digital communication services.

Company: Verizon

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Description: Verizon Communications Inc., is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. It is the world’s second-largest telecommunications company by revenue and its mobile network is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 146 million subscribers as of December 31, 2024.

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

Disney operates iconic theme parks and resorts that attract millions of visitors annually.

Company: Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

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Description: Disney Experiences, commonly known as Disney Parks, is one of the three major divisions of the Walt Disney Company

Orlando’s diverse and multilingual population combined with a strong workforce trained in world-class customer experiences makes it an obvious choice for back office and service-related company functions. These types of offices range from technical support to contact and retention centers.

ADP

ADP offers industry-leading online payroll and HR solutions, plus tax, compliance, benefit administration and more.

Company: ADP

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Description: In July 2016, ADP’s new Maitland office began operation. The project will result in 1,600 jobs new jobs over the next five years and a capital investment of $28 million.

Deloitte

Deloitte, one of the largest professional services firms in the world, employs thousands of workers at its Lake Mary Technology…

Company: Deloitte

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Description: Deloitte, one of the largest professional services firms in the world, employs a workforce of roughly 1,400 software development, system analyst and information technology at its Lake Mary Technology Delivery Center

Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Marriott Vacations Worldwide, established in November 2011 as a separate, publicly traded entity, is a pure-play timeshare company focused on…

Company: Marriott Vacations Worldwide

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Description: Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation is a pure-play public timeshare company. Formerly a division of Marriott International, Marriott Vacations Worldwide was established as a separate, publicly traded entity focusing primarily on vacation ownership in November 2011. Marriott Vacations Worldwide runs more than 120 resorts with over 700,000 owners and members.

Oracle

Oracle is a multinational computer technology company that provides software and hardware to businesses around the world. 

Company: Oracle

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Description: Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Co-founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, who remains executive chairman, Oracle was the third-largest software company in the world in 2020 by revenue and market capitalization.

Orlando houses a variety of financial services operations consisting of retail banks, back office and processing centers, customer support centers, CPA and accounting firms, fintech companies, wealth management and investment advisory services and more.

Bank of America/Merrill

A American multinational investment banking division under the auspices of Bank of America.

Company: Bank of America/Merrill

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Description: BofA Securities, Inc., previously Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is an American multinational investment banking division under the auspices of Bank of America. It is not to be confused with Merrill, the stock brokerage and trading platform subsidiary of Bank of America.

Synchrony

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally-enabled product suites

Company: Synchrony

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Description: Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally-enabled product suites

Truist

Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities

Company: Truist

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Description: Truist Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company was formed in December 2019 as the result of the merger of BB&T and SunTrust Banks.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with a significant global presence. The company operates in…

Company: Wells Fargo

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Description: Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with a significant global presence. The company operates in 35 countries and serves over 70 million customers worldwide. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA

"Orlando truly surprised us that they had the qualities we needed. Now that we’re there, Orlando has absolutely proved itself. "

– Karan Mehra, Director of Finance at Verizon

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Workforce & Talent Pool

Orlando’s workforce of tomorrow is feeding business administration and business service-related companies in Orlando through several area universities, including the University of Central Florida—the no. 2 university by student enrollment in the U.S.

Orlando is among the nation’s fastest-growing population and employment markets, ensuring a strong and stable labor pool for well into the future.

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Undergraduate programs & Crummer Graduate School of Business

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Your Footprint

Orlando’s business centers are geographically spaced out and the region offers a full range of commercial real estate with some of the most attractive rental rates in the country. Space is more important than ever and the region here has it in abundance. From land for build-to-suit options to Class A office space, we’ve got more than just one castle to show you when you visit.

Here are just a few options that might work for your new headquarters or other operations:

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    MetroComp, 2024

Creative Village

Creative Village is a thriving 68-acre mixed-use development anchored by the digital media industry. The area is home to EA Sports’ regional operations as well as the UCF Downtown and Valencia College Downtown campuses.

Lake Nona

Lake Nona is a 17-square-mile smart city just east of Orlando International Airport with millions of square feet of commercial space. Lake Nona is home to the Lakehouse, KPMG’s national training center—a $450 million, high-tech campus with almost 800,000 square feet of meeting, classroom, residential and dining space.

Downtown Orlando

Downtown Orlando is home to City Hall, modern office towers, and 19th-century buildings. The sleek Dr. Phillips Center shows musicals and opera, while the nearby Kia Center features big-name concerts and Magic basketball games.

Lake Mary

Located approximately 18 miles north of Orlando just off Interstate 4, Lake Mary is a hub for professional service and financial technology companies, home to offices including Deloitte’s U.S. Technology Delivery Center and Verizon’s Center for Excellence.

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