Next Monday marks a significant day for our community with the official opening of the UCF Medical School in Lake Nona’s “medical city.”
The economic and job growth potential for this area – both in the short and long-term – is enormous and has [...]
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Economy: UCF Med School Classes Start Monday, Mark Big Change
Understanding Business Needs Key to Future Stability/Growth
Each week I host a small business networking/mentoring group called Coffee Club. Recently, we welcomed Angela Salva as our guest speaker to share her personal journey about starting her own business with the 100 or so small business owners in attendance.
After graduating from UCF with a master’s degree in computer engineering she worked several years [...]
See what other people are saying about Jennifer Thompson
I am deeply humbled by the outpouring of support that I received this past Saturday. Please do not take my word for it. See and hear what it is about my grass roots campaign that convinced 30+ people to give up their Saturday to promote my candidacy to complete strangers throughout District 4.
I had breakfast [...]
Jennifer Thompson Receives 2010 BusinessForce Endorsement
BusinessForce Selects Thompson as One of Three Pro-Business Candidates to Be Officially Endorsed
(Orlando, FL) March 1, 2010 – Jennifer Thompson’s campaign to become the next Orange County Commissioner for District 4 received another boost today with the announcement that BusinessForce, the region’s largest political action committee representing more than 10,000 businesses and tens of thousands [...]
Fire Rescue Presentation
For the most part, I spend each Friday meeting with different departments either within Orange County Government or agencies that do work with Orange County Government. Thus far, I have met with the Orange County Jail, the Cherokee School, the Orange County Comptroller’s Office, the budget office, Orange County Fire & Rescue, the Orange County Medical [...]
Alafaya Trail Update – Widening Project
The following link is an email that I sent on December 30, 2010 to Orange County voters and businesses following inquiries regarding recent activity along Alafaya Trail from the entrance of Avalon Park Boulevard north to just past the entrance of Eastwood. If you would like to receive email notifications from my campaign, please email [...]
Small Business is the Backbone of Our Economy
By Jennifer Thompson
As published in Insight Magazine, March 2009
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are an estimated 27.2 million small businesses across the country. Small businesses employ nearly half of our entire workforce, hire 40 percent of American technology workers and generate a majority of the innovations that come from United States companies. [...]
