Top 3% Best City to Start a Small Business

2nd Fastest Growing City in the U.S.

Best City for Young Entrepreneurs

Assisting businesses in North Port is a core mission of the City’s Economic Development Division; there are nearly 2,000 small businesses in our City and that number is steadily growing.

In North Port, we exemplify a business friendly community, and members of the City’s Business Response Team (BRT) are here to help you navigate our processes and procedures, whether your business is just starting out, looking to expand, or relocate, our City offers a wide range of services for businesses.

The City’s BRT is here to provide quick assistance to any challenges your business might be facing; we offer proactive problem-solving to identify issues and work collaboratively with businesses and community partners to resolve any pain points and navigate processes.

Our goal is to increase business retention, build strong relationships, establish trust, provide support to our growing entrepreneurial community, and attract new businesses and investment to our City.