What you should know before you sign a business lease
The City of Port St. Lucie is hosting a free workshop dedicated to educating business owners on the ins and outs of signing a business lease, and how to prepare and protect your business while working towards expanding. Before You Sign the Lease is a quarterly workshop for new and expanding businesses that guides entrepreneurs on the City’s requirements and factors when selecting a business location. Speakers will include staff members from the City of Port St. Lucie Planning & Zoning, Building Department, Business Tax Division, Office of Economic Development and the St. Lucie Chamber of Commerce.
Location is one of the essential aspects of developing your business. Whether you’re planning to buy, build, lease or expand your organization, this free Lunch and Learn workshop helps with the process. Business owners will learn integral parts of developing their business, such as understanding government regulations, occupancy and zoning requirements, Florida building codes and reviewing the business tax and approval process. Lunch will be provided at no charge, thanks to our workshop sponsor, Engineering Design and Construction.
The program will take place on Wednesday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You may pre-registration at www.cityofpsl.com/businesslease is required for attendees. Space is limited. The session will be held at the City of Port St. Lucie City Hall, 121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd., Building B, Training Room.
Offered through the City’s Office of Economic Development, Before You Sign the Lease is among several programs designed to prepare business owners to launch and build new companies in Port St. Lucie. For more information, call 772-873-6374 or email economicdevelopment@cityofpsl.com.
About the City of Port St. Lucie
The City of Port St. Lucie is proud to be a hometown where people live, learn, work and play, and celebrate all of life’s opportunities. With 217,523 residents, Port St. Lucie is Florida’s seventh largest city by population (South Florida’s third largest city). The City occupies an area of 120 square miles in St. Lucie County on Florida’s east coast, about 50 miles north of West Palm Beach, halfway between Miami and Orlando. The City provides most traditional municipal services including law enforcement, water and sewer and public works. For more information, please visit www.cityofpsl.com