Jacksonville, founded in 1822, is on the northeast Atlantic coast of Florida, the most populous city in the state, and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County. Its nicknames are: “Jax”, “The River City”. Its mottos are: “Where Florida Begins” and “It’s easier here”. It’s “The Bold New City of the South”.
The City of Jacksonville always embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly neighborhoods. The City of Jacksonville is rolling out their favorite “Welcome to Jacksonville” and their “Glad You’re Here!” inspiring Jacksonville welcome mats to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and many value-added local businesses.
In the spirit of many enterprising early settlers, local Jacksonville entrepreneurs have created many jobs and business opportunities in the city. With the help of local business leaders, the demand for startup ventures and the need for more goods and services has ignited the spirit of business ownership in the local Jacksonville community.
Looking to the future with confidence, the City of Jacksonville encourages its residents to become inventors and creators of startups in retail, music, printing, beauty, healthcare, legal, home repair services, medical support, CNA services, media, information technology (IT), restaurants, makeup, online sales, cleaning services, car repair, beauty salons, barber shops, education technology, and construction to help Jacksonville’s local business communities to grow.