West Palm Beach is located immediately to the west of the adjacent Palm Beach, which is situated on a barrier island across the Lake Worth Lagoon. Its nicknames are: Orchid City, West Palm, WPB and Norton Museum of Art, the largest art museum in Florida.
The City of West Palm Beach (not Palm Beach) is the oldest incorporated municipality in the South Florida area, incorporated as a city two years before Miami in November 1894. West Palm Beach is located approximately 68 miles (109 km) north of Downtown Miami.
West Palm Beach local residents and businesses are rolling out the “Welcome to West Palm Beach” and the “You’re Home Now” West Palm Beach genuine welcome mats to new local entrepreneurs, new startups, online sales, business founders, new residents, seniors, retirees, and many more value-added West Palm Beach businesses.
There are many companies based in West Palm Beach. They include Affiliated Managers Group, Florida Public Utilities, ION Media Networks, Ocwen, Palm Beach County Convention Center, and The Palm Beach Post.
West Palm Beach has many entrepreneurs who are business owners. Business startups in retail sales, services, healthcare, legal services, restaurants, internet entrepreneurs, entertainment, online sales, education, beauty, barber shops, technology, manufacturing and construction can be found in West Palm Beach. Shop local and buy local!
The City of West Palm Beach encourages local residents to become inventors and creators of startups in retail, music, beauty, healthcare, legal, home repair services, medical support services, information technology (IT), restaurants, makeup, online sales, cleaning services, car repair, beauty salons, barber shops, education technology, and senior care to help West Palm Beach’s local business community to grow.