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Pazaurek has worked with more than 40 festivals, businesses,
and nonprofits. Her international portfolio includes the EFOTT
Music Festival, which is the one of the largest in Hungary, and
NewDoggy.com, whose clientele is worldwide. Locally, she has
worked with several nonprofits and businesses, including the Early
Learning Coalition of Flagler & Volusia, Family First Health Center
and Blue Ocean Dermatology.
Pazaurek has also been actively working to connect Hungarian
based businesses with Volusia County. We spoke to her about her
efforts in this regard and what she sees as the benefits to facilitating
this connection. Volusia County in particular offers distinct advantages for
international businesses, not the least of which is that our
community is friendly and welcoming to new businesses. We are
situated at the heart of the I-4 and I-95 highways, with easy access
to the international airport. Add to this our abundant higher
education opportunities and our relatively low population density
compared to places like South Florida, and you have an attractive
hub for any operation wishing to do business in America.
EVOLVE: You’ve been active in providing marketing services to local
businesses as well as Hungarian and other international businesses.
Why do you feel it’s important to connect Volusia County with
Hungarian businesses? Pazaurek: We’ve had several Hungarian companies visit us
in Daytona Beach from overseas. I love this because it’s a chance
to really show what we can offer – not just Marketing X-Rays, but
our community. When we have overseas visitors, I like to take
them around and introduce them to the Rotary Club, the Daytona
Regional Chamber of Commerce, Team Volusia and the UCF
Incubation Program, as well as other potential resources
or partners.
Many of these visitors express their aim to start businesses
here in America. For instance, I’ve been speaking with Marta
Kassay, founder of SanoD’or, a Hungarian company specializing
in environmentally-friendly probiotic cleaning products, who has
expressed a desire to transfer manufacturing of her product to
Volusia County. She likes our geographic location, our state’s tax
structure, low labor costs and our exceptional climate.
Pazaurek: Opportunity! Volusia County shares many
similarities to the European models that Hungarian businesses are
used to. And the territorial size of both Florida and Hungary are
almost the same, despite the fact that Florida has twice
the population.
Hungary is a part of the European Union; and some of the
startup incentives advanced by the EU are mirrored in Volusia
County. Volusia County’s pro-business governments, ready-to-
work workforce, reasonable tax structure and workable regulations
add to its allure making it a favorable investment environment.
LINDA WEBSTER
REGIONAL MANAGER / EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
EVOLVE: What are you doing to accommodate and support overseas
companies who wish to do business here?
SHINING THE LIGHT ON
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Linda Webster began her career as Director of Physician
Recruitment for Orlando Regional Healthcare. She later
joined the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce
professional staff, where she became CEO. She joined FPL
as an analyst in 2015 and now manages external affairs in
Volusia, Seminole and Flagler Counties. Linda’s community
involvement has also included volunteer service to
organizations like the Cocoa Beach Chamber of Commerce,
Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Associates, Brevard Symphony
Orchestra, Wuesthoff Health System and Civilian Military
Council. We are fortunate to have Linda serve as a Board
level investor in Team Volusia.
INVESTOR SPOTLIGHT
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