CEO Business Alliance

What CEO Business Alliance does

CEO Business Alliance is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit economic development organization headquartered at 825 Ballough Road, Suite 210, Daytona Beach, Florida, founded in February 2011. Its stated mission is to stimulate new job creation and capital investment in Volusia County by recruiting businesses to the region, assisting existing local businesses with growth and retention, and supporting economic development initiatives more broadly. The organization is funded entirely by dues from nine board members who are all sitting CEOs or Chairs of successful private-sector companies — including J. Hyatt Brown (Brown & Brown), Jim France and Lesa France Kennedy (NASCAR), Rob Deininger (AdventHealth Daytona Beach), Glenn Ritchey (Jon Hall Automotive Group), Andy Clark (All Aboard Storage), Randy Dye (Daytona Dodge), Tim Phillips (P & S Paving), and Rodney Cruise (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) — and is staffed by a small team (1–10 employees) led by President Ernie Audino, President Emeritus Dr. D. Kent Sharples, and Director of Business Development Mary Kazawitch.

The Alliance's core service offering is free, confidential consultation for businesses considering relocating to or expanding within Volusia County. Services include objective site-selection information, business recruitment, growth and retention support for existing local employers, and referrals to small business development centers and technology incubators; the organization does not deploy a technology platform and does not provide equity investments or angel funding. Its 501(c)(6) status and fully-private funding base exempt it from public records requests, which is positioned as a confidentiality advantage over public economic development bodies. Distribution is consultative and direct: members are active participants in client projects rather than passive referrals, giving clients access to executive-level business insights. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and entirely free to the client.

Strategically, the Alliance operates as a complement to Team Volusia Corp's Economic Development Division — handling initiatives where private member funds can be deployed while deferring public-funded activity to its partner. Its track record includes facilitating B. Braun Medical's $100M+ investment and 175-job commitment to Daytona Beach, recruiting Northwest Lineman College to open a training campus in Edgewater in November 2016, and mediating the relocation/retention of manufacturers such as Hudson Technologies and Dougherty Manufacturing. Marketing channels are limited to the company website, earned media, client testimonials, and recruitment videos; pricing is non-existent because revenue derives from member subscriptions rather than client fees.

Name

CEO Business Alliance

Legal name

CEO Business Alliance

Website

https://ceobusinessalliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CEO Business Alliance is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit economic development organization in Volusia County, Florida, funded by nine CEO-level members, that provides free confidential consultation to businesses considering relocation or expansion in the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Business recruitment assistance
• Site selection consultation
• Business retention support
• Confidential business consultation

Headquarters

HQ city

Daytona Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Funding: The organization is funded entirely by its CEO member executives who are all Chairs/CEOs of successful private-sector companies. Members collectively fund the organization to support its mission of stimulating job creation and capital investment in Volusia County.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CEO Business Alliance is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit that provides free, confidential economic development consultation for businesses considering relocation to or expansion within Volusia County, Florida. Services include site selection assistance, business recruitment, growth and retention support for existing local businesses, and referrals to small business development centers and technology incubators. Services are delivered by a network of nine CEO/Chairs board members who collectively fund the organization and actively participate in client projects.

Product overview

CEO Business Alliance is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit economic development organization that offers a suite of services including confidential business consultation, site selection assistance, business recruitment, and growth/retention support for Volusia County. The organization does not provide equity investments or angel funding, but makes referrals to small business development centers and technology incubators. Services are delivered through a network of CEO-level members who provide business insights and are positioned as a fully-private entity not subject to public record requests, enabling entirely confidential consultation at no cost to clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Economic Development Services Confidential consultation services for businesses considering relocation or expansion in Volusia County, Florida, providing an objective source of information for the site selection process at no cost to the client.
• Business Recruitment Services Recruitment of new businesses to the Volusia County area as part of the organization's economic development mission, leveraging CEO board member networks and local government relationships.
• Growth and Retention Services Assistance for existing local Volusia County businesses to support their growth and retention, including introductions to workforce resources and partner organizations.
• Referral Services to Technology Incubators Referrals to technology incubators for small business development, complementing the organization's economic development efforts in Volusia County.
• Referral Services to Small Business Development Centers Referrals to small business development centers to support entrepreneurs and small businesses in Volusia County.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Economic Development Division of Team Volusia CorpcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2011Collaborative partnership where the CEO Business Alliance provides areas where public funds can be used. The organizations work together on economic development initiatives, with CEOBA complementing the efforts of partner organizations as a fully-private entity.
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of five institutions of higher learning in Volusia County that produces educated workers for technical, manufacturing, aviation, and other higher level jobs. Embry-Riddle serves approximately 33,000 students and is key to workforce development in the region.
• Volusia Manufacturers Association (VMA)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerManufacturer relationships developed through VMA and alliance businesses were invaluable to Hudson Technologies upon relocation to Ormond Beach.
• City of Daytona BeachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partnership supporting business recruitment and expansion efforts in the Daytona Beach area.
• City of EdgewatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partnership instrumental in facilitating Northwest Lineman College's decision to locate their fourth campus in the area.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Daytona Beach Area Chamber of Commerce: Local business membership and advocacy organization serving Volusia County. While more horizontal in scope, it shares the same members, geography, and intent to promote the area's business environment.
• Volusia Manufacturers Association (VMA): Local manufacturing trade association in Volusia County and an active strategic partner of the Alliance. Both serve overlapping manufacturing clients and coordinate on recruitment and retention efforts.
• Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation: Volusia County's public economic development counterpart and explicit collaborative partner of the Alliance. Both recruit and retain businesses in the same geography, with Team Volusia handling public-funds-eligible activities and the Alliance providing the private/confidential layer.

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Florida: Florida's statewide public-private economic development organization that partners with regional EDOs to attract and expand businesses. Operates at a much larger scale than the Alliance but addresses overlapping mission and target customers (companies evaluating Florida expansion).
• Space Florida: Florida's aerospace and space industry economic development agency. Overlap is strongest in aviation and advanced manufacturing — verticals the Alliance specifically promotes through Embry-Riddle partnerships.
• JAXUSA Partnership: Jacksonville region's private-sector-led economic development organization with a similar CEO/business-leader membership model. Direct comparability in structure (private, member-funded EDO) and function.
• Florida Chamber of Commerce: Statewide business advocacy and economic development organization with a private-sector funding model similar in spirit to the Alliance. Comparable in promoting Florida's business climate to prospective relocators.
• Tampa Bay Economic Development Council: Florida regional EDO pursuing corporate relocations and expansions, frequently competing with Volusia County for manufacturing and logistics projects. Comparable mission, larger resourcing, and overlapping target verticals.

Others

• CareerSource Flagler Volusia: Regional workforce development board serving Volusia and Flagler counties. An ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor, but works on the same employer-attraction and workforce-pipeline themes the Alliance markets.

Regional players

• Greater Orlando Aviation Authority / Orlando Economic Partnership: Central Florida regional EDO competing for many of the same manufacturing, aviation, and logistics employers the Alliance targets. Overlap in geography-adjacent territory and customer base makes it a natural peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ceo-business-alliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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