Resources
The Freeport Merchants Association believes that businesses will benefit from access to quality and qualified resources. Below you will find a few that we have recognized to be useful. If you are a member and have a suggestion, recommendation or request for other resources not listed, feel free to contact us about it.
City of Freeport
www.freeportflorida.gov
112 Hwy 20 West
Freeport, FL 32439
(850) 835-2822
Register your business, pay your water bill, etc.
Walton County Board
of Commissioners
www.co.walton.fl.us
76 N 6th Street
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
Walton County planning, development, code and ordinances.
Chelco
www.chelco.com
1350 W Baldwin Avenue
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
(850) 892-2111
Pay your electric bill.
Better Business Bureau (NWFL)
www.bbb.org
912 E. Gadsden Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
(850) 429-0002
Organization for ranking businesses.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
www.fema.gov
500 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20472
(800) 621-FEMA
Disaster management and relief.
Florida Bar
lrs.floridabar.org
651 E. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(800) 342-8011
Lawyer referral service.
FL Department of Business & Professional Regulations
www.myfloridalicense.com
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(866) 532-1440
Licensing and regulation of businesses and professionals.
Florida Division of Consumer Services
www.fdacs.gov
2005 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(800) 435-7352
Executive department of the government of Florida.
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
97 West Oak Avenue
Panama City, FL 32401
(866) 348-5833
Agency that administers a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability and survivors' benefits.
Walton County Tax Collector
www.waltontaxcollector.com
571 East Nelson Avenue
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
(850) 892-8121
Registration and collection of county taxes for Walton County, Florida.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
www.irs.gov
651-F West 14th St.
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 481-4016
Registration and collection of Federal taxes.
Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov
7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 100B
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 443-1900
Help small businesses with access to capital, education, government contracting and advocacy.
Florida SBDC at the University of West Florida
sbdc.uwf.edu
7506 Holley Circle
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
(812) 717-0079
Provides powerful tools, effective training and valuable resources to help small businesses in Northwest Florida grow and succeed.