The Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership ("the CEP") is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership-based economic development and chamber organization with a mission to be the catalyst for a prosperous community.  The CEP has a vision of being a model of excellence for a 21st century chamber.  This begins by committing to work in partnership with those organizations that invest in the work of the CEP.  Today, the CEP is supported by over 1,200 partner organizations in Ocala, Marion County and the surrounding central Florida region. Programs and services include: advocacy, networking events and forums, talent and workforce development, and business creation which includes incubators.  The CEP’s economic development efforts of business retention and attrac