The idea for EMC2 Smart Retail Solutions began during a drive through Central Florida.

Along the way, I passed small farm stands, local shops, makers, and businesses tucked into the communities around me. I stopped at several and discovered wonderful local products, interesting people, and businesses I hadn't known were there.

And I kept thinking:

How many other people drive right past places like these simply because they don't know they're there?

That simple question became the idea behind EMC2.

Central Florida is filled with small businesses, independent professionals, growers, makers, service providers, and entrepreneurs doing great work in their communities. But finding them isn't always easy—and for a small business, being found by the right local customer can be just as challenging.

So instead of creating one enormous directory filled with every kind of business, EMC2 took a different approach.

We built a family of specialized local search and listing websites.

Each EMC2 site focuses on a different part of our local marketplace, making it easier for customers to explore the businesses they're actually looking for and giving local businesses a dedicated place to be discovered for what they do.

What began with a drive through Central Florida has grown into a seven-site local network with one simple purpose:

**HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES GET FOUND.

HELP LOCAL CUSTOMERS FIND THEM.**

That's EMC2.