The manufacturing community in North Florida is growing rapidly. Our mission is to keep emerging companies and jobs in our region, supporting them with affordable, scalable manufacturing processes by lowering financial and training barriers.
Share manufacturing facilities, materials, handling, and storage to keep small manufacturing runs affordable and stay competitive.
Share best practices and tips for success with other entrepreneurs and creatives.
Learn how to make ideas work with support from our non-profit partner, The Tech Toybox.
Keep costs low so you can avoid being squeezed into a position where you have to raise additional capital. Bring the startup cost to get to revenue within the reach of local and regional angel investors.
Make.Work is a shared manufacturing facility in Gainesville Florida. We are dedicated to re-invigorating North Central Florida’s startup economy by lowering barriers to manufacturing and helping innovative founders keep jobs in the U.S. rather than sending them overseas.
We work with community collaborators and investors to provide mentoring opportunities, business and community engagement, collaborative innovation, marketing expertise, and capital funding support.