Tech Rage IT’s Matt Rose Named to GrowFL’s Volunteer Leadership

Rose joins top CEOs and founders from across the state to help recognize great Florida companies

Winter Springs, Fla., (July 7, 2025) - As Tech Rage IT continues to expand its company's offerings throughout Florida, one of its founders has been picked to lead its East Central Florida Chapter.

This week, the company's Chief Experience Officer, Matt Rose, was named as co-chair of the chapter along with Synovus' Commercial Banking Manager Sean Flannery. The chapter is one of four the organization runs to promote second-stage companies in the state.

"Many of the top brands in Florida have been recognized on the annual list of GrowFL and I'm honored the organization asked me to show the value of GrowFL and its list of companies to watch to any growing company," Rose says. "It was a boost to our company when we won, and I can't speak highly enough about the connections and opportunities GrowFL provides."

Each year, GrowFL recognizes 50 companies to watch in Florida, pulling from hundreds of nominations the organization receives. To qualify, a company must:

• Be a privately held commercial enterprise headquartered in Florida (not publicly traded, subsidiary or division of another company or nonprofit); and

• Employ 6 to 150 full-time equivalent W-2 employees, including the owner; and

• Have between $750,000 up to $100 million in annual revenue or working capital from investors or grants; and

• Have not won this award in the past; and

• Demonstrate intent and capacity to grow based on evidence such as employee or sales growth, exceptional leadership, sustainable competitive advantage, etc.

Tech Rage IT was named one of the 50 Companies to Watch in 2023.

In a prepared statement about GrowFL's new volunteer leadership, the organization's executive director, Tammie Sweet, said: "We are honored to welcome our new and returning board members and officers. Their collective expertise and commitment will be invaluable as we continue to expand our programs and services, empowering Florida's high-growth businesses to thrive and contribute significantly to our state's economy."

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For more information, please contact:

For Tech Rage IT: Matt Rose, 407-278-5664, Matt@TechRageIT.com.

For the UCF Business Incubation Program: Rafael Caamano, 407-408-4297 rafael.caamano@ucf.edu or Alan Byrd, Alan Byrd & Associates, 407-415-8470, alan@byrdconnections.com

About Tech Rage IT: Tech Rage IT is a woman-owned technology firm providing managed IT services, VoIP phone services, IT consulting and more to the frustrated, defeated and disappointed businesses craving more from their technology investment.

Tech Rage IT's registered tagline "We Prevent Tech Rage" speaks to their laser focus of being a recognized leader in reducing the raging-headaches that employers and their employees face every single day due to technology problems, such as inconsistent or high IT support costs, unreliable or outdated technology, faulty or slow devices, and ransomware or lost files. Tech Rage IT, headquartered in Winter Springs, has been serving the area since 2015. Find more information about how Tech Rage IT is preventing Tech Rage at www.TechRageIT.com.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program: The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable, high-growth/impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has provided vital business development resources resulting in over 300 local startup companies reaching their potential faster and graduating into the community where they continue to grow and positively impact the local economy.

With eight facilities throughout the region, the UCF Business Incubation Program is an economic development partnership between the University of Central Florida, the Corridor, Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties, and the cities of Eustis, Kissimmee, Orlando and Winter Springs. In 2023, current incubator clients supported over 1,000 employees and generated over $120 million in revenue. Nineteen companies graduated from the program and remained in the local community. For more information, visit www.incubator.ucf.edu

About GrowFL: GrowFL is dedicated to support and accelerate the growth of second-stage companies throughout Florida, by providing their leaders with focused, efficient, and timely access to resources they deem important. Our programs provide connections with other second-stage company leaders, and with professional organizations whose expertise, experience, and products lead to the second-stage company's continued growth and prosperity, resulting in the diversification and growth of Florida's economy. Second-stage growth companies have at least 6 employees and $750 thousand in revenue and possess the intent and desire to grow beyond second-stage. For more information, visit GrowFL.com/