Lake Wales · Polk County
BusinessLake Wales Startup Night: Pitch Your Business Idea! | BackTier
Bring your business idea to Lake Wales Startup Night, presented by BackTier. The organizer lists donation-based admission and an address of 229 E Stuart Avenue; a named venue has not been published. Register through the event's own Eventbrite listing.
- Date
- Wednesday, January 13, 2027
- Time
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Eastern time · America/New_York
- Venue
- Lake Wales (venue name not announced)
- Cost · age policy
- Donation-basedOrganizer states Admission: Donation. Minimum donation and final checkout total are not confirmed.
- Accessibility
- Not confirmed
- Good to know
- Admission: donation · Venue name not announced; confirm with organizer · Source: Eventbrite organizer listing, checked October 25, 2026
Tickets & RSVP
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Organizer: BackTier
Getting there
Lake Wales (venue name not announced) · 229 E Stuart Avenue, Lake Wales, FL 33853
Distance from nearby hubs
- Lake Wales0 mi
- Winter Haven12 mi
- Lakeland24 mi
- Bartow16 mi
- Haines City15 mi
- Orlando46 mi
- Tampa53 mi
Straight-line distances — open a route above for driving time.
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Civic connections
How this listing connects to the records that govern and fund it. Each card keeps its own verification state — the connection itself is editorial context, not a claim.
District
Located in
CRA downtown district
The downtown redevelopment district: the boundary inside which tax-increment revenue is collected and reinvested.
Reported · Lake Wales CRA annual report, 2025
Funding mechanism
Related to
Tax-increment financing (TIF)
Growth in taxable value inside the CRA district is reinvested in the district instead of flowing to general revenue. It pays for the streetscape, facade grants, and public art downtown.
Reported · Lake Wales CRA annual report, 2025
Capital project
Related to
Downtown streetscape improvements
Sidewalk, lighting, and streetscape work in the downtown CRA district, funded through tax increment revenue.
Reported · Last checked Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 2025 CRA Annual Report
Civic body
Falls inside the service area of
Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
A redevelopment agency funded by tax-increment financing: growth in taxable value inside the district is reinvested in the district rather than flowing to general revenue.
Reported · Last checked Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 2025 CRA Annual Report
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