The Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast is the only nonprofit marine trade organization dedicated to promoting, protecting and growing marine-related business and recreational boating interests in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Okeechobee counties.
Established in 1974, MIATC keeps the public informed on important marine-related issues across the Treasure Coast by promoting boater safety; supporting workforce readiness within the marine industry; advocating for clean waterways, navigable passageways and ocean access; and policies supporting maritime interests.
Build your marine industry connections over lite bites and cold drinks. Join MIATC for an upcoming member social.
Since 2008, MIATC has engaged thousands of volunteers who have collectively removed more than 100 tons of trash from Treasure Coast waterways.
When the MIATC holds events, whether they’re major seminars like:
there is an opportunity to get your company name in front of all the members and guests. Sponsorships are economical and come with a lot of publicity and marketing potential. You get quite a bang for the buck, targeted to a marine audience. Sponsorships are promoted through our Events management page and include:
The benefits of sponsorship go much further than your support of the event and the Association!
The world is sometimes a difficult place to do business. In the age of liability, subrogation, deductibles and premiums, marine general liability insurance is a necessity for doing business.
A business owner has a ton of questions to ask themselves, when all they want to do is run the business and generate some revenue.
The MIATC has spent years looking for the right people to answer the questions, give competitive quotes to the requisite coverage. To be honest, it hasn’t been easy. Underwriters don’t like small business because they see the risk – not the reward – as opposed to big companies that can spend more on coverage.
Check out the Liability Insurance page for more information. Let us connect you with one of our partners.
BY THE WAY: This is a free referral for MIATC members. The Association does not claim any commission or revenue from this service!
Note: The MIATC does not own, operate or administer any insurance vehicles. Every company many not be eligible for coverage or underwriting.
As a business owner, the time and effort it takes to offer and administer employee benefits is expensive and time consuming.
The MIATC has searched for years to find a health insurance agent that not only specializes in small businesses, but prefers to work with them. For all practical purposes, a small business is considered less than 500 employees, so almost everyone in the Treasure Coast is eligible to have a consultation.
If you want more information, please see our Health Insurance page
Note: Not every business will be accepted into the program and restrictions apply. The policy is not owned, operated or administered by the MIATC.
One of the best features of membership is that there is a network of people who can help. Looking for a specific employee? Having an issue with permitting? Need to make a connection to the Small Business Association? Need to source materials? Something else?
The MIATC can likely help. If a member can’t directly assist, our network of hundreds of associates probably can.
Contact mailto@miatc.org directly for help.
Member connections can drive your company faster than any marketing or social media ever could. There’s no better connection than to be introduced to another member in the same field as you are. The philosophy of the MIATC is that you should know who is complementary to your business as well as who is competitive.
You never know when you might need some help with something outside of your normal routine. If you know a member who can help, its an easy phone call to make.
Looking for some work? Being friendly with a competitive member might get you that referral you need.
Have too much work? Handing a project off to someone you already know and trust will keep that client appreciating your help in solving their problem.
Member events are casual, usually involve a cash bar, good music and a great way to network with other marine industry businesses.
You can see the event calendar at our events calendar
