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Discover the organizations building Southwest Florida's ecosystem.

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64 organizations total

BizNet SWFL

SME-focused networking since 1986

Fort Myers, Lee

Business NetworkingSMENetworking

Sarasota County

BNI Southwest Florida

Structured referral networking with multiple chapters

Fort Myers, LeeWeekly chapter meetings

Business NetworkingReferral NetworkingBNI

Bonita Springs Chamber of Commerce

Bonita Springs area chamber (part of SWFL Inc.)

Bonita Springs, Lee

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

Cape Coral Tech Meetup

Cape Coral technology meetup

Cape Coral, Lee

Tech & AICodingMeetup

CapTable Nation

Startup fundraising and investor connections

Funding & InvestmentFundraisingStartups

Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce

Charlotte County chamber

Port Charlotte, Charlotte

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

Clewiston Chamber of Commerce

Clewiston area chamber

Clewiston, Hendry

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

Collaboratory (SWFL Community Foundation)

Community foundation, coworking, and event venue

Fort Myers, Lee

EntrepreneurshipCommunity FoundationCoworking

DeSoto County Chamber of Commerce

DeSoto County/Arcadia chamber

Arcadia, DeSoto

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

DeSoto County Economic Development

DeSoto County economic development

Arcadia, DeSoto

Business NetworkingEconomic Development

Estero Chamber of Commerce

Estero area chamber

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

FGCU Dendritic AI Institute

FGCU AI research institute

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AIAI ResearchUniversity

FGCU Leadership Institute

FGCU leadership development program

Fort Myers, Lee

EducationLeadershipUniversity

FGCU SHRM Student Chapter

FGCU student HR association

Fort Myers, Lee

Professional AssociationsHRStudents

FGCU Small Business Development Center

Free small business consulting at FGCU

Fort Myers, Lee

EntrepreneurshipSmall BusinessConsulting

Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)

SWFL's primary university

Fort Myers, Lee

EducationUniversityHigher Education

Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW)

State college serving 5 SWFL counties

Fort Myers, Lee

EducationState CollegeHigher Education

Fort Myers Technical College

Technical and vocational training

Fort Myers, Lee

EducationTechnical CollegeVocational

FSW Daveler Entrepreneurship Institute

FSW entrepreneurship education program

Fort Myers, Lee

EducationEntrepreneurshipCollege

Gingras Global

Investment & advisory for entrepreneurs

Funding & InvestmentAdvisoryInvestment

Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce

Naples area chamber of commerce

Naples, Collier

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

Sarasota area chamber of commerce

Sarasota, Sarasota

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

GROW Business Network

Weekly referral-focused networking

Business NetworkingReferral Networking

Hendry County Economic Development Council

Hendry County business development

LaBelle, Hendry

Business NetworkingEconomic DevelopmentGovernment

Immokalee Technical College (iTECH)

Technical education in Immokalee

Immokalee, Collier

EducationTechnical CollegeVocational

IT Florida / Florida Technology Council

Statewide tech industry council

Tech & AIIndustry CouncilAdvocacy

LaBelle Chamber of Commerce

LaBelle area chamber

LaBelle, Hendry

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

Leadership Collier Foundation

Leadership development in Collier County

Naples, Collier

EducationLeadership

League Advisors

Business advisory and investment connections

Fort Myers, Lee

Funding & InvestmentAdvisoryMentorship

Lee County Economic Development

Lee County business attraction & expansion

Fort Myers, Lee

Business NetworkingEconomic DevelopmentGovernment

Lux Networking

Monthly networking luncheons

Naples, CollierMonthly luncheons

Business NetworkingNetworkingLuncheons

Marco Island Chamber of Commerce

Marco Island chamber

Marco Island, Collier

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

Music Makers SWFL

Music technology and production

Fort Myers, Lee

Arts & CultureMusic TechProduction

Naples Accelerator

Coworking and business accelerator in Naples

Naples, Collier

EntrepreneurshipCoworkingAccelerator

Naples Entrepreneur Network

Naples entrepreneur networking

Naples, Collier

EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneursNetworking

Naples Tech Association

Naples area tech networking

Naples, Collier

Tech & AINetworkingTech Talks

North Port Area Chamber of Commerce

North Port area chamber

North Port, Sarasota

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

PBR Florida

Exclusive 35-member networking group

Thursday mornings

Business NetworkingReferral NetworkingExclusive

Python SWFL

Python programming meetup

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AIPythonData Science

Sarasota Tech Community

Sarasota area tech networking

Sarasota, Sarasota

Tech & AINetworkingSoftware

Sarasota Young Professionals Group

Young professional networking in Sarasota

Sarasota, Sarasota

Professional AssociationsYoung ProfessionalsNetworking

Sarasota-Manatee Startup Week

Annual startup celebration and workshops

Sarasota, Sarasota

EntrepreneurshipStartupsEvents

SCORE Southwest Florida

Free small business mentoring and workshops

Fort Myers, Lee

EntrepreneurshipMentoringSmall Business

SHRM Southwest Florida

HR professionals association

Fort Myers, Lee

Professional AssociationsHRProfessional Development

SWFL Aspirations in Computing

Youth computing encouragement program

EducationYouthComputing

SWFL Blockchain & Web3

Blockchain and Web3 community

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AIBlockchainWeb3

SWFL Business Alliance

Weekly networking breakfasts, lunches, and specialty groups

Fort Myers, LeeWeekly breakfast/lunch meetings

Business NetworkingNetworkingUnder 40

SWFL Business Network

Free Meetup-based business networking

Fort Myers, Lee

Business NetworkingNetworkingFree Events

SWFL Coders

Developer meetups for all levels

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AICodingSoftware Development

SWFL Data Science

Data science and analytics meetup

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AIData ScienceAnalytics

SWFL Digital Marketing Group

Digital marketing professionals group

Fort Myers, Lee

Business NetworkingDigital MarketingOnline Marketing

SWFL Hackerspace

Maker space and hardware hacking

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AIHackerspaceMaker

SWFL Inc.

Regional chamber of commerce for Southwest Florida

Bonita Springs, Lee

Business NetworkingChamber of CommerceAdvocacy

SWFL Sec

Cybersecurity meetup

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AICybersecurityInfoSec

SWFL Startup Community

Startup founders meetup

Fort Myers, Lee

EntrepreneurshipStartupsFounders

SWFL Tech Nights

Tech speaking events, youth & faculty focused

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AISpeaking EventsYouth

SWFL VR/AR Group

VR and AR technology group

Fort Myers, Lee

SWFL Women in Tech & Entrepreneurship

Women in tech & entrepreneurship community

Tech & AIWomen in TechNetworking

SWFLTech Inc.

Nonprofit: tech summit, job fairs, newsletter

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AINonprofitTech Events

Tamiami Angel Funds

Angel investor group for early-stage startups

Naples, Collier

Funding & InvestmentAngel InvestingEarly Stage

Tech Alliance of SWFL

Umbrella org: Coders, Python, Sec, Hackerspace, VR/AR

Fort Myers, Lee

Tech & AICodingPython

Venice Area Chamber of Commerce

Venice area chamber

Venice, Sarasota

Business NetworkingChamber of Commerce

Young Professionals of Naples

Young professional networking in Naples

Naples, Collier

Professional AssociationsYoung ProfessionalsNetworking

Young Professionals of SW Florida

Young professional networking in SWFL

Fort Myers, Lee

Professional AssociationsYoung ProfessionalsNetworking