Business is a broad concept containing immense variety, but in a region as dynamic and vital as Southwest Florida, any specific category thereof, from commercial real estate to restaurants, is likely to have lots of competition. And in all aspects of a business, big or small, a business will be the best. We asked our readers to help us identify these strengths, and we are extremely pleased to present the results of the 10th edition. Gulf Company Best of Business Survey.

Thousands of readers voted online through SurveyMonkey.com, which required participants to provide their name and email address so that each respondent could vote for only one ballot. For each of the 34 categories, listed alphabetically by business type, we present the winner and runners-up – we thank you, readers, for sharing your feedback, and congratulations to all of the local businesses listed on the following pages, which are Southwest Florida’s Best of Business for 2022.

Accounting firm

WINNER

Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company PA

FINALISTS

CPAs and HBK consultants

Hissam & Associates Inc.

commercial bank

WINNER

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank

FINALISTS

Cogent Bank

FineMark National Bank & Trust

trust company

WINNER

FineMark National Bank & Trust

FINALISTS

Northern Trust

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company

Financial consulting firm

WINNER

Advanced Wealth Advisors

FINALISTS

HBKS Wealth Management Advisors

Southern Oak Wealth Management

Wolf, Metzger & Maurillo Wealth Management Group

Health insurance brokerage

WINNER

Brown & Brown Insurance

FINALISTS

Association of Affiliated Workers

BKS Partners

Commercial insurance

Brokerage

WINNER

Iron Ridge Insurance Services

FINALISTS

Brown & Brown Insurance

Insurance services for individuals

Payroll company

WINNER

Integrity Employee Hire

FINALISTS

ADP

Payment

Business and corporate law firm

WINNER

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt PA

FINALISTS

Aloia Roland

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz PA

Roetzel & Andress

Intellectual property law firm

WINNER

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt PA

FINALISTS

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz PA

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Livingston PA’s Law

Pavese law firm

Roetzel & Andress

Commercial real estate law firm

WINNER

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt PA

FINALISTS

Aloia Roland

Pavese law firm

Labor and employment law firm

WINNER

Boy Agnew Potanovic Miller

FINALISTS

Aloia Roland

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt PA

Land use and zoning Law office

WINNER

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt PA

FINALISTS

Aloia Roland

Pavese law firm

Litigation law firm

WINNER

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz PA

FINALISTS

Aloia Roland

Boy Agnew Potanovic Miller

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt PA

Tax law firm

WINNER

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt PA

FINALISTS

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz PA

Roetzel & Andress

Trust and estate Law office

WINNER

Barbara M. Pizzolato PA

FINALISTS

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz PA

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt PA

Public relations firm

WINNER

Priority marketing

FINALISTS

CONRIC pr + marketing

Push the envelope

Advertising company

WINNER

Priority marketing

FINALISTS

LIV Digital Marketing

Push the envelope

Commercial Construction

WINNER

DeAngelis Diamond

FINALISTS

PBS contractors

Stevens Building

Commercial Architectural firm

WINNER

Workshop+

FINALISTS

BSSW Architects

Architecture and planning MHK

SchenkelShultz Architecture

engineering firm

WINNER

Speed ​​Engineering Services

FINALISTS

Hole Montes

Quattrone & Associates

Commercial interior design firm

WINNER

SchenkelShultz Architecture

FINALISTS

Commercial Interiors OFDC

Workshop+

Commercial real estate agency (rental)

WINNER

Fischler Property Co.

FINALISTS

RE/Max real estate group

SVN Business Partners

Commercial Real Estate Agency (Purchase)

WINNER

Fischler Property Co.

FINALISTS

LSI Companies

SVN Business Partners

Commercial Electric Service provider

WINNER

B&I contractors

FINALISTS

ACRA Electric

Titan SWFL Electrical Services

Commercial HVAC contractor

WINNER

B&I contractors

FINALISTS

Crowther Roofing and Cooling

Plumbing and Air Pro-Tec

IT services Service provider

WINNER

Entech

FINALISTS

CRS Technology Consultants

Naples Network Services

Business hotel

WINNER

Hilton Napoli

FINALISTS

Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at the Bell Tower Shops

Luminary Hotel & Co.

Conference / meeting center

WINNER

Caloosa Sound Convention Center and Amphitheater

FINALISTS

Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at the Bell Tower Shops

Hilton Napoli

office supply company

WINNER

Marco Office supplies

FINALISTS

CopyLady

Commercial Interiors OFDC

Vending Machine / Coffee Company

WINNER

Stan’s Coffee and Food Service

FINALISTS

Aromatic coffee service

Narrative Coffee Roasters

Business meals

WINNER

Shula Steakhouse

FINALISTS

BrickTop’s

Lake Park Restaurant

The Capital Grid

Private dining room

WINNER

Shula Steakhouse

FINALISTS

Angelina’s Restaurant

The Capital Grid

caterer

WINNER

Culinary Craves

FINALISTS

Artichoke & Company

G3 Restoration

Networking Restaurant / Bar

WINNER

Fort Myers Brewery

FINALISTS

Tulia Bar

Shula Steakhouse

The veranda