2022 Best of Business Winners and Finalists
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