Since 2005, the Economic Development Office has partnered with the FGCU Small Business Development Center (SBDC) satellite office near City Hall.
The Small Business Development Center is a non-profit organization. The SBDC is just one part of the Center of Leadership and Innovation, operated by Florida Gulf Coast University's Lutgert College of Business and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
It serves to design and deliver a collection of programs directed toward strengthening the economic benefit of Southwest Florida.
The Cape Coral satellite office, across Cultural Park Blvd from City Hall, is staffed during business hours. Services of the Small Business Development Center include confidential, free one-to-one counseling, educational workshops, and support of the activities of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Over the years, the Cape Small Business Development Center has counseled hundreds of businesses – from startups to expansions.
Contact:
Cape Coral FGCU Small Business Development Center
Bob Smoot, Certified Business Analyst
1020 Cultural Park Blvd. South, Unit #3
Cape Coral, FL 33990
239-573-2737
email: bsmoot@fgcu.edu
website:
http://cli.fgcu.edu/sbdc/