Fort Myers, Fla. – The Florida Small Business Development Center (FSBDC) at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) will host its 10^th Annual Distinguished Entrepreneur of SWFL Awards and Ceremony event on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, from 6 PM – 9 PM at The Bonita Bay Club. Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A., is the Hallmark Sponsor for the event.

The Florida SBDC at FGCU is currently accepting nominations for the awards and there are several sponsorship opportunities available. Nominations are open from January 1, 2022 through February 18, 2022 and are accepted through the online application available at www.fsbdcswfl.org/distinguished-entrepreneur-of-southwest-florida/ . Tickets for the event will go on sale January 15, 2022.

The Florida SBDC awards are held annually to recognize three Southwest Florida Small Businesses that are nominated and judged in three categories: Distinguished Entrepreneur, Distinguished Innovator and Business Advocate of the Year. “We celebrate the business owners that took an idea, grew that idea into a business, and created a positive impact on the economy in the Southwest Florida community.” Lois Knox, FSBDC at FGCU Regional Director states.

For more information contact Marketing Coordinator, Amanda Simat at asimat@fgcu.edu. 

About the Florida SBDC at FGCU

The FSBDC at FGCU offers one-on-one, confidential, no-cost consulting and low-cost workshops for businesses throughout Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. The state designates the Florida SBDC Network as Florida’s principal provider of business assistance. The FSBDC at FGCU is a member of the Florida SBDC Network, a statewide service funded in part through cooperative agreements with U.S. Small Business Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, State of Florida and other private and public partners, and is hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University and nationally accredited by the Association of SBDCs. For more information, please visit www.fsbdcswfl.org