Fort Myers Information

Fort Myers is a commercial center of Lee County, Florida. The city is one of two major cities that make up the Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area. Established in 1886, Fort Myers is the historical and governmental hub of Lee County. It is the gateway to the Southwest Florida region, which is a major tourist destination in Florida. The winter homes of Thomas Edison (Seminole Lodge) and Henry Ford (The Mangoes), which are both primary tourist attractions in the region, are located on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers.

Fort Myers is the current spring training home for the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins baseball clubs. The city holds the distinction of being the host of five different Major League Baseball franchises who’ve gone on to win the World Series following spring training in Fort Myers. The Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals compose the five along with the city’s current two spring residents.

Chico’s FAS, a Fortune 1000 company is located in Fort Meyers. Other companies to call Fort Myers home are Data2Logistics, Entech Computer Services, MIVA Inc, and Lee County Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Who We Are

The Fort Myers Business Network is a business and professional networking organization comprised of local service providers and businesses in Fort Myers and the surrounding areas. each professional is committed to helping the city, providing top quality service, and growing their businesses through mutual referrals. We only allow 3 professionals per category per zip code (i.e. 3 real estate agents, 3 lenders, 3 graphic designers). All others are placed on a waiting list.

We are the voice of local Fort Myers business who realize that true growth in our economy will not come from the simple printing of more money by the Government, but instead by the empowering and uniting of the small business. the Fort Myers Business Network serves as the forum and platform to assist them in their desire to quickly grow their business through mutual referrals, education and alliance building.

Fort Myers Business Network is here to help

  • We assist local consumers by providing them a directory with detailed information of our members. this allows consumers to make better-informed decisions about local products and services.
  • We create thousands of introductions, and referrals through our proprietary business networking software and facilitate the rapid expansion of local businesses in the Fort Myers and surrounding areas..
  • We help unite Fort Myers and its people in their pursuit of mutual success and the betterment of the US economy at large.