NORTH NAPLES, Fla. — Major corporations have become more sophisticated about data security, making small businesses easier targets, as fraud experts told business owners Wednesday at Hodges University in North Naples.
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Small Business Week brings big honors for 25 SWFL entrepreneurs
Rob Whyte considered himself blessed that he and his wife, Jennifer, could move to Southwest Florida, be embraced by the community and then gain opportunities to give back to it. The owner of the Fort Myers Brewing Co., celebrating its 10th anniversary, received the Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year award Tuesday night in Bonita Springs […]

Investigators, experts testify in trial for man accused of fleeing deadly Collier County boat crash
The trial for the man accused of hitting a swimmer with his boat and leaving the scene entered its third day on Wednesday. Jurors saw a body camera video of FWC’s lead investigator interviewing James Allen, the man accused of hitting Onofrio Sozio with his boat and leaving him in the water to die on […]

Collier County business leaders, residents share impacts of lack of workforce housing
More than 400 people attended the Collier County Workforce Housing Forum hosted by Greater Naples Leadership on Wednesday. The event included eight employers in the Southwest Florida area struggling to find housing for their employees along with testimonies from six local residents who are challenged daily by a lack of affordable housing. Dan Lavender, CEO […]

Applications re-opened for Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program
The applications for the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program have been re-opened until Thursday. The program provides short-term, zero-interest loans that are intended to ‘bridge the gap’ between the time a disaster impacts a business and when a business has secured longer-term recovery funding such as federally or commercially available loans, insurance claims, […]
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2 dead in small plane crash at South Florida airport
Two people died Friday when a small plane crashed at a small South Florida airport, Palm Beach County sheriff’s officials said.