Legacy Church Estero 11400 East Terry Street Bonita Springs, FL 34135 239-949-4000 LegacyChurchEstero.com Ocean Church 22100 S. Tamiami Trail Estero, FL 33928 239-992-3040; LWCOnline.com Our Lady of Light Catholic Church 19680 Cypress View Drive Fort Myers, FL 33967 239-267-7088; OurLadyOfLight.com River of Life Assembly of God Church 21580 River Ranch Road Estero, FL 33928 239-495-0400; RiverOfLife.ag Summit Church 19601 Ben Hill Griffin Parkway Fort Myers, FL 33912 239-947-7070; SummitLife.com Thrive Community Church 20041 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 1 Estero, FL 33928 239-687-3430; Thrive-FL.org
BUSINESS INFORMATION SOURCES & SERVICES LEE COUNTY & ESTERO
Licenses & Permits Community Development Department Village of Estero................ 239-221-5036 Estero-FL.gov (Departments/Services menu) Coordinates the land use, zoning, site development and permit process within Estero. Construction, reconstruction and remodeling projects require building permits and inspections. Download application forms, check permit status and schedule inspections online. Occupational Licenses (Business Tax Account)..... 239-533-6000 LeeTC.com Businesses in Estero must obtain a Lee County business tax account which is issued annually by the Lee County Tax Collector. Visit the website for details and to download an application. Professional Regulation.... 850-487-1395 MyFloridaLicense.com The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Tallahassee is the agency charged with licensing and regulating the state’s businesses and professionals, 42 EsteroChamber.org
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such as cosmetologists, veterinarians, real estate agents, etc. View licensing requirements and apply for or update a license online. Information Sources Greater Estero Chamber of Commerce 10600 Chevrolet Way, Suite 101, Estero, FL 33928 239-948-7990; EsteroChamber.org The Estero Chamber of Commerce represents over 200 businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals throughout the Southwest Florida area, providing many avenues where members can network and build relationships, learn how to grow their businesses, and market themselves to a wide range of other business professionals and residents. Lee County Economic Development of Southwest Florida 2201 Second Street, Ste. 500 Fort Myers, FL 33901 239-533-6800 #WhereBusinessIsTrending LeeCountyBusiness.com Supports local business and brings new business to Lee County. (See Economic Development on page 38.) Enterprise Florida (EFI) 407-956-5600; EnterpriseFlorida.com EFI is a public-private partnership between Florida’s business and government leaders, with a mission to expand and diversify the state’s economy through job creation. It focuses its efforts on a wide range of industry sectors and is the state’s primary entity for trade and export development. EFI also supports small and minority businesses through its capital programs. Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau 2201 Second Street, Ste. 600 Fort Myers 33901 239-338-3500 800-237-6444 FortMyers-Sanibel.com (Visitors) LeeVCB.com (Tourism marketing) The Lee County VCB offers comprehensive visitor resources and destination marketing information and assistance. Small Business Development Center at Florida Gulf Coast University 239-745-3700; FSBDCSWFL.org Training workshops, programs, services and minority certification designed to help small business owners, including no-cost business counseling and guidance by professionally certified business consultants at multiple locations.
