The Small Business Resource Network (SBRN) at FGCU
About SBRN

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SBRN is divided into seven areas of
small business expertise:
- Accounting
- Legal
- Banking and Commercial Lending
- Insurance
- Corporate Members
- Non-Profit and Government Agencies
- Business Consulting
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Members of SBRN include companies that serve small business and experienced private-sector professionals in law, accounting, insurance, financing and all aspects of management, as well as non-profit organizations that specialize in small business assistance.
Membership in SBRN is by peer review to ensure members meet qualifications established for each membership category, and most importantly, have demonstrated the desire to work with small business.
SBRN in Southwest Florida

In more than a decade of service, SBRN members made nearly 33,000 referrals to business resources, counseled more than 25,000 small businesses, assisted in closing approximately $144 million in small business loans, and facilitated the creation of more than 3,000 jobs in North Florida.
Now this proven business resource is available in Southwest Florida, offered by the Small Business Development Center at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Local SBRN Leadership Steering Committee
| Name |
Organization |
Contact Information |
| Law: |
| Ray Schumann |
Schumann Law Group, P.A. |
239-949-4529 e-mail |
| Donna Flammang |
Roetzel & Andress |
239-338-4204 e-mail |
| Insurance: |
| Cindy Starnes |
Oswald Trippe & Company, Inc. |
239-433-4535 e-mail |
| Reggie Blackmon |
Gryphon Group. Inc. |
239-433-2800 e-mail |
| Consulting: |
| Jerry Collins |
Trico Ventures, Inc. |
239-949-1814 e-mail |
| Jim Jacoby |
MCC Training |
239-390-1522 e-mail |
| Gerry Darr |
DSL Group, Inc. |
239-415-0956 e-mail |
| Banking: |
| Patrick Kirkpatrick |
AmSouth Bank |
239-437-3191 e-mail |
| Agencies: |
| Warren Baucom |
Lee County Economic Development Office |
239-338-3161 e-mail |
| Lorna Kibbey |
Small Business Development Center |
239-225-4220 e-mail |
| Gregory Nelson |
Naples SCORE Chapter 573 |
239-430-0081 e-mail |
Learn More
- Contact Lorna Kibbey, SBRN Coordinator, at 239-225-4220 or by e-mail
- Go to the SBRN website
