Connect SWFL

Connect SWFL combines creative and technical services for businesses in Southwest Florida. Stephanie See and Alex Santana, a married couple, founded it in 2011, bringing together her branding background and his IT work dating back to 1997. It began in a home office and now runs a wider team from Fort Myers.

What Connect SWFL offers

• Web design — building user-friendly business websites and refreshing existing ones.
• Branding and graphic design — logos, brand refreshes and marketing and advertising material.
• Managed IT services — monitoring client systems, applying routine updates and keeping computers running.
• Server and data work — server installs, data migration and data backup.
• Business phones — phone systems for office use.

Who it works with

Its clients are local businesses in and around Fort Myers, including Naples, Cape Coral, Sanibel, Captiva, Estero and Bonita. Testimonials come from a design company, a commercial construction firm and an air conditioning and electrical contractor. The firm calls its combined offer the Connect 360 approach.

Key facts

• Based in: Fort Myers, Florida
• Founded: 2011
• Founders: Stephanie See and Alex Santana