South Florida Business & Wealth

What South Florida Business & Wealth does

South Florida Business & Wealth (SFBW) is a privately held regional business publication founded in 2014 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It serves the South Florida market across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties, delivering business news, executive profiles, and industry coverage across 15+ verticals including aviation, banking, real estate, technology, healthcare, law, marine, and retail. The company reports a readership of more than 750,000 and distributes content through a digital magazine, the sfbwmag.com website, webinars, and email, and operates an affiliated lifestyle sub-brand, Lifestyle Media Group (lmgfl.com).

SFBW monetizes through three primary revenue streams: advertising and branded sponsored content sold to regional businesses; event sponsorships and ticket sales from a portfolio of signature in-person programs including the Apogee Awards, CEO Connect, Prestigious Women Awards, Diversity & Inclusion Awards, HR Awards, and Up & Comer Awards; and recurring digital magazine subscriptions. Ancillary revenue tools include the S. Florida Legal Guide directory and a Community Event Calendar, which reinforce advertising inventory. Pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed.

The company's most significant recent strategic move is a 2026-02-10 partnership with the Florida International Funds Organization (FIFO), which combines SFBW's regional media reach with FIFO's financial services community (hedge funds, private equity, family offices, institutional investors) to produce co-branded editorial features, executive profiles, and industry events aimed at positioning Florida as a global financial center. Operationally, SFBW runs a small team (11–50 employees), has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no AI/ML capabilities embedded in its product stack.

Name

South Florida Business & Wealth

Legal name

South Florida Business & Wealth

Website

https://sfbwmag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South Florida Business & Wealth is a privately held regional business publication founded in 2014, serving 750,000+ readers across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties with a digital magazine, editorial content across 15+ industry verticals, and a portfolio of signature awards and CEO networking events, monetized primarily through advertising, event sponsorships, and digital subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Business Media

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports & Recreation Magazines (MPAJAEAJ)

Keywords

• Regional business media
• Business awards programs
• Digital magazine publishing
• Sponsored editorial content
• Executive networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising & Sponsorships: SFBW generates revenue through advertising placements, sponsored content, and branded editorial features for businesses targeting the South Florida business community. The partnership with FIFO will deliver co-branded editorial features and executive profiles.
2. Event Sponsorships & Tickets: Revenue from signature events including Apogee Awards, Prestigious Women Awards, Diversity & Inclusion Awards, and CEO Connect forums through ticket sales and corporate sponsorships.
3. Digital Subscription: Digital magazine subscription model for readers accessing premium content and publications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

South Florida Business & Wealth is a regional B2B media brand that publishes a digital business magazine covering 15+ industry verticals across South Florida (Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach counties) and produces a portfolio of signature executive awards and networking events including the Apogee Awards, CEO Connect, Prestigious Women Awards, Diversity & Inclusion Awards, HR Awards, and Up & Comer Awards. Revenue is generated primarily through advertising placements, sponsored editorial content, corporate event sponsorships, ticket sales, and digital magazine subscriptions, reaching an audience of 750,000+ readers.

Product overview

South Florida Business & Wealth (SFBW) is a regional business publication operating as a multi-platform media company. The portfolio consists of a core Digital Magazine product delivering online business news and industry coverage across 15+ verticals (Aviation, Banking, Dining, Real Estate, Technology, etc.) to over 750,000 readers. SFBW complements its editorial content with signature award events including the Apogee Awards, CEO Connect, Prestigious Women Awards, Diversity & Inclusion Awards, and HR Awards. Additional offerings include a Community Event Calendar, S. Florida Legal Guide directory, Thought Leadership sponsored content sections, and co-branded editorial features developed through strategic partnerships. The publication serves Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lifestyle Media Group: An affiliated brand under the SFBW parent organization, operating as lmgfl.com.

Products and services

• SFBW Digital Magazine Online digital publication offering magazine content, executive profiles, and business news across South Florida markets, covering 15+ industry verticals. Available through digital subscription to over 750,000 readers.
• Apogee Awards Annual awards program recognizing top business leaders and companies in South Florida across multiple industries, sold through corporate sponsorships and ticket sales.
• CEO Connect Executive networking event series connecting CEOs and business leaders for thought leadership and community building, monetized through sponsorships and ticketing.
• Prestigious Women Awards Annual awards program honoring influential women leaders in the South Florida business community, sold through corporate sponsorships and ticket sales.
• Diversity & Inclusion Awards Annual awards program recognizing companies and leaders promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, monetized through sponsorships and tickets.
• HR Awards (Excellence in Human Resources) Annual Excellence in Human Resources Awards recognizing outstanding HR professionals and initiatives in South Florida, sold through sponsorships and ticketing.
• Up & Comer Awards Signature awards program in the SFBW events portfolio, recognizing emerging business talent, monetized through sponsorships and ticketing.
• Community Event Calendar (South Florida Happenings) Online platform allowing users to submit and browse community business events throughout South Florida, supporting the regional business community calendar.
• S. Florida Legal Guide Directory and guide to legal professionals and law firms in South Florida, allowing firms to list and update their profiles as a paid listing offering.
• Co-Branded Editorial Features and Executive Profiles (FIFO Partnership) Collaborative content creation with strategic partners, featuring executive profiles and industry-focused editorial content; the flagship instance is the FIFO partnership delivering co-branded editorial features and industry events for the financial services community.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Florida International Funds Organization (FIFO)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Strategic partnership announced to accelerate Florida's development as a global financial center. The alliance combines SFBW's media reach with FIFO's community of hedge funds, private equity firms, family offices, and institutional investors. The partnership will deliver co-branded editorial features, executive profiles, and industry events. FIFO President Thalius Hecksher noted that Florida has become the jurisdiction of choice for asset managers, competing with and surpassing global financial hubs like Dubai and Singapore.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Crain's Chicago Business: Established regional business publication (part of Crain's local business group) serving executives in a major metro with a magazine + events + digital advertising model. Closest analog to SFBW's regional B2B media + signature events formula in a different geography.
• Inc. National publication focused on founders, growing companies, and entrepreneur profiles, with signature award franchises (Inc. 5000, Female Founders). Overlaps SFBW's entrepreneur/CEO coverage verticals and similar award-program monetization mechanics.
• Fortune: National business publication with industry-leading conferences and rankings (Fortune 500, Most Powerful Women). Comparable because both monetize through premium editorial, executive rankings, and high-margin signature events targeting C-suite decision-makers.
• Business Insider: Major digital business media brand covering executive profiles, industry verticals, and business news. Comparable as a multi-platform business publisher but operating at national/global scale with far deeper resources and broader advertiser base than SFBW.
• Forbes: National business magazine with deep executive profiling, awards programs, and signature events (e.g., Forbes 30 Under 30, Forbes Power Women). Operates at vastly larger scale but mirrors SFBW's editorial + events monetization playbook.

Direct peers

• Ocean Drive Magazine: South Florida luxury lifestyle magazine targeting affluent residents and business leaders in Miami-Dade and Broward. Directly overlaps SFBW's lifestyle content verticals (dining, real estate, marine, travel) and competes for the same premium lifestyle advertisers in the same geography.
• South Florida Business Journal: Direct competitor operating as the dominant regional business news outlet covering the same South Florida tri-county geography. Same target audience (C-suite executives, business owners) and similar B2B advertising + events revenue model; main share-of-voice competitor for SFBW.
• Florida Trend: Long-standing statewide Florida business magazine covering executive profiles, industry trends, and rankings. Same business-and-lifestyle magazine format with similar advertising and event revenue streams; overlaps SFBW in readership and advertiser base but at the state level.

Regional players

• Boca Magazine: Regional lifestyle and business magazine serving affluent Palm Beach and Boca Raton communities in South Florida. Overlaps SFBW's geographic footprint and lifestyle advertiser base but with a more consumer/lifestyle tilt and less business-news emphasis.

Emerging players

• Bisnow: Digital B2B media company covering commercial real estate with a heavy events-driven business model across multiple U.S. metros. Closest peer to SFBW's signature-events-plus-sponsored-content formula, though focused narrowly on CRE rather than broad business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sfbwmag
• Facebookfacebook.com/southfloridabusinesswealth

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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